About Dave

Personal and Professional

Dave has volunteered several times as an EMT in Poland to assist Ukrainian refugees. Here he speaks with the Ukrainian parliamentarian who visited the site where Dave was working.
  • Grew up in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and attended public schools; graduated from Dickinson College magna cum laude with a BA degree in political science and from George Washington University Law School with a JD
  • Attorney, specializing in administrative law and international, risk management, artificial intelligence, and climate change issues
  • First Responder—Emergency Medical Technician; repeat volunteer EMT in Poland to assist Ukrainian refugees, and a Virginia Medical Reserve Corps volunteer
  • Member, Volunteer, and Former Deacon, The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC
  • Family—Husband of Edith, a journalist; father of Richard, an attorney, and Sarah, a school counselor, graduates of Falls Church City Public Schools, K-12; father-in-law to Air Force service member Major Michelle Binder and Army veteran and Virginia veterans services representative Mike Cummings, also a graduate of Falls Church Schools; grandfather to Cole and Calvin
The Snyder Family when Dave was first elected to City Council in 1994 (above) and with family and City Council following a Council proclamation honoring his years of service and naming July 1, 2024 David F. Snyder Public Service Recognition Day (below).