About Dave

Personal and Professional

  • 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
  • Resident of Falls Church City for 35+ years
  • Attorney, specializing in administrative law and international trade
  • First Responder—Emergency Medical Technician
  • 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 Michael Cummings, also a graduate of Falls Church Schools and a veteran
The Snyder Family when Dave was first elected to City Council in 1994 (above) and celebrating Sarah’s and Mike’s wedding in 2018 (below).