At a special meeting on July 20, the board of trustees of the College of the Florida Keys appointed Brittany Snyder to serve as interim president. Snyder previously served as CFK’s executive vice president and chief financial officer.
The appointment followed the board’s decision to end Jonathan Gueverra’s tenure as president.
Snyder has more than 23 years of service at CFK. She began her career in the college’s business office before becoming an adjunct instructor teaching accounting, finance and management courses. She then served as a full-time faculty member, business program chair, dean of arts and sciences, provost and vice president of academic affairs.
In 2021, she was promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer, a role in which she oversaw the college’s business operations, information technology, strategic planning, accreditation, human resources, facilities and construction and sponsored programs.
She has served as CFK’s accreditation liaison for more than a decade, including leading the college’s recent work to become one of the first in Florida to earn accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission.
“I’ve been part of this College for over 20 years, and I’ve watched our students grow, work hard and go on to build better lives for themselves and their families. That’s what matters, and I am committed to ensuring that our students and community continue to receive the same exceptional education and support they have always received from CFK,” Snyder said.
Snyder is treasurer and a board member of the Key West Chamber of Commerce. She was the liaison to the Young Entrepreneurship Academy, and recipient of the President’s Award in 2022. She is a member of the Upper Keys Business and Professional Women and the Florida Federation of Business and Professional Women. Within the Florida College System, she sits on the steering committee for the Council of Business Affairs and the operations committee of the Risk Management Consortium and previously chaired the Council of Instructional Affairs as its small college representative. She was also selected to participate in the system’s chancellor’s leadership seminar.
Snyder has a doctorate in management and a master’s degree in accounting and financial management from the University of Maryland University College, and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Towson University.
