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About Ed Snider

Youth Hockey & Education

“This is how I want people to remember me . . . this is what I want to be my legacy. What we’re doing for kids. I’m more proud of this than anything else I’ve done in my life.” —Ed Snider

 

About Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education

OUR MISSION

The mission of Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education is to create opportunity for under-resourced youth of the Greater Philadelphia Region to prosper in life.

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Core Values

Accountability

We accept and take ownership of our individual responsibilities to honor commitments made to ourselves, our teammates, and our community.

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Excellence

We are committed to developing and delivering world class services that maximize the impact of Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education programs on the lives of our students.

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Inclusiveness

We welcome students, staff, and stakeholders from all racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds to build lives and unite communities together.

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Integrity

We exemplify honesty and fairness by always striving to do the right thing, even when nobody is watching.

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Opportunity

We provide the inspiration, resources, and guidance that allows young people to play, grow and learn so that they can maximize their potential.

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Teamwork

We have built a foundation of trust and respect that fosters camaraderie, creativity and collaboration to help us be more effective together than we are individually.

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Meet our founder

Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education (Snider) was created by the late Philadelphia Flyers Chairman, Ed Snider, in 2005 as his personal commitment to teach children important life lessons and empower them to build health, happy, productive lives.

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Get to Know Our Leadership

Snider Board of Directors

Comprised of Business and Thought Leaders throughout the Greater Philadelphia Area

Meet the Ed Snider Youth Hockey & Education Team

Learn more about our dedicated and dynamic full-time staff

  • SCOTT THARP

    PRESIDENT/CEO
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  • Jan-Koziara

    JAN KOZIARA

    EVP & COO
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  • KATY HSIEH

    KATY HSIEH

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT
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  • Chris Newton

    CHRIS NEWTON

    VICE PRESIDENT, POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS & PROGRAM SUPPORT
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    DAN RUDD

    VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAM DELIVERY
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  • Sam-Napierkowski

    SAM NAPIERKOWSKI

    DIRECTOR, POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS
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  • Gil-Schaffer

    GIL SCHAFFER

    DIRECTOR, AGE BASED PROGRAMS
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  • Jake-Scott

    JACOB SCOTT

    DIRECTOR, EVALUATION & STRATEGY
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Building lives & uniting communities

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Your Support Goes Further

Thanks to the foresight of our late founder, Ed Snider, every dollar donated to the Snider organization is matched 2:1 – thereby, tripling your impact on our students.

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