Leadership

Board Chairman Conrad Wesley Snyder Ph.D

Dr Snyder is a global thought leader in Education, International Development, Measurement and Evaluation. He served as an academic and advisor to major governments international organization such as The World Bank, USAID, DFID and GPE in a career spanning over five decades.

In academia, he was appointed to faculties in psychology and education at Temple University, Queensland University (Australia), Florida State University, Ohio University, Harvard Institute for International Development (Faculty Associate), Harvard Graduate School of Education, University of Montana, Ilia State University (Georgia),and was Director of the School for Applied Behavior Sciences and Educational Leadership(Ohio University), Director of African Studies (Ohio University), Director of Center for Higher Education and International Programs (Ohio University), Director of the MansfieldCenter (University of Montana), Director of International Programs (University of Montana), and Assistant Vice President for Research (University of Montana). He has also worked for the Gates Foundation and for NASA for five years.





Dr Snyder has received numerous awards, including the Letter of Commendation from the United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Education for the Dubai workshop on curriculum design and development. Commemorative Shield from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education for contributions to the curriculum development consultation project. Certificate of Appreciation from the USAID/Botswana Mission and Letter of Commendation from USAID/Botswana Human Resources Development Officer for work on the JSEIP Project. Letter of Commendation from the Regional Development Officer for the Office of Southern African Regional Activities Coordination (OSARAC), USAID, for work on Regional Testing Resource and Training Center and the Certificate, Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation (Georgia, Caucasus), for peer reviewing of state research grants.

Dr Snyder as a Ph.D., Measurement, Evaluation, and Techniques of Experimental Research,University of Pennsylvania, 1970; M.A., Psychology, Temple University, 1966; and B.A., Psychology, Gettysburg College, 1964. And have over two hundred publications (combination of books, manuscripts and referred articles). His wide scholarship, broad experience and understanding of the transformative impact of well-conceived and tailored educational systems on societies and economies, especially in the developing world, have shaped and defined DAAS’s professional philosophy and operational ethos.

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