Kristi Snuggs

Dr. Snuggs began her career in 1994 working with Montgomery Community College as an Early Childhood Instructor, Department Chair and Director of the College’s Child Development Center.

Dr. Snuggs served on the inaugural NAEYC creation and selection team for accreditation criteria for two-year associate degree educational programs. Dr. Snuggs partnered with researchers to create the first online early childhood education courses and a delivery and support system for early childhood teachers.

In 2014, became the Child Development Division Director of NEED, Inc. in Rocky Mount. NEED, Inc. is a multi-faceted, non-profit Community Action Agency which operates and administers a wide variety of anti-poverty programs such as Head Start, USDA Child and Adult Food Program, HUD-Section 8 Housing program, and the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program. She joined the Division of Child Development and Early Education in January of 2018 as the Deputy Director.