Staff Member Appointed to Berrien Township Board

The Berrien Township Board is back to full strength after township resident Tonya Snyder was appointed last week to fill the vacancy left after the death of longtime Trustee Harold Bishop in September.

Snyder was born and raised in the Berrien Springs area, having been born at the old Berrien General Hospital and growing up on a 67-acre fruit farm on Hinchman Road in Oronoko Township. She works at Berrien RESA where she is the student talent consultant. Snyder said she wears two hats at Berrien RESA, serving as both the student activities coordinator and the Math & Science Center consultant.

“One part of my role involves coordinating student events across Berrien County, including the Cloverleaf Spelling Contest, the Science Olympiad, and Community Student Art Exhibitions, among other events,” she said.

“My primary responsibility, however, is serving as the program coordinator for the Berrien RESA Math & Science Center, located on the campus of Andrews University,” she added.

The Math & Science Center is a half-day STEM program serving high school students from Berrien and Cass counties. Students spend half of their school day taking classes taught by Andrews University instructors in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related courses.

Snyder received her bachelor’s degree from Andrews University in public relations and then her master’s degree in public administration from Western Michigan University.

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