Patti Snyder was bitten by the acting bug early, appearing in high school productions of WHERE IS THE MAYOR; YOU’RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN; and OKLAHOMA!, where she portrayed Aunt Eller. Then life intervened and she graduated from Arkansas State University, and then obtained a law degree from the University of Tulsa. After retiring from the practice of law after 3 decades, she became bored and then spent 6 years with The Nature Conservancy in Florida. Moving to her family’s hometown of Independence in 2021, she serves as a board member for the Independence Historical Museum and Art Center and on the Board of Trustees for Independence Community College.