Acting Assistant City Manager, City of Austin

Graduate, Leadership Austin Essential Class, 2012.

“Austin will find its greatest success when we understand all sides of an issue. The issues we face—whether quality of life, transportation, economy or arts—are all integrated. If we are not doing one well, it has a direct impact on all the others.

Leadership Austin has given me an invaluable opportunity to forge connections with leaders from across the city so that we can develop workable solutions on the issues affecting Austin.  These perspectives provide me a holistic view of the issues I deal with every day that I could never gain if I just stayed behind my desk at City Hall.”

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Anthony's Bio:

Anthony Snipes currently serves as the Acting Assistant City Manager for the City of Austin. In this role, Mr. Snipes oversees the Austin Convention Center, Contract Management, Communications and Technology, Human Resources and Labor Relations. Prior to this assignment, Snipes served as the Chief of Staff for the City of Austin, preceded by several roles in city leadership in Fort Worth, TX, Dayton, OH, and Tallahassee, FL as well as in the Federal Government at the Office of Personnel Management.

Snipes is committed to serving the field of Public Administration and supporting the goals and objectives of the NFBPA. He has received several honors from that organization, including Distinguished Public Administrator (2011) and Young Public Administrator of the Year (2001), and serves the organization as a National Board member, has Chaired several Regional Conferences, and is Co-Chair of the Future Focus Committee.

One of Anthony's biggest passions involves mentoring youth and upcoming administrators in the Austin community. He currently mentors four youth and eight public administrators. Anthony has served on a number of boards and commissions, holds leadership positions in several organizations, and has numerous honors and awards resulting from his professional accomplishments and community involvement. He is married with two children.