Press Release

PITTSBURGH—Kyle Sneddon of Farmington, Pa., has been hired as system-wide director of safety and security at the Community College of Allegheny County. He is currently with the Fairchance, Pa., Police Department, as well as serving as the code enforcement officer for North Union Township. Sneddon begins his duties Oct. 5.

In addition, Sneddon is the retired chief of police of the Uniontown, Pa., Police Department and has a broad background of experience as a firefighter, ambulance first responder, emergency management coordinator and drug task force commander.

He is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State Police Academy and California University of Pennsylvania, with a degree in urban affairs. He has completed training courses across a wide range of topics, including cultural awareness, search and rescue, interview and interrogation, critical incident stress training, field sobriety testing, law enforcement liability, homicide investigation, school emergencies, lethal force certification, hazardous materials incidents, arson detection, radioactive materials transportation, terroristic threats, executive development, vehicle fires, structural fires and Taser certification.

Sneddon has served in the US Navy and Coast Guard reserves, and served as Uniontown’s director of emergency management.

Sneddon will assume CCAC’s safety and security responsibilities from Randy Gaab, who will become the college’s enterprise risk manager.

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About CCAC
The Community College of Allegheny County is the largest institution of postsecondary higher education in Pennsylvania. The college serves 30,000 credit students through 170 degree and certificate programs and offers thousands of lifelong learning non-credit and workforce development courses to 35,000 students annually. Incorporating a learning-centered environment committed to the future of the region, CCAC continues to expand its reach through innovative programming and accessible instruction offered via convenient day, evening, weekend and online courses. With four campuses and six centers serving Allegheny County and surrounding communities, CCAC endeavors to fulfill its mission to provide affordable access to quality education and offer a dynamic, diverse and supportive learning environment that prepares the region’s residents for academic, professional and personal success in our changing global society.