BUTLER TWP — Jen Barry was a full-time student with a full-time job last fall.

That didn't leave much time for volleyball.

Because of her hectic schedule, she could not attend practices with the Butler County Community College volleyball team.

No problem. BC3 volleyball coach and athletic director Rob Snyder made time for her.

The two had their own practice, Snyder fitting Barry into his own hectic schedule.

“I don't know of another coach who would have done that for me or anyone,” Barry said. “You want to know what a leader is? That is it.”

Snyder, 42, wears many hats. He has been the director of student life and athletics at the college for 17 years. He also has been the volleyball coach for 14 seasons.

As the director of student life, he runs new student orientation programs and plans on-campus events.

As the athletic director, he oversees the school's six athletic programs, schedules games, buys supplies and makes sure game days run smoothly.

As the volleyball coach, he is in charge of an 11-player roster that plays games from early August until late October all over Western Pennsylvania.

With his many titles, there are few students on campus who he doesn't interact with on a daily basis.

So, to him, what he did for Barry is no big deal.

“We'd call them, 'Jen Barry practices,'” Snyder said, laughing. “I'll give anyone an unlimited amount of time. If they want to stay after practice to work on something, we'll stay after practice. I just love volleyball.”

Snyder didn't start playing the sport himself until his junior year at Midlakes High School in Clifton, N.Y.

He was a basketball and football player. But when Midlakes started a volleyball program, he gave up football.

“To my dad's chagrin, I moved from football to volleyball,” Snyder said. “I spent the summer bouncing balls off the barn.”

Snyder moved on to the State University of New York at Cortland and played volleyball and basketball there. He graduated with a degree in physical education.

He then got his master's degree in exercise science at Slippery Rock University.

Shortly after graduation from SRU, he came to Butler County Community College.

Volleyball has always been his passion. His teams at BC3 have won six Region XX titles, 10 Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference titles, nine Pennsylvania Collegiate Athletic Association championships and have made two trips to the National Championship Tournament.

The program also has produced five All-Americans.

Snyder has done it with a leadership style all his own: Leading by example and carving out time for players like Barry.

“I've been very fortunate to have kids who have come through the program come back to say hello, invite you to their wedding, bring their kids in to see you,” Snyder said. “At this level, more than at any other level, they just appreciate the things you do for them.”

<B>Age:</B> 42<B>Address: </B>Butler<B>Family:</B> Single<B>Job Title: </B>Director of Student Life/Athletics<B>Employer:</B> Butler County Community College<B>Company Address: </B>107 College Drive, Butler<B>What it does: </B>Community college<B>LEADERSHIP IS:</B>"I have seen a wide range of varied leadership styles, especially in athletics. There seems to be many successful ways that are very different. ""For myself I believe in leading by example — I have never been comfortable making people do things. ""I try to set an example of working hard, being prepared and putting in the time. I think attention to details is important and that there is no job that is beneath doing. ""I follow the rules I would want my team and staff to follow and with all these things hopefully earn their respect, because in the end I believe leading is about having people’s respect."<B>INSPIRATION:</B>“Ken Overslaugh. He was my varsity volleyball coach, junior varsity football coach and junior high gym teacher at Midlakes High School in Clifton, N.Y.“He just passed away in the last year, but a lot of my success in athletics I owe to him. He wasn’t a real outgoing guy. He was a real quiet guy, but I learned so much from him by just watching him. He was always about building players up, and he would give you unlimited amounts of his time.”