Kim Snyder

• Name: Kim Snyder

• Age: 38

• Family: Husband, Vance; four children, Danicia, 17; Sierra, 15; Monica, 11; Timothy, 9.

• City of residence: Plumas Lake

• Occupation: Broadcast audio producer, professional voice talent and vocal instructor. Works as radio personality on Air One Christian rock music network.

• Hobbies, interests: Gardening, home decorating, heavy use of power tools. I love to use my nail gun.

• Where do you get your news? Appeal-Democrat, Internet

• What brought you to the Yuba-Sutter area? We moved here from Kansas three years ago for my job.

• What keeps you in the Yuba-Sutter area? My job. But we love being out in Plumas Lake and love the people here. We love our neighborhood.

• What is the closest you've been to a famous person? I have worked as an independent artist in Christian music and opened for SonicFlood, Superchick.

• If you were granted one wish, what would you wish for? To be debt-free

• Favorite musical group: Steely Dan

• Favorite television show: "Pushing Daisies"

• Favorite sports team: I hate sports. I am only a fan of whatever my son is playing.

• Whom do you most admire and why? My husband, because he is a great man of character

• Tell us about a life-changing experience: I had a car accident and had back surgery. Physically, I can't do what I used to do.

• What was your first job? I was in the radio business at age 15.

• How would you describe yourself? Talkative, eneregetic, unsually optimistic

• What kind of pets do you have? We own a monster yellow lab that is 100 pounds, a small yellow lab mutt, an ornate wood turtle, a cat and two dozen goldfish in our pond.

• What are your favorite places to go in Yuba-Sutter/Mid-Valley/Sacramento area? It will eventually be my back yard, but for now it is my front yard.

• What is your favorite part of the job? I love encouraging other people.

• What are some of your fondest memories? Marrying my husband and having my children.

• If you were in charge, what would you change about the community? I would try to inspire more pride — not just individual pride. We need more community pride.

• Favorite book: The Bible

• Favorite movie: "The Haunting," because of the fabulous architecture

• What is your worst fear? Losing my family

• If you could be transported in a time machine where would you want to go? I would love to be back in old South when girls wore big dresses. I would be a southern belle, but only if had a lot of money. I would dress well.