Abby Snyder

owner + Designer

It all started when a friend invited Abby to style her entry. At the time she had just left corporate America after nearly 10 years and was a full time mom of three. From a young age, interior design has been Abby’s passion - and she loved the idea of turning her passion into her work. As styling spaces for her friends turned into styling for friends of friends, Abby’s passion and client base grew, and Abby Snyder Design (now Snyder & Co.) was officially born in 2016.

As a self-taught designer, Abby's desire to learn keeps her focused and always wanting to know more. She has an eye for mixing patterns and textures, selecting timeless finishes and creating well balanced, functional spaces. Abby not only loves her job, but loves the impact she makes and building new friendships along the way. It’s about far more than just getting the design and style right—it’s about creating a personalized and affordable experience that brings your existing space to its fullest potential. Abby is happily building her interior design business from the ground up in Waukee, Iowa. A small town Iowa girl at heart, married to her high school sweetheart, Brett, and mom to Brady, Bo & Andi - her family, her work and her community are what drive her every day.

 

Meet the Team 

 
 

Jaime Secory

designer

Jaime’s love for design started young—as a child, she would play “architect,” pretending to create home layouts for her family and friends (and going through plenty of blueprints on grid paper!). That love translated to her adult life, when she had the opportunity to both build her own custom home and remodel an existing home. Through both processes, she found that her true passion lived in remodeling. She loves seeing an older home get renewed life, whether that is as extensive as moving walls or as simple as rearranging furniture. With a background in business and law, she naturally finds joy in the research and the “little things,” and she approaches design much the same way. She specializes in finding different techniques or materials not commonly used for their traditional “purpose” and utilizing them in her designs—and the end result is totally worth it! Jaime currently lives in Waukee with her husband and two daughters, Gretta and Ingrid.

 
 

Susan Huss

designer

Susan has always loved to shop and home decor has always been her favorite category. She was always looking for new and unique ways to restyle her current home. It was after building a home with her husband and having her third little one, she left her corporate sales job and quickly fell in love with her new hobby. Moving a few more times and decorating different rooms she started helping family and friends do the same. Susan met Abby through mutual friends and kids’ activities. Abby asked Susan to join the team in 2020 and it has been such a fun adventure. Meeting new clients through Snyder & Co. and watching a project come to completion has been exciting and rewarding. Susan lives in Urbandale with her husband BJ and their three kids Anna, Lucy and Eli.

 
 

Allie Prohaska

designer

Allie joined the Snyder & Co. team in 2022. From a young age, she has always loved to express herself through music, art, design, and fashion and feels most alive when she is creating. You can often find her dreaming up DIY projects to complete with the help of her husband. Hosting people in her home inspires her to create a space that is cozy and inviting and she desires to do the same in the homes of others. Allie teaches young readers part time and fulfills her creative side by connecting with and helping others love where they live. She and her husband, Clint, and their four kids, Afton, Brynn, Sutton and Falyn call Waukee home.

 
 

Michelle Rogers

Michelle and Abby moved in next door to each other 13 years ago and have been great friends ever since. She has patiently spent many hours listening to Abby talk about her dream of opening an interior design business and was always on hand to help work out the details. When the business became a reality and began to grow, Michelle was an obvious first addition to the team. At Snyder & Co. Michelle is the utility player and leader of all things "let’s figure it out as we go and then rework it when we find a better way” - from assisting the designers on the job, to shopping for clients, to managing accounts, she is a big part of what keeps the business running smoothly. Michelle is a full time mom of three and a former teacher. She enjoys traveling, volunteering in the Waukee community, and spending time with her husband Tony and their three boys Grady, CJ and Cooper.

 
 

Nikki Opsal

As Snyder & Co. continues to grow, Nikki's role in the company continues to evolve. Working with Abby since 2019, Nikki is currently helping with client management - phone calls, initial visits, and contract work. Nikki was a junior high teacher before staying home with her children. Now that her kids are all in school, she occasionally works as a substitute teacher, volunteers in the Waukee Schools, and serves as the District PTO President. Nikki lives in Clive with her husband, Jeff, and their three children - Reed, Trey & Laney.

 
 
 
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