The Steel Yard parts with longtime executive director amid financial challenges

PROVIDENCE – The Steel Yard has parted ways with its longtime executive director, Howie Sneider, and is now facing significant financial challenges, board Chairman Jay Coogan wrote in a message to supporters Tuesday. Drake Patten, who led The Steel Yard through the 2008 recession, is the nonprofit’s new interim leader, Coogan said in his message.

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