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That said, about 2 weeks ago my dog and I came in contact with a girl walking her golden retriever, and he allowed her to pet him, and even played with the dog.
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Half the time your dog is ready to attack and then there are a handful of situations where he acts fine. WHY are you allowing people to pet your unpredicatable dog? YOU are setting him up to fail. That's great that he acted okay in this context, but what if he hadn't? Until he is evaluated and until a trainer trains YOU on how to deal with him and work on modifying his behavior and then instructs you to start socializing him in different contexts quit playing with fire! This isn't rocket science!
I've been snapped at by dogs before and let me tell you, those dogs that I know have issues, I'm not going to play around with. I avoid them at all costs. So here you have such a dog and you are allowing him to approach unsuspecting strangers, not cool.
When you do begin to resocialize per the trainers instruction, I would recommend doing so with very dog savvy people; other instructors at the facility, other instructors at another facility, people who have trained and owned many dogs. Once he has proven to be obedient and reliable for a LONG time do you then allow him to meet others.