Innovative Approaches to Student Success at Central Wyoming College, a Native American Serving Non-Tribal Institution

Dr. Bryan Gross is the vice president for enrollment management and athletics at Hartwick College. Gross most recently served as vice president of revenue planning and institutional positioning at 3 Enrollment Marketing, Inc., an enrollment and retention solutions and services provider. Prior to his role at 3E, Gross served as vice president for enrollment management and marketing, and as interim vice president of student affairs at Western New England University in Springfield, MA. Before that, he was the associate vice president of enrollment management at St. John’s University in Queens, NY. and associate vice president of admissions, dean of admissions, and director of international admissions at the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT.

Coralina “Cory” Daly was promoted to Vice President of Student Affairs in July 2015. She began working in the library at Central Wyoming College in 2006. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and government in 1998, a Master of Library Science degree from the University of Maryland in 2000, and a Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) from the University of Wyoming in 2019.

Dr. Brad Tyndall has worked for community colleges for more than 25 years serving as adjunct faculty, full-time faculty, department chair, academic dean, vice president and now president. Tyndall has a Ph.D. in Economics with specializations in Environmental Economics and International Finance. His master’s degree is in Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; both from Colorado State University. Dr. Brad Tyndall has been the president of Central Wyoming College since July 2016. He has worked in the field of community economic development all of his adult career. Overseas, he worked 5 years in eastern Africa and the Middle East for the US Agency for International Development, Peace Corps, and CARE International. He was a Fulbright Fellow in economic development for a World Bank affiliate in Kenya. In 2016, he was asked by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to present at its World Environment Day conference in Jubail. After 9/11/2001, to promote peace and understanding, he began doing presentations on Islam and he has published a book recounting his personal perspective. In the US, Brad has worked in economic development in the community college sector for over 25 years in Colorado (Front Range Community College and Colorado Mountain College), New Mexico (San Juan College), Missouri (Crowder College) and now Wyoming (CWC). Brad has a B.S. in Science Journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park. He has studied Arabic at the University of Strasbourg in France and at the Sudan Arabic Institute in Khartoum. He speaks English, French, Arabic and some Amharic. Brad’s Master’s Degree is in Ag & Natural Resource Economics from Colorado State University where his thesis was on the Colorado Corn Market. His Ph.D. in Economics, also from CSU, focused on the innovative solutions to economic development in Africa. Brad enjoys dabbling in agriculture by way of growing grapes and making wine. He loves hiking, skiing, and fishing. Brad is originally from Littleton, CO, and has spent much time hiking and boating in Wyoming with his family. He is married to Audrey and they have three children, Sophia, Tedla, and Jalon.