CLAREMONT, Calif.– Western CUNA Management School (WCMS) has announced a number of changes in its school administration team.
The school has named Brandi Gleason as its provost and chief operating officer; Cyndee Lemon as its director of support services, and Cory McDaniel as its director of campus activities.
“Today’s announcement further supports WCMS’s focus on the school’s continual refinement of curriculum, as well as its strong support and commitment to alumni, students, and their credit unions,” the organization said. “WCMS students come from a diverse array of credit union management occupations and leadership positions across the Western United States. The school has always — and will always — encourage professionals in the credit union movement to take their careers to the next level by learning the breadth and depth of the industry, taking their newfound leadership principles back to their organizations to lead their credit union’s long-term success.”
WCMS said its decades-long “Head and Heart” philosophy remains “instrumental in the advancement” of many credit union leaders across the West. Gleason has joined its team to manage the school’s “robust administrative structure,” while providing direct assistance to students and alumni.
‘Give Back to the Movement’
Simultaneously, Lemon and McDaniel will “give back to the movement by contributing to the next generation of credit union leaders during the rigorous two-week, face-to-face portion of the curriculum occurring every July when WCMS students and faculty gather onsite at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif.,” WCMS said.
Gleason, who graduated in 2013 (Lambda Class) and has devoted many summers and school years to WCMS as former director of support services.
Lemon is currently director of operations and human resources for Pacific Postal Credit Union in San Jose, Calif., while McDaniel serves as chief lending officer at University Credit Union in Los Angeles.
Lemon graduated in 2012 (Kappa Class), served as a graduate assistant in 2013, and was recognized as the first “Super GA” in 2014 (super graduate assistant).
‘Experience and Fire’
“Brandi, Cyndee, and Cory will now be a part of sharing that experience and fire with the next generation of credit union leaders as they bring an acute focus on the student learning experience to our administration team — inside and outside of the classroom,” said Dr. Michael Steinberger, dean and chief academic officer of WCMS. “One of the key strengths of a WCMS education is the bond students form with their classmates and faculty. In this environment, our new leadership team will focus on a multitude of crucial tasks, including overseeing the co-curricular challenges we give students that allow them to put their classroom education into practice, as well as building their professional network along the way — all in service to their credit union’s members.”
Wood is Retiring
WCMS said Nancy Wood, director of school administration, will retire in December after an overlap with the new school leaders. Wood has served in her current role with WCMS since 2012 and served as director of support services prior to that for 11 years.
“We want to wish Nancy all the best as she retires this coming December,” Steinberger said. “She has such a heart for the student experience. For our students, our credit unions and our alumni, Nancy has been a key part of the heart of WCMS. Her legacy is the thousands of WCMS alumni she impacted, who are now using that support to improve the lives of their members. I wish her a joyful retirement — she has earned it. Our new leaders have large shoes to fill, indeed, and I know they will continue Nancy’s work.”
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