Alumni join McDaniel College Board of Trustees

Two alumni have been elected as new members to the McDaniel College Board of Trustees.

Joe Nattans '87 grew up in Towson, Maryland, and graduated from Calvert Hall College High School in 1983 before attending McDaniel (formerly Western Maryland) College. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Communication and went on to complete the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) Management Executive Education Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan Flagler Business School in 1998.

Currently, Nattans is the executive vice president of retail sales at CrossCountry Mortgage, bringing 38 years of experience in the lending industry. Previously, he served as president of GMH Mortgage Services LLC, which was acquired by CrossCountry Mortgage, the largest retail mortgage company in the United States, in 2019. In his current role, he is responsible for 23 retail mortgage offices in seven states. 

In addition, Nattans serves as head varsity boys soccer coach at York Catholic High School, where he also is vice chair of the Board of Trustees.

While a student at McDaniel, Nattans was a two-sport athlete, competing in both men’s soccer and baseball, and was a member of the Gamma Beta Chi fraternity. Upon graduation, he received the John A. Alexander Medal, which is annually awarded to the senior member of a men’s sports team with the best record in athletics.

Tyler Wilson '95 of West Deptford, New Jersey, is president of The Kiva Group, which specializes in print communication, advertising, and design. A family business started by Wilson’s father, Frank, Tyler Wilson began working for the firm after graduating from the college with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Studies. He took it over following his father’s retirement in 2014. 

As an active volunteer at McDaniel, Wilson was a recipient of the college’s 2026 Trustee Alumni Award. He served as a visitor to the McDaniel College Board of Trustees and a member of the athletics committee for the “Reaching New Heights: The Campaign for McDaniel College.” He is also on the Alumni Council and a member of the Alumni Connections Committee, which hosts regional events to engage alumni with the college. 

Wilson was previously a parent visitor to McDaniel’s board and was involved with the Parent and Family Council when his children, Mia, who earned both a bachelor’s degree in Sociology in 2021 and a master’s degree in Human Resources Management in 2022, and Matthew, a 2023 alum with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology, attended McDaniel.

As a student at McDaniel, Tyler Wilson was a member of the men’s soccer team and Gamma Beta Chi fraternity. His wife, Michele, who also earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the college in 1994, competed on the women’s swimming team.