Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association: Announces new president Neal Kedzie

Contacts: Tom Howells, Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association
608-833-8200 #16
thowells@witruck.org

Mike Natalizio, HNI Risk Services
262-782-3940
mnataliz@hni.com

Madison, WI – The Executive Committee of the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association

(WMCA) announces that effective July 1, 2014, former Senator Neal Kedzie will become the new President of

the association.

Kedzie, a UW-Whitewater graduate and former Town Chairman, previously served in both houses of the

Wisconsin State Legislature. First elected to the State Assembly in 1997 and later to the State Senate in 2002, he

held leadership positions as Senate Assistant Majority Leader and Caucus Chair, as well as chairman of the

Senate Natural Resources and Transportation Committees. Prior to his time in the legislature, Kedzie worked for

Wisconsin Electric Power Company as a Government Relations Representative and for Wisconsin Southern Gas

Company as a Commercial/Industrial Coordinator in the marketing division. He is married with three adult

children and resides in rural Elkhorn, Wisconsin.

“After 35 years of leading the WMCA, Tom Howells made it known to us that he would like to retire as

President and assist us in the process of naming and transitioning his post to a new leader,” said Mike Natalizio

current Chair of the Executive Committee. “Tom has been an incredible leader that has passionately dedicated

his service to our members and the entire transportation industry. We followed a clearly defined process to

identify candidates that had leadership, legislative and transportation strengths. Tom’s shoes will be difficult to

fill, but we are extremely pleased to find a quality successor in Senator Neal Kedzie.”

“I am delighted to take on the role of President and build upon WMCA’s recognized status as the leading voice

of the commercial motor vehicle operators in this state,” said Neal Kedzie, incoming President. “Growing a

strong economy is dependent on a vibrant trucking industry and I welcome the challenges and opportunities that

lie ahead moving this organization forward.”

“It has been my honor and privilege to lead this great organization for the past thirty-five years,” Howells

indicated. “I feel the Executive Committee has made a great choice for my successor and I look forward to

working with Neal during the transition.”

About the WMCA: The WMCA is a non-profit trade association with 1,050 members who operate commercial

motor vehicles within the State of Wisconsin. In addition to representing the interests of trucking companies, the

association has divisions for The Wisconsin Towing Association, the Wisconsin Motor Coach Association, and

the Wisconsin Milk Haulers Association. http://www.witruck.org