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