Associate Bruce Stelzner has over 30 years of experience in Wisconsin local government. Stelzner has served as a County Highway Commissioner, Public Works Superintendent and Business Park Administrator. His responsibilities have included administration, management, design, and construction of public works/ utilities; highways and bridges; public infrastructure, personnel management, asset management, fleet management, building and grounds management. He developed and provided administration of a county owned business park. Including overseeing the planning; development of covenants and deed restrictions, development and construction, and sales of industrial acreage. He has worked with WEDC, TIF development, and obtained Wisconsin Certified Site status for the industrial park. He has developed and negotiated road use agreements that have become the statewide standard for local governments and industries in Wisconsin. He has also developed and negotiated jurisdictional transfer agreements that have become a standard for WisDOT and local governments of Wisconsin. Stelzner has served as the State Director for the National Association of County Engineers and President of the Wisconsin County Highway Association. He remains an active member of both NACE and the WCHA. Stelzner has served as the Chairman, Co-Chair or member of many national, State, and Local committees including the NACo Transportation Steering Committee, FHWA State Transportation Innovation Council, Wisconsin Regional Planning/MPO, Wisconsin Local Roads and Streets Council and many other boards and commissions. He has been a speaker and presenter at events including the National Association of Counties, National Association of County Engineers, Wisconsin County Association, Wisconsin County Highway Association, Wisconsin Towns Association, and other local governments. In 2015 Stelzner was nominated for the Gladfelter Public Service Innovation Award thru the UW Robert M. LaFollette School of Public Affairs.
