Officers and Senior Management

The following are brief biographical summaries of Woodward Communications Incorporated’s (WCI) officers, and its senior management team:

Craig L. Trongaard Director, Chair of the Board After serving in management roles at other companies, Craig joined WCI in 1976 as General Manager of the Platteville (Wisconsin) Shopping News. During his career he served as Vice President - Weekly Publications, Senior Vice President and President. He retired as President at the end of 2003, but continues to serve as Chair of the Board and the Executive Committee.

Thomas A. Yunt Director, President & Chief Executive Officer After serving in management roles for Gannett newspapers, Tom joined WCI in 1985 as Advertising Director of the Telegraph Herald. He left in 1990 to take the position of Advertising Director for Indianapolis Newspapers Inc. Tom rejoined the company as Publisher of the Telegraph Herald in 1993. He was promoted to Vice President/Publisher in 1994, and in 2000 was named Senior Vice President and elected to the corporation’s board of directors. Mr. Yunt became President on December 1, 2003 and was elected CEO in 2006. He received a BA degree in Mass Communications/Advertising from Western Kentucky University and a Master’s degree in communications from the University of Dubuque.

Greg Bell Senior Vice President – Woodward Radio Group Greg became VP – Broadcast in 2000. He is general manager of WCI's six radio stations in the Appleton/Oshkosh/Green Bay markets. He entered the radio industry in 1972 after four years in the United States Air Force. He started as an announcer/copywriter in Austin Minnesota and worked at stations in Sturgeon Bay and LaCrosse, Wisconsin and Burlington, Iowa before joining the WCI stations in Appleton in 1983.

James F. Normandin Vice President, Newspapers; Publisher of the Telegraph Herald Jim joined the Telegraph Herald in February 2004 as Publisher. Prior to joining the company, he held leadership positions with Brown Publishing Company, Pulitzer Publishing Company, Journal Register Company, and Gannett Publishing Company. Jim is a graduate of SPPI, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and as an undergraduate, attended the University of Connecticut where he studied Business. Jim was named Vice President-Newspapers in December 2006.

Steve Larson Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Steve joined WCI in September 1984 as Internal Auditor. In 1988, he was promoted to Accounting Supervisor and then in 1992 to Assistant Controller. In 1997, he became Controller and in 2002, the Assistant Treasurer responsibilities were added. Prior to joining WCI, Steve worked at a local CPA firm in Dubuque for two years. Steve is a CPA and graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1982.

Brian Jones President Two Rivers Marketing Brian was one of the founding partners and CFO of Two Rivers Marketing in 2000. In November 2006 Brian was elected to President after his co-founding partner died in a plane crash along with three associates. Woodward Communications, Inc. purchased Two Rivers Marketing in October 2008. Brian brings more than 16 years of public accounting experience as a CPA. Prior to joining the agency, Brian worked for RSM McGladrey, where he was Senior Manager of the Small Business Group, specializing in accounting and tax consultation for small businesses. He holds a B.S. degree in accounting from Drake University.

Dan Marcue Human Resources Director Dan joined WCI in June of 2002 as Employment/Compensation Manager and was promoted to Human Resources Manager in 2005.  In August of 2008 Dan was promoted to Human Resources Director.  Prior to joining WCI, he gained human resources experience in the hospitality (casino) and commercial printing industries.  Dan holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree and BS in Business Management from Upper Iowa University and a BS in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.  Dan is involved in several outside organizations including serving on the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) Board of Directors, President of the ESOP Association Iowa-Nebraska Chapter, and was recognized by the ESOP Association as ESOP Association Chapter Officer of the Year at the annual conference held in Washington DC in May 2008.

Andy Bradley Information Technology Director Andy joined Woodward Communications, Inc in 2008 as the Information Technology Director. Andy brings over 11 years of technology experience to the organization. Prior to joining WCI, he held leadership positions with McKesson where he specialized in cloud computing and data center technologies. Andy received his BA degree in Computer Information Systems from Clarke College.

Stephen E. Fisher Group Publisher, Woodward Community Media & General Manager, Woodward Printing Services Steve joined Woodward Communications, Inc. in June of 2001 as Retail Advertising Manager at the Telegraph Herald. Steve was promoted to Advertising Director, Sales and Marketing Director, and General Manager before leaving the newspaper in 2009 to become Group Publisher of Woodward Community Media. In October 2010, Steve also took on the responsibilities of General Manager for Woodward Printing Services. Prior to joining the company, he held leadership positions with the Quincy Herald-Whig, Liberty Group Publishing, and American Publishing Company.  Steve received his BA degree in Mass Communication from Truman State University.

Karen Ruden Group Publisher, WoodwardBizMedia Karen joined Woodward Communications, Inc. in 2002. She became Group Publisher - WoodwardBizMedia in 2005. WoodwardBizMedia publishes several national B-to-B magazines in the material handling, electric power generation and renewable power and fuels markets. Karen started her publishing career in 1982 at Antique Trader Publications where she worked for over 22 years. While there, she had several positions in a variety of departments including circulation, advertising, production and accounts receivables. Her leadership positions included customer service manager, advertising manager and sales and advertising director.

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