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Randy Biles (Pikes Peak Traveland) - Randy has been in the RV industry since 1982 when he opened Pikes Peak Traveland in Colorado Springs CO. Randy is the President of the Board of Directors of RVSEF, the past President of Colorado Recreational Vehicle Association and past Chairman of Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association. He is presently Chairman of RVDA Industry Relations Committee, Chairman of the RVDA Fork Lift Safety task force and Chairman of RVDA Fleetwood RV Brand Committee. Randy also currently serves on the following committees: Technician Certification Board, the RVDA Past Chairman’s Roundtable and is the treasurer for Recreation Vehicle Assistance Corporation. Randy also does RV Industry consulting for DeMatteo Monies Consulting, Gerson Lehman Group (GLG) and is a participant with the Round Table Group. Randy and his family have been traveling by RV since 1970 and currently uses a motorhome for vacation and other busines travel.
Jay & Donna Blumenthal - Jay & Donna both completed their Masters Degrees and taught at the junior high and high school levels for a combined total of over 50 years. They were active in their fields and gave seminars at the state and national levels singly and jointly. Jay & Donna have been RVing in one form or another for over 40 years. They have been full-timing for more than 9 years and are living in the 3rd coach.
They have both been officers/committee members of FMCA (Family Motor Coach Association) at the local and national levels. Jay was a National Vice President and chaired the Education Committee. Currently, Jay is a National Chaplin and Donna is a member of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee. Both have presented seminars at National conventions and Area rallies for FMCA. Donna & Jay are also Escapees and have established Livingston, TX as their legal address.
Gary Bunzer (The RV Doctor) - Gary has been serving the RV industry since 1968 and continues to author technical articles, troubleshooting tips, installation guides and owner’s manuals for RV owners, suppliers and manufacturers. Additionally, he writes and edits textbooks and curriculum materials for RVIA and RVDA. Broadcast quality training DVDs are also a focus of Gary’s educational efforts for RVers and professional RV service technicians. Gary’s column, The RV Doctor, has been in continuous monthly publication for 33 years. It is published monthly as House Call with The RV Doctor in Family Motor Coach Magazine and quarterly in RV View Magazine. Gary is also the author of Woodall’s RV Owner’s Handbook, a popular do-it-yourself manual generically written for RVs. Gary is also the instructor and facilitator of Northampton Community College’s comprehensive Distance Learning RV Technician Training Program. Gary’s live seminars and workshops remain in high demand by discerning RV Show promoters and his audiences always come away with new insight into the technicalities of recreation vehicles. He is one of the RV industries most sought after speakers at both the trade and consumer levels.
Walter Cannon (RVSEF) - is the Executive Director of RV Safety & Education Foundation. He serves as an informational member of RVIA Standard Steering Committee. Walter is a 25 year veteran of the RV industry, spending 15 years as a full-timer with his wife, Amy. Walter has owned his own RV accessory business on the road, represented several aftermarket companies, served as a Service manager for dealerships and Camping World and has been with A’ Weigh We Go, now (RVSEF) since 1993. Walter has presented seminars for the RV industry since 1988. He has taught at RVIA Troubleshooting Clinic, Life on Wheels conferences, dealerships, RV shows and rallies. Walter works daily promoting Safety & Education in the RV Industry.
David Cartaglia (Blue Ox) - Dave and his wife, Joanne have been fulltime RVing since 1991. Dave & Joanne have worked has campground managers, as well as sales jobs through out the country. Dave & Joanne are representatives, trainers, and seminar presenters for Blue Ox Towing Products at RV rallies and shows.
Jerry Childers (Demco) - Jerry is a 25 year veteran of the RV industry. He has worked for Demco for 32 years. Jerry is a representative, trainer, and seminar presenter for Demco Towing Products.
Jim & Chris Guld (Geeks on Tour) - Chris owned & operated a computer training center (Computer Savvy) in Ft Lauderdale FL for 14 years. She was a certified instructor and specialized in data base development with MS Access, and a past president of the International Computer Training Association. Jim was a network administrator at Computer Savvy managing over one hundred computers and taught Windows NT as a Microsoft Certified Instructor and was later a network administrator for an ISP, construction firm and numerous small businesses and professionals. In 2003, they became full-time RVers and were later contracted to provide WI-FI technology support to RV parks across the country and in 2006 started Geeks on Tour.
Al Hesselbart (RV Hall of Fame) - Al is an RV historian and former manager of the RV Hall of Fame in Elkhart IN. Al has written more than twenty-five feature articles on RV history and appeared on television and in several documentaries.
Bruce Hopkins (RVIA) - is the Vice President of Standards and Education for the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) in Reston, VA. RVIA is the national association of RV manufacturers and component parts suppliers, who together produce more then 95 percent of all RVs in the nation. Bruce has worked in the area of RV standards for 36 years and has been directly associated with the RV industry for over 42 years. He is an active member & secretary of the National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) Technical Committee on RVs and served on American National Standards Institute (ANSI). He is responsible for overseeing the operations of RVIA Standards Steering Committee. His principal responsibilities are the association’s standards programs for RVs and the direction of the educational efforts aimed at developing and strengthening the skills and knowledge of RV service technicians. He is also responsible for developing and producing educational materials for RV service technicians, aimed at training and certifying these technicians.
David Jones (DRG) - David has been in the RV industry for 35 years, starting as a Detailer to put himself through college and later becoming a technician. David spent 14 year as a Sales Representative for a national distributor in the industry. David has also owned an RV dealership and is currently a partner in DRG, a Manufacturer Representative Group for the past 11 years which has represented Winegard for 5 years.
Larry Lebryk (Dicor) - Larry recently joined Dicor following 19 years with Atwood Mobile Products. At Atwood Larry was responsible for all aftermarket service and parts activities as well as customer service. Atwood, a large supplier of gas fired RV appliances as well as many other mechanical components for RV’s provided Larry with a keen insight into the needs of the RV user relative to receiving accurate information and to being able to rely on dependable service.
Kathy McCleery (Dicor) - Kathy has been employed by Dicor for over 20 years. She has been involved in Dicor’s customer service to some extent throughout her career at Dicor. Over the past 10 years Kathy has specialized in service related functions as it relates to membrane roofing and related components as well as care and maintenance products and activities. Kathy has been involved in assisting in training seminars for both Manufacturer service personnel and aftermarket sales and service personnel. Kathy has a strong background in all types of issues relating to membrane roofing, as well as stainless steel wheel liners and covers and dual wheel inflation systems.
George “Mac” McCoy (The Fire Guy) - has served 35 years in the fire service and holds a BS Degree in Fire Science and a Masters Degree in Fire Administration. Mac has served as a firefighter, paramedic, Captain, Assistant Chief of Training, Deputy State Fire Marshal, and Deputy Sheriff, 12 years as Fire Training Coordinator for Oregon’s Fire Marshal’s Office and Public Safety Academy. Mac has taught fire safety to civilians, military, firefighters, law enforcement, corrections officers and Boy Scouts of America in both the US and overseas. For the past 13 years he has devoted his time to teaching RVers how to stay safe while on the road.
Gary Motley (Motley RV Repair) - is a Master Certified Technician and a member of the national dealers association (RVDA) Learning Center Faculty. Gary is also a member of the RV Industry Education Committee and an informational member of the RVIA Standards Steering Committee. Gary has been in the RV business since 1963 and has operated his own service center (Motley RV Repair) in Oklahoma City, OK since 1993. Gary has also worked in design engineering for a factory and sales manager for a large dealership. Gary has written many articles for consumers, as well as RV dealership managers and technicians.
Howard & Linda Payne (RV-Dreams.com) - Howard and Linda have been full-time RVers for five years and run the website RV-Dreams.com. Howard and Linda left the corporate world at the age of forty-one in 2005 to pursue life on the road. Howard is a former attorney and accountant and Linda is a former operations manager. Both have owned businesses and are experienced trainers. They have done seminars for Life on Wheels, and the Florida SuperShow as well as their own RV-Dreams Rallies. |
