Celebrating Industry Veterans: RV PRO’s 2025 RVeterans Honorees
Learning from seasoned pros gives the RV industry a solid foundation.
Sometimes having too much of a good thing isn’t a good thing — we editors at RV PRO learned this when we received nearly 100 nominations for our annual RVeterans section and had to whittle that list down to 20 honorees. Hearing nominators celebrate their coworkers, friends and loved ones and the commitment and enthusiasm they have brought to the RV industry was heartwarming, and we are proud to present 2025’s RVeterans honorees. We hope you will learn more about the amazing folks that make this industry a vibrant, innovative and family-oriented place to work.
Please allow us to introduce you to the 2025 honorees!
Mike Barnes – Senior Sales Representative, Go Power! Dometic, 59 years in the industry
Chris Carpenter – Director of Business Development, Creative Products Group, 35 years in the industry
Susan Carpenter – Aftermarket Manager, B&B Molders, 35+ years in the industry
Ritchie Diener – Production Manager Paint Operations, Newmar Corp., 34 years in the industry
Paula Enders – President and Founder, RV Tech Connect Inc., 40 years in the industry
Patty Flanagan – Show Director, Florida RV Trade Assoc., 22 years in the industry
Brandon Galbreath – Operations Coordinator, D&N RV Service, 28 years in the industry
KC Gibler – General Manager, Interstate RV Metal and Supply, 48 years in the industry
Gary Jorgensen – Senior Production Training Manager, Rugged Mountain RV, 52 years in the industry
Greg Justice – Regional General Manager, A&L RV Sales, 50 years in the industry
John Larson – Owner and Technician, Nevada Mobile RV Service, 44 years in the industry
Tom Manning – President, Tom Manning & Assoc., 40 years in the industry
Devon H. Miller – Vice President of Operations, Jayco, 40 years in the industry
NeVelle Skaggs – Founder and President, Skaggs RV Outlet, 42 years in the industry
Marlene Snyder – Vice President of Sales and Marketing, KZ RV and Venture RV, 30 years in the industry
Jan Thomson – Regulations Chemist, Thetford, 36 years in the industry
James Uden – Shop Foreman, Rich & Sons RV Headquarters, 42 years in the industry
Dan L. West – Purchasing, Mica Shop Inc., 50 years in the industry
Greg Wischmeyer – Chief Inspector, RV Industry Association (RVIA), 25 years in the industry
Bob Zagami – Principal Consultant, RV Insights, 29 years in the industry
Additionally Elkhart Supply Corp. (ESCO) and Lippert both have longtime employees with over 20 years of service in the RV industry.
Dan Artley and Mike Bauley each have over 30 years of experience in the RV industry.
In all, Lippert has more than 700 team members with over 20 years of experience in the RV industry.
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