Debbie Sipe, who built a four-decade career with California’s campground industry association, has joined Gorin+Cohen Consulting Group, which is expanding its practice into Western states. The firm mentioned that it has experienced a demand for feasibility studies for new and expanding campgrounds and RV parks.
“Debbie spent most of her adult life learning about California’s famously complicated regulations and permitting processes,” said Jayne L. Cohen, a partner with Gorin+Cohen. “She adds considerable campground and RV park industry knowledge to our firm, not only as we expand our services into Western states, but as we recruit additional consultants to help us keep up with an unprecedented increase in demand for our consulting services.”
The firm, which has a nationwide network of nine consultants, produces independent feasibility studies that current and aspiring park operators often need to obtain financing for their projects. The company is experiencing a sharp increase in demand for its services as growing numbers of investors see RV parks and campgrounds as worthwhile investment opportunities as rising demand for quality RV sites outpaces the supply.
Cohen herself has spent nearly four-decades in the campground business, including 28 years of operating a Jellystone Park Camp-Resort in Ashland, N.H., eight years developing parks as president of Adventure Bound Camping Resorts, and many years working as a self-employed campground industry consultant before becoming a full-time business partner with David Gorin in 2015.
“In many areas of the U.S., there is quite a bit more demand for RV sites than there is supply,” Cohen said. “Even marginal parks are seeing their occupancies go up.”
Gorin+Cohen Consulting Group LLC, for its part, is well positioned to provide feasibility studies for new and expanding parks.
The firm was founded by David Gorin, a longtime lobbyist, campground industry consultant and RV and Manufactured Housing Hall of Fame inductee who helped establish the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) as the voice of the North American campground industry.
“I’m excited to join David Gorin and Jayne Cohen as I enter this new phase of my career,” said Sipe.
For more information, visit https://www.gorincohenconsulting.com.