Jack Hoadley
President
I have served as your Northeastern Area Senior VP for two terms. During that time, we have gone through some extraordinary times with our Club. Ted Wright appointed me to finish his term this spring, and I would like to continue to serve this Club as your president if elected.
Country Coach is a victim of the economic times, but as a Club, CCI has survived. With hard work and the guidance of our club President and all Regional VP’S the Club is in good condition and we will move on to bring old friends together. I am proud to say I have been a part of that team that made it work. It has been an honor to surge forward with rally planning and bringing new members to our organization while holding on to long time members. I served on the rally committee in Tennessee last fall and I am involved with the upcoming rally in Myrtle Beach, SC this October.
With every challenge we have done the unthinkable. My goal is to bring new ideas to this Club while expanding our membership and renewing our friendships along the way. |
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Gerry Conway
Secretary
I am married to my best friend, Jack and we have four children and 10 grandchildren ranging in age from 17 to 3. I was in the travel business for over 30 years and sold my business in 2000. I was also involved in many professional societies including Rotary. Jack & I have traveled the world and unfortunately until recently have never toured the US. We purchase our first Motorcoach in 1980, a Winnebago, which we thought we would use to see some of the US. Since Jack & I both owned our own business and we traveled overseas on a regular basis we used the motorcoach to take our kids back and forth to Auburn and Vanderbilt. We sold that coach and didn’t buy another until our first used Country Coach in 2004. We thought we would try it since we both no longer had companies that we were responsible for. Well we fell in love with it. However, we could not go full time because my husband got involved in politics and we had to plan our trips around his schedule. For the last three years we have been free as birds and travel all the time. It has taken our family a while to adjust but they have. We belonged to a few FMCA clubs but joined Ken Dangelo when he started the Southeast Country Coachers. This is the best club we have belonged to and the people are great. In my professional life I have been involved in many organizations and political organizations but I have to tell you Country Coach is the best. Hobbies include Jack, golf, traveling, grandkids, reading, entertaining and cooking. If elected, I look forward and would be honored to serve another two years as your secretary.
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Vern Meighen
Treasurer
It has been an honor to serve Country Coach, both as the club Treasurer the past two years, and as the Northwest Vice President the four years prior. With the assistance of my wife Phyllis, we successfully organized four Class Reunion Rallies where we hand-made hundreds of table decorations for each of the events. Probably the most memorable of them was the small covered wagons signed by Bob Lee. Many of these can still be seen on the desks of Country Coach Salesmen and employees, and on the dashboards of Country Coach Owners.
I spent my professional career as a Homicide Detective, County Medical Examiner Investigator and instructor in the field of Computer Forensics, of which I am still involved in today. Every spring we travel to Florida where I help train hundreds of law enforcement officers from around the world to process computers and other stored-memory devices for evidence.
We live in Keizer, Oregon, but spend the winters in Yuma, Arizona enjoying the warm weather and perfecting our golf game. Weï¾’re fortunate to be able to spend time with our two grandchildren in Tucson, Arizona in the winter and our two grandchildren in Portland, Oregon in the summer.
Phyllis and I have been very active in Country Coach International since 1999, and we look forward to continuing our involvement. Over the years weï¾’ve made many friends and look forward to seeing them as we travel around the country to the many rallies. Country Coach Friends are friends forever.
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Bob Yount
FMCA National Director
My wife, Carol, and I have been married for 46 years. We have a son and daughter who, with the help of their spouses, have given us six beautiful grandchildren and they all just love traveling in the motorhome also. In 1983 I started my own business and, along with my son, it grew quickly and has developed into designing and installing home theaters, home automation, fire systems and security systems in custom built homes. Because we live in Erie, our summers were spent boating on Lake Erie but because the boating season in northern Pennsylvania is so short we decided to change sports and purchased our first motorhome in 1993 and never looked back! We joined the FMCA right away and became members of two chapters. I have served as President of both the Executive East Pioneers and the Eastern Area Volunteers chapters. In addition to serving on several committees, Carol and I have had a great time as rally masters on many occasions and enjoyed visiting many chapter rallies in my capacity as Eastern Area Regional Vice President. We also belong to the Country Coach Nor’easters area club. We are
enjoying our second Country Coach. Not only are we grateful and feel very privileged to own the world’s finest motorcoach, it has been even more gratifying to have met so many wonderful people through the FMCA and CCI. Since retiring in 2006 we have been wintering in Florida and many of these people have invited us to "camp" at their homes on our way up and down the eastern US. What a great lifestyle this is and we hope to continue this adventure for many more years. I am proud to serve as Country Coach International’s FMCA National Director.
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Ted Wright
Past President
I have truly enjoyed my terms of elected service, first as South Central Senior VP then for these past nearly 2 years as President. We are privileged to belong to the finest motorcoach club in America. As past president I will continue to do everything in my power to maintain this excellence. Terry and I will look forward to the opportunity to visit with many of you somewhere up the road at a future Club rally. |
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Joe Smith
Rocky Mountain Senior VP
I was born and raised in southern New Mexico, currently residing in Hobbs where I have been involved in several oilfield service businesses. I am the managing partner of Lobo Trucking, Ltd. and Lobo Tanks, LLC. Beverly and I have four daughters, six grandchildren, and three dogs. We have owned five Country Coaches and are members of the Country Coach Texans and the Rocky Mountain Country Coachers. We love our Country Coach friends and I am excited about the opportunity to serve in this capacity. |
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Gary Wallstrom
Northwestern VP
It is a pleasure to serve as your Northwestern Vice President. Pat and I have been married for 40+ years and have two girls. The girls, Karen and Jennifer, are both married to great guys and have blessed us with 5 grandkids. We love to spoil our grandkids! My background is equally divided between many years in banking and many years as a partner in a floor covering store, construction company, and a rental management company. I have been RVing since I was 10 years old. My parents bought a new 1956 Santa Fe 16ft travel trailer. We had great times. After Pat and I were married we did the tent thing for a few years. In the early seventies we inherited the Santa Fe travel trailer from my parents and the fun began. As the years went by we had a number of travel trailers including 2 Airstreams. One of our fondest memories as a young family is our camping experience. Our kids loved it! I retired in 2001 and shortly after we decided to try a motorhome. We have had a blast at rallies, meeting new people and seeing the sights of our great country. We now spend the winters at Desert Shores in Indio, California and the summers at our home in the beautiful Willamette Valley in Oregon. |
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John Malabicky
Western Area VP
Juanita and I were born and raised in Southern California and have lived in Yorba Linda for the past 23 years. We have two children a daughter and a son. We have been blessed with four lovely grandchildren which are a big part of our life. We owned and operated a General Contraction and Developing Company for 20 years working in the Petroleum and Commercial Industry. In our mid-40’s we were fortunate enough to buy our first Country Coach—a 1999 Magna. In 2002 we semi retired and started traveling 6 to 7 months out of the year attending approx, 35 Country Coaches Rallies, enjoying beautiful country and meeting many new friends. Country Coach has become an extended family to us. For the past 7 years Juanita and I have been active in the clubs charities. Serving as the Rally Sheriffs and selling raffle tickets was a great way to meet new friends. We are also members of Southwest Country Coachers and Rocky Mountain Country Coachers. We love our 2007 Magna and we are having the time of our lives! I am honored to be your Southwest V.P. I look forward to meeting new and old members of this great Organization somewhere up the road at the next rally. |
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Jerry Keeton
Southcentral VP
My wife Geneva and I have been traveling in our Country Coaches since September 2003. We have attended most of the Country Coach International Rallies since that time. We really enjoy the Rally lifestyle and meeting new motorhome friends. We belong to the Country Coach Texans and Delta Sierra clubs. Between Geneva and I, we have 7 beautiful children and 14 grandchildren. We spend some of our motorhoming time visiting our family. We had a custom plastic injection molding business in Irving, TX which we sold in 1998 and retired in 2000. Since that time we have been traveling the US enjoying our beautiful country. Some of our hobbies include riding our motorcycle, country western dancing and taking care of our home in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. I am looking forward to serving in the position of Vice President of Southwest Region. |
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Jim MacGilvray
Midwest VP
I live near Woodstock, Illinois and am retired from Textron, Inc. I was President and CEO of Camcar Textron in Rockford, Illinois. Camcar is a manufacturer of fasteners and specialty cold-formed products for a wide variety of industrial applications. I have two children and five grandchildren. My son and his family live in Greenville, NC and my daughter lives with her family in McHenry, Illinois. I have been enjoying the RV Lifestyle for about 14 years and purchased my first Country Coach in April 2005. I have been a member of FMCA for the
past 12 years and belong to the “Over the Hill” chapter where I serve as chapter delegate to FMCA’s MAC Region. Membership in CCI offers a fine opportunity for all owners to share a common interest in our chosen lifestyle through regular get-togethers in different parts of our beautiful country. To the extent I can assist in planning these activities and in any other way to enhance the enjoyment of the “RV Experience” for our members, I welcome the opportunity to serve as Midwestern Area Vice President.
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Lionel Johnson
Great Lakes VP
This is the dream lifestyle I envisioned during the long winter months that I would sit and look out my office window and watch the recreational vehicles go south on I-75 to Florida. Now after 30 (+) years of automotive engineering service, it is my turn. My http://www.countrycoachclub.com/Admin/boardmemberslist.phpwife (Patti) and I are having the time of our lives. We purchased a Country Coach Magna in 2003 and been enjoying being part of the Country Coach family attending many rallies. We have met people from all across this great country and have made many friends.
A native of the New Orleans, LA area, I attended Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA where I received a Mechanical Engineering Degree in 1969. I settled in Dayton, OH working for General Motors, and attended the University of Dayton and received my Masters Degree in Engineering Management in 1972. I retired from General Motors after 32 years of service in 2001.
I met my wife (Patti) in Dayton and we have been married for 37 years. We have a daughter Kimberly who lives in Baton Rouge, LA. We had a son, Lionel III who passed in 2000, but left us a grandson, Kasaahn that is the joy of our lives.
We love being part of the Country Coach Family and look forward to seeing our friends at the next rally |
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Bill Brock
Northeastern VP
Hi everyone, my name is Bill Brock and I live in a suburb of New York City known as Wyckoff, New Jersey where I was born and raised. I'm married to my high school sweetheart, Linda, and we have three children. Our oldest son Tim is married; he and his wife Lori have two children, Ryan and Victoria. Tim is my partner in the family owned business, the Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Our daughter Jackie is married to Dean Brauch and they have two children, Billy and Kristen. She is a paramedic for one of the local hospitals. Our youngest son Kelly is not married, but has a wonderful girlfriend Becky. Kelly is a firefighter in New York City. Our children all live within five miles of home of which we are truly grateful. Linda and I have enjoyed the RV lifestyle for the past 37 years. My father-in-law allowed us to use his Travco motorhome while our family was young. We had a travel trailer until our son went to college. That's when we purchased our first motorhome in 1992. It was real easy to dry camp (camping with limited facilities) right on the college campus. We have been hooked on motorhoming ever since and have met the friendliest people while camping. We purchased our first Country Coach in 2000 and more recently upgraded in 2008. We have been members of FMCA for the past 18 years and the Country Coach Nor’easters for the past five years. I have had the privilege of serving as president of the Nor’easters for the past two years. We have experienced many enjoyable gatherings with Country Coach on the local, regional, and national level which has enabled us to meet many new friends. I look forward to serving the Country Coach International family as Northeastern Vice President. Thank you for this opportunity to serve you. |
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Wayne Cleveland
Eastern VP
My wife Linda and I met at the University of Southern Mississippi. We have been married for 45 years and have been blessed with a daughter, Lisa, and a son, Chris. We have five wonderful grandchildren. I was in pharmaceutical sales for 30 years. Linda was a realtor for 28 years. We retired 13 years ago and truly feel blessed to be able to travel when we please. Our hobbies are our family, travel, golf, painting and being with our friends. Our Country Coach time is a treasured part of our lives. We have made many wonderful friends through Country Coach. Linda and I have hosted the CC rally in Charleston, SC 2006 with 250 coaches, the 2009 East Coast Fall Rally in Gatlinburg, TN with 105 coaches, and now we are planning for 150 coaches at the Fall Rally in Myrtle Beach, SC October 25-29. With each rally we’ve been impressed at how helpful, kind and industrious Country Coach people are. Country Coachers are a “special group of people.” I look forward to serving as Eastern VP. |
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Gary McConnell
Southeastern VP
I was born in Northern New York. In the 1950’s my family traveled around the country in a small travel trailer instilling in me a love for the RV lifestyle. After high school, I attended the State University of New York getting my Bachelor’s Degree and later my Master’s Degree in Secondary Education. I received my Educational Administration Degree from St. Lawrence University. I was a teacher and later a School District Administrator in Watertown City School District, retiring in 2000 after 36 years in education. My wife Nancy and I have three children, David, Tiffany and Anne. We have six grandchildren, ranging in ages from 25 to 3 years old. We got back into RVing in 1982, first with trailers and later with motorcoaches. In 2001, we purchased our first Country Coach and joined CCI. In 2003, I become CCI National Director serving until 2008 when I was appointed Southeastern VP. Nancy and I look forward to helping CCI grow and mature in these tough times. We have made many wonderful friends in CCI, enjoy the rallies, and hope to meet and make many new friends. We are members of the Country Coach Nor’easters and recently joined Southeast Country Coachers. I look forward to serving you as the Southeastern VP. |
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Sherry Fanning
Club Manager
As Club Manager, working alongside the Club President as a member of the Board of Directors, it is a privilege to promote CCI and its continued growth. There is much to do for the Good of the Club and the Membership-at-large. I especially appreciate the Country Coach Area Clubs and look forward to nurturing that strong CCI connection with each of these active area clubs.
For the 18+ years prior to this, it was my honor to work for Country Coach, builders of the World's Finest Motorcoaches. As Senior Manager of Marketing and the Company's Liaison to the Club, I became well aware of why CCI is known in this industry as the World’s Finest Club.
Now Leslie May, your office coordinator, and I look forward to seeing you here at the club office when you next visit Junction City. |
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