Mission Statement

RV/MH Heritage Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the RV & MH Industries by providing a facility to preserve the history and honoring the pioneers who have made significant contributions to the good of the two industries.


Darryl Searer, President

ITS MISSION WAS FIVE FOLD:

  1. To maintain a Hall of Fame to honor the leaders of our Industries. Today we have over 480 members with their plaque displayed on the “Wall of Fame.”
  2. To archive our history. Today we have a great library with over 20,000 industry publications
  3. To create a display of historic products for both RV & MH Industries. Today we have a one of a kind RV museum starting with over 100 year old RV’s. Also in 2022 we opened the Scoular MH museum which a 21,000 square foot facility providing a walk through the evolution of the manufactured housing industry.
  4. To aid in promoting the RV/MH industries. Today we have the GoRving Hall highlighting todays world of RV lifestyle and three brand new Manufactured Homes displayed within the Scoular MH museum.
  5. To provide a first class event center. Today we operate the Northern Indiana Event Center ( N.I.E.C ) with over 58,000 sq..ft. of space available in eight different areas, plus over a million square feet of rally and parking accomodations.

In the past eight years we have made great strides in improving the financial stability of the RV/MH Heritage Foundation by becoming debt-free and increasing our net worth from a negative value to over $22,000,000 in assets over expenses.

RVMH Heritage Foundation has plans to build a 36,000 square foot event center early 2023 which will complete the vision for the 40 acre site.

Please add your name to the list of donors by clicking the button below to make your contribution.

Thank you for your support

Darryl Searer
President


Foundation Board and Staff

RV/MH Heritage Foundation, Inc. Board Room
RV/MH Heritage Foundation, Inc. Library
RV/MH Heritage Foundation, Inc. Hall of Fame

Executive Committee

Joe Stegmayer, Chairman
ELS Holdings LLC
Phoenix, Arizona

Dana Nelsen, Vice Chairman
RV News Magazine Denver, Colorado

Debbie Brunoforte, Past Chairwoman
Retired owner of Little Dealer, Little Prices
Phoenix, Arizona

Thomas R. Walworth, Secretary
Statistical Surveys
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Al Spencer, Treasurer
Dakota Land Homes
Sioux Falls, SD

Spencer Roane, Member At-large
Pentagon Properties
Atlanta, GA


Board Members

Mick Ferkey, Board Member
Retired Greeneway RV
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Bruce Hopkins, Board Member
Retired RVIA
Elkhart, IN

Dave Schutz, Board Member
Schutz Consulting
Elkhart, IN

Mark Bowersox, Board Member
Manufactured Housing Institute
Arlington, VA

Ron Breymier, Board Member
Executive Director IMHA-RVIC
Indianapolis, IN

Jeff Scoular, Board Member
Jimsco, Inc
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Chairman Emeritus

Darryl Searer,
RV/MH Hall of Fame
Elkhart, Indiana

Barry Cole,
MH Insurance Services
Orange, California

Leo Poggione,
Craftsman Homes, Inc.
Reno, Nevada



Founding Staff

Ryan Szklarek
Executive Vice President
RV/MH Heritage Foundation

Jose Rodriguez
Director of Museums
RV/MH Heritage Foundation

Chuck Wilde
Chief of Maintenance
RV/MH Heritage Foundation

Broc Henderson
Maintenance Assistant
RV/MH Heritage Foundation

Gena McKeown
Director of Northern Indiana Event Center
Northern Indiana Event Center

Gerardo Mejia
Event Facilitator
Northern Indiana Event Center


Admissions & Gift Shop

Lee Mathieu

Connie Hart

Jon Hart

Kelsey Warren

Vicky Bonfiglio