A long time RVDA board member, he served as its chairman in 1997 and 98. He has served for 5 years as the RVDA Education Foundation Chairman and for 10 years on the RVDA-RVIA Service Technician Certification Board. He is a founding member of the Go-RVing Committee on Excellence and has twice been the recipient of the RVIA National Service Award. He is recognized as the driving force behind the reorganization of RVDA to be more responsive to dealer needs.

A 30 year veteran RV dealer and RVDA Board member, he was chairman of the national association from 1990-92, and he received its James B Summers award in 1995. He served as RVDA Education Foundation Chairman for the first 7 years of its existance. He served on the board of the RV Assistance Corporation for for nine years including 5 years as its chairman. He is recognized as an advocate for making the RV sales process more customer friendly.