Meet Our Motor Home Specialist and Towable Specialists- Holiday World Sales Staff

Take a moment and get know our sales staff. We have two teams; motor home specialists and towable specialists.

Name: Mike Biffle       Goes by: Biff Specialty: Towable Specialist Location: Katy Hometown: Stone Mountain, Georgia Education (High School): Shamrock High College Attended: Sam Houston State University RV Industry Experience: Since 1997 Time with Holiday World: Since 2003 Occupation experience before Holiday World of Houston: RV Sales Hobbies & Interests: Golfing, camping, concerts, enjoy Astros games, college and pro football Favorite Quote: I have a simple philosophy: Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. Scratch where it itches! (Alice Roosevelt) Best RV Advice: Enjoy and appreciate everyday that you can venture out in your rig. Take nothing for granted. Email: biff [ at ] hwhrv.com

Name: Jose Bolea       Goes by: Jose Specialty: Motorhome Specialist Location: Katy Hometown: Magnolia, TX Education (High School): Academia Hispano- Mexicana College Attended: Northrop RV Industry Experience: Since 1980 Time with Holiday World: Since 2001 Occupation experience before Holiday World of Houston: Owned and operated my own publishing/printing company. Started selling RVs at Lazy Days in Florida. I moved back to Texas and sold RVs for Bated Motorhomes and Burditt RV. Hobbies & Interests: Golf and animals Favorite Quote: I may not agree with what you have to say... But I will defend with my life your right to say it. Best RV Advice: Crank it up... and go enjoy it! Email: jose [ at ] hwhrv.com

Name: Gary Chambers       Goes by: Gary Specialty: Motorhome Specialist Location: Katy Hometown: Elkhart, IN Education (High School): Wester Boone High College Attended: N/A RV Industry Experience: 27 years Time with Holiday World: Since 2008 Occupation experience before Holiday World of Houston: Family owned RV and boat dealership- Sold out in 1980. Sold for Holiday RV Superstore in Ft. Myers, FL. Sold for Michiana RV for 10 years in Elkhart, IN. General Manager of Suncoast RV for 3 years in Elkhart, IN Hobbies & Interests: RVing, golf, boating, fishing, painting, and cooking. Favorite Quote: The RV lifestyle is not all about the destination. It's all about the journey. Best RV Advice: Pick the RV that fits your needs, wants, and ability to pay Email: gary [ at ] hwhrv.com

Name: Joseph Govea       Goes by: Joseph Specialty: Towable Specialist Location: Katy Hometown: Mission, TX Education (High School): Progreso High School College Attended: N/A RV Industry Experience: Since 1994 Time with Holiday World: Since late 2009 Occupation experience before Holiday World of Houston: Retail sales manager for Camping World, RV Service and Parts Manager, Shop Supervisor, RV Collision Center Manager, Service Advisor, Performance Center Specialist Hobbies & Interests: Hunting, fishing, camping, music, movies and good deeds Favorite Quote: Making memories is a never ending story. Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now without delay. -Simone de Beauvoir Best RV Advice: Be comfortortable with your purchase. The more you know and understand it, the more enjoyable it will be Email: joseph [ at ] hwhrv.com

Name: Joe Johnson       Goes by: Joe Specialty: Towable Specialist Location: Katy Hometown: Akron, Ohio Education (High School): St. Mary's High College Attended: Ohio University RV Industry Experience: Since 2002 Time with Holiday World: Since 2007 Occupation experience before Holiday World of Houston: Previous RV sales, sold spas in Beaumont area and ran a coffee service there. Hobbies & Interests: Hiking, camping, and bicycling Favorite Quote: Go Go Go RVing Best RV Advice: Get out and enjoy the country with family and friends. Email: joe [ at ] hwhrv.com

Name: Tim Kievit    Goes by: Tim Specialty: Towable Specialist Location: League City Hometown: Clear Lake Education (High School): Friendswood High College Attended: San Jacinto College RV Industry Experience: Since 2006 Time with Holiday World: Since 2006 Occupation experience before Holiday World of Houston: Car salesman for 5 years Hobbies & Interests: Family, soccer, boating and fishing Favorite Quote: If you are going to do something right, do it right the first time or don't do it at all. Best RV Advice: Don't buy price, buy quality Email: tim [ at ] hwhrv.com

Name: Steve Lankford       Goes by: Steve Specialty: Motorhome Specialist Location: Katy Hometown: Born in New Orleans, LA/ Raised in Houston, TX Education (High School): J Frank Dobie High College Attended: San Jacinto Jr College RV Industry Experience: 20+ years Time with Holiday World: Since 2002 Occupation experience before Holiday World of Houston: I have been involved in the RV industry in the Houston area for about 20 years. After about a year of college, I decided to join the military. I spent the next 5 1/2 years traveling the world in the U.S. Navy. After the military, I did different things until I landed a sales job. Got more and more experience in sales and started in the RV side of sales in 1988. Been there ever since. Hobbies & Interests: Most all sports, camping, fishing, hunting and I enjoy old movies. I love to cook and experiment with it. Favorite Quote: People don't care how much you know 'till they know how much you care. Best RV Advice: Buying and RV can sometimes be a nerve racking experience, especially for the first time buyer. My best advice is to be sure you are with a sales professional that is experienced and knowledgeable in the RV industry. You want someone that will listen to your needs and wants and gives you all the information you need to make a well infomed desicion. I believe this concept is the way I like to be treated. Because as a sales professional in this industry, WE SELL FUN! Email: steve [ at ] hwhrv.com

Name: Garry Marshall       Goes by: Croc Specialty: Towable Specialist Location: Katy Hometown: Born in England at the end of World War II, this hyperactive RV consultant has a wealth of experience as an International traveler, adventurer and naturalist. Education (High School): Fluent in German, Spanish and a smattering of many other languages, he has led a life that can normally only be found in travel guides. College Attended: Over the last 30 years, he has taken his different RVs to 27 countries covering most of Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Central America. His last trip covered Mexico, Guatamela, Honduras, and Belize. RV Industry Experience: 30+ Years Time with Holiday World: He has worked for Holiday World of Houston for the past 9 years in a full time capacity but has recently gone into semi retirement. He now acts as consultant specializing in clients who wish to go full time or extended time RVing. He is available by appointment on each Wednesday and Thursday and for general sales on the weekends. He has one son who has recently returned from Iraq and Afghanistan and is currently in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Occupation experience before Holiday World of Houston: In his early years, his found lust for adventure sent him to Switzerland to join the Circus Family of Conny and Gerda Gasser who were world renowned trappeze artists. He traveled for many years with the family eventually opening and managing oceanariums and wild life parks world wide for them. To this day he is involved with a love of nature that involves his being a leader in the conservation of the America Salt Water Crocodile, a highly endangered specie found in Central America. There, he runs a sanctuary for these "not so cuddly animals". Email: croc [ at ] hwhrv.com Pictured here with his little girl, Daisy May, who is the unofficial campground hostess at Holiday World-Katy.

Name: John McCraken       Goes by: JMac Specialty: Towable Specialist Location: Katy Hometown: Houston, TX Education (High School): Rancho Alomitos High College Attended: San Jacinto Jr College/ University of Houston RV Industry Experience: Since 2005 Time with Holiday World: Since 2005 Occupation experience before Holiday World of Houston: Toyota/Lexus 26 years sales/management Hobbies & Interests: Swimming, fishing- watersports Favorite Quote: Do what's right, do your very best and treat other people the way you like to be treated Best RV Advice: Buy your 1st choice Email: john [ at ] hwhrv.com

Name: Maura McCraken       Goes by: Maura Specialty: Towable & Motorhome Specialist -Internet Department Location: Katy Hometown: Richmond, TX Education (High School): Richardson High College Attended: University of N. Texas RV Industry Experience: Since 2003 Time with Holiday World: Since 2003 Occupation experience before Holiday World of Houston: Stay at home mom for 18 years, Continental Airlines for 13 years Hobbies & Interests: Gardening, reading, cooking, traveling, my family Favorite Quote: Be cheerful, strive to be happy, keep peace in your soul Best RV Advice: Have fun and live in the moment. It's not who you knew, it's not what you did. It's how you lived Email: maura [ at ] hwhrv.com

Name: Eddie Moody       Goes by: Big Ed Specialty: Motorhome Specialist Location: Katy      Hometown: Santa Fe, TX Education (High School): Santa Fe High College Attended: College of the Mainland RV Industry Experience: Since 2003 Time with Holiday World: Since 2003 Occupation experience before Holiday World of Houston: 32 years in the retail meat business. Served as Fire Chief in the Alta Loma Volunteer Fire Dept. President of the Galveston County Firefighters Association Hobbies & Interests: My family and church. I enjoy fishing and golf Favorite Quote: If a task in once begun, never leave it 'till it's done. Be a labor great or small, do it right or not at all. Best RV Advice: Get what you want the first time. Don't settle for your second choice. Email: edmoody [ at ] hwhrv.com

Name: Allie Preston       Goes by: Allie Specialty: Towable and Motorhome Specialist Location: Katy Hometown: Houston, TX Education (High School): Lamar High College Attended: Southwest Texas State/University of St. Thomas RV Industry Experience: Since 2006 Time with Holiday World: Since 2006 Occupation experience before Holiday World of Houston: Advertising Sales and Marketing Hobbies & Interests: The outdoors, my family, church, reading, refinishing antiques, projects around our home. Favorite Quote: We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give" - Sir Winston Churchill Best RV Advice: Do not overthink your RV purchase. Look for a well constructed RV and buy from a dealer and manufacturer that you trust. Now get out there and go have fun with your family! Email: allie [ at ] hwhrv.com

Name: Cal Saunders       Goes by: Cal Specialty: Towable and Motorhome Specialist Location: League City Hometown: Sacramento, CA Education (High School): Highland High College Attended: American River College RV Industry Experience: Since 2007 Time with Holiday World: Since 2007 Occupation experience before Holiday World of Houston: Worked 20 years as sales manager for a steel foundry in Angels Camp, CA. 15 years- plant engineer for a steel foundry in Sacramento, CA Hobbies & Interests: Wood working, golf, and trap shooting Favorite Quote: Grave Marker- "I told you I was sick!" Best RV Advice: Don't buy too small, you will grow into the unit. Email: cal [ at ] hwhrv.com

Name: Justin Seureau    Goes by: Justin Specialty: Towable Specialist Location: Katy Hometown: Cypress, TX Education (High School): Cy Fair High College Attended: University of Houston RV Industry Experience: Since 2009 Time with Holiday World: Since late 2009 Occupation experience before Holiday World of Houston: Sold motorcycles for 3 years (Harleys and Hondas) Bartender for 2 years Hobbies & Interests: Motorcycles, movies, camping, fishing, golf, time with family, working on my truck Favorite Quote: Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally. - David Frost Best RV Advice: Get what you love, not what you can afford. Email: justin [ at ] hwhrv.com

Name: James W Thomas  Goes by: Jimmy Specialty: Towable and Motorhome Specialist Location: League City Hometown: Dickinson, TX Education (High School): Clear Creek High College Attended: College of the Mainland RV Industry Experience: Since 2002 Time with Holiday World: Since 2002 Occupation experience before Holiday World of Houston: Heavy Equipment operator foreman for 25 years. Worked at Star Furniture for 3 1/2 years Hobbies & Interests: Saltwater fishing, golf, and gardening Favorite Quote: Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans. Best RV Advice: After all, you deserve the best-so go out and get it! Email: jimmy [ at ] hwhrv.com

Name: Danny Thompson  Goes by: Danny Specialty: Towable and Motohome Specialist Location: League City Hometown: Texas City, TX Education (High School): Texas City High College Attended: College of the Mainland RV Industry Experience: Since 2007 Time with Holiday World: Since 2007 Occupation experience before Holiday World of Houston: Automotive industry sales for 25 years. Construction for 14 years. Hobbies & Interests: Golf, camping, pets and grilling Favorite Quote: There is no substitution for the lack of preparation Best RV Advice: Buy the most RV you can buy Email: danny [ at ] hwhrv.com

Name: Lance Walker       Goes by: Lance Specialty: Towable Specialist Location: Katy Hometown: Akron, Ohio Education (High School): Buchtel High College Attended: University of Maryland RV Industry Experience: Since 2006 Time with Holiday World: SInce 2006 Occupation experience before Holiday World of Houston: U.S. Army Hobbies & Interests: I enjoy playing golf and riding my motorcycle Favorite Quote: No false starts or lateral movement Best RV Advice: Do not sacrifice quality Email: lance [ at ] hwhrv.com