Who We Are

The FMCA Grand Design Chapter was formed in 2024.  Our leadership was selected to serve a 2 year term starting April 1, 2024

We are independent of Grand Design RV and operate under our by-laws, and the constitution of FMCA, a 501c7 not for profit corporation.  Our by-laws are available below:We

Calvin Means, President

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Calvin & Jane live in Rocky Face, GA and travel the country in their F350 and Reflection 303RLS with their two Bengal cats.  Calvin is a member of the FMCA Amateur Radio Chapter (KC1M), serves on the FMCA National Identity Committee, is Past President of the RV Radio Network, and a retired TV & radio broadcaster.

Ruth Ebbinghaus, Secretary

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When we're not on the road traveling with our two mini doxies, we're at our home base in S Central MO on an 88 acre farm that we share with our daughter and family. Either way, we live in our Solitude 5th wheel.

I've served on several boards as secretary and/or treasurer over the years. I look forward to serving this one as well with other like-minded folks.

Noraine “Molly” McGee, Treasurer

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Hello, my husband an I,  Shawn McGee aka Fibber McGee, have been full-time for 3 years now. We travel with our Great Pyrenes named Nimbus. We have a Solitude 382WB 2022.  

We travel around the country seeing friends and family and of course our beautiful country. I have been involved with many boards in my time. Looking forward to serving and meeting fellow members of our chapter.  Raised on a farm and was an EMT for many years. Mother, grandmother, quilter, sewer, and I love to cook and bake, among other things.  Please feel free to email me any time. Camp on.

Dan Settergren, National Director

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Solitude 375 RES-R, Navarre, FL.  My wife and I are weekend warrior campers, at least for a couple more years.  I served in the US Air Force for 30 years.  After I retired from the Air Force, I eventually took a job as a contractor instructor pilot for Air Force Special Operations Command where I taught academic and simulator lessons to initial and upgrade qualification aircrews before moving into my current role as a training integrator/supervisor.

I have owned a number of RVs over the years including: pop-up, Reflection travel trailer, 2 different 5th Wheel trailers (a Mountainaire and the Solitude) and a small Class A motor home.

I enjoy adult recreational ice hockey as a player, a referee, and as a member of the league’s board of directors.  My other hobbies include SCUBA diving and woodworking.  While we do not currently plan on becoming full-time RVers, once I retire (again) we do plan to take frequent, long trips to travel this great nation.

Our Seven Chapter Vice Presidents represent a geographical area above including Canada/Mexico

Many of our members are full-timers and most-timers and may spend time in an area but have a permanent address in a different area.

Gayanne Clifford, Vice President - Mid Atlantic

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I’m Gayanne and reside in Kingsport Tn. I love to camp and am addicted to Grand Design Rallies. I have been fortunate to attend several rallies a year and am new to meet ups. We tow an Imagine 2250RK. I look forward to meeting you and helping you with FMCA Grand Design events. 

Gayanne represents Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and North Carolina

Bob Heans, Vice President - International

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My name is Bob Heans.I am a retired long haul truck driver. Joyce my wife with our dog Sparky.and I are full-time Rvers in our Grand Design Reflection. We are from Canada. We spend 6 months of the year on Vancouver Island and 6 months back in Tiverton Ontario just off the shore of Lake Huron. I have been a FMCA member for a few years. I also run a group called Canadian RV Owners. I am also a member of ORVO. Ontario RV Owners. Happy Trails

Bob represents Canada and Mexico

Matt McDonald, Vice President - Southeast

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I’m a native Floridian and have been camping my whole life. I have the most amazing wife and son and thank God for them! We as a family of three have been full timers for 3 years now. We’ve traveled to so many states and made so many memories, but this year God blessed us with another little one on the way so we are staying put at our home base for the time being.

We have met so many amazing people in this community and can’t wait to meet y’all out on the road. Or, if you’re in Tallahassee maybe we can have a quick meet up!

Matt represents Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi.

John “Pappy” Gryval, Vice President - Northeast

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John and his wife Louise are both life long residents of New Hampshire, The Granite State with the well-known moto of, “Live Free or Die”. With 5 Children, 2 Grandchildren, 2 “kids” of the 4-legged variety they still find time to volunteer for their community and church. They have been RVing for most of their lives in units of various configurations and sizes. Currently they are on their second Grand Design a 2020 Reflection, 303RLS and love it! In addition to their work on the Wagonmaster Team for the National GD Rally both are involved in the NH FMCA chapter, and look forward to working and spending time with the new GD FMCA community.

John represents New York, New Jersey, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania.

Barbara Depner, Vice President - West

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Hi, I'm Barbara Depner married to husband Mike for 47 years, and we live in Billings, Montana but spent a lot of time in Idaho as my sisters still live there. We have been retired since 2018, however I still work part time as a consultant with Mary Kay Cosmetics, and Super Patch, a patch that heals with out drugs. We spend a good amount of time in the summer traveling in our 2016 Momentum 397TH pulled by a Ford 350 Super Duty Truck. We Love Rv'ing and have had our Momentum 397TH 5th wheel since 2018. I'm also a Sister in The fly and have a 1964 Oasis 18" Trailer.

I have seen involved with Jr League, Ski Patrol, GWRRA which is now EWRRA, and am the Assistant Director of EWRRA local chapter Big Sky Riders, & Rimrock Wings another Motorcycle Club.  Other organizations that I have been in and held office was New Comers, St. Lukes Alter society, RCIA team @ St. Patrick's Co-Cathedral in Billings.

My hobbies are Genealogy, gardening, golfing, and arts and crafts. I don't want to forget motorcycling. I drive a 2015 CAN-AM Spyder RT SE6 and my husband a 2017 Honda Goldwing Trike. We often travel with them, in the back of the 5th wheel or riding on the road.

We had 1 daughter that has passed, 2 grandchildren , and 3 great grandchildren who are the light  of my life next to our Standard Poodle puppy "Hank".

I'm looking forward to serving as your Western Vice-President and would really appreciate feed back from all of you.

Barbara represents Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Alaska, and Hawaii.

Vice President - South Central

This position is unfilled at this time.

States Represented:  Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana,

Vice President - North Central

This position is unfilled at this time.

States Represented:  Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Utah

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