The 2025 RVDA Convention/Expo at Paris Las Vegas wrapped up this morning with its final workshop. The event’s registered attendance was 1,715 dealers, exhibitors and industry partners for a slight increase over the 2024 event.
RVDA President Phil Ingrassia said he was grateful for everyone who attended.
“Dealers, exhibitors, speakers and other industry partners,” Ingrassia said, “showed up with tremendous energy and optimism about the opportunities to grow the RV business in the coming year.”
During RVDA’s annual meeting, Bob Been of Blue Compass RV in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was elected 2026 chairman of the board. RVDA presented its James B. Summers Award—the association’s highest honor—to Ron Shepherd of Camperland of Oklahoma in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In addition, RVIA’s Craig Kirby received the RVDA Titan Award.
Outgoing chairman Larry Troutt III of Topper’s RVs in Waller, Texas, presented the RVDA Chairman’s Service Award to four industry veterans: Karin Van Duyse of The Mike Molino RV Learning Center, Nathan Hart of Walnut Ridge Family RV Sales, LaDonna Meadows of Tacoma RV Center, and his father, Larry Troutt Jr. of Topper’s RVs.
In addition to exhibitor-led Vendor Training +Plus sessions, the event featured educational workshops covering key aspects of dealer operations, including F&I, digital marketing, fixed operations, sales, dealer/general management and AI issues.
The 2026 RV Dealers Convention/Expo will be Nov. 9-13, 2026, at Paris Las Vegas.
