About the Authors

A resident of Willoughby, Ohio since 1955, Maureen Gregory retired in 2020 after working in the legal field for almost 40 years. Maureen spends her free time volunteering for a variety of local nonprofit groups. Travel time includes visiting her son in Manhattan and her daughter near the Mojave desert. Her oldest son lives in Willoughby, so she enjoys having her two granddaughters nearby. Being retired is all Maureen hoped it would be and she highly recommends it.

Daniel James, known as the Barefoot Biker, dreams of biking all seven continents, with four already under his belt: North America, South American, Europe, and Australia. He does most of his travels barefoot, and always has a new adventure on the horizon when he is home in Ohio. He taught English in Italy, and started biking to the Panama Canal from Texas in Spring of 2023.

Madeline Lanshe is a writer from Green, Ohio, with a passion for traveling, rock climbing, and getting lost in the night sky. She taught English for two years in Le Mans, France, which now feels like her second home. She works at Advanced RV as editor-in-chief of Ethnosphere. Besides dreams of becoming a published fiction author, Madeline is a volleyball addict. She believes life is about collecting moments of magic wherever you go and immersing yourself in the things that light your heart on fire.

With a PhD in Nursing, Marcia Neundorfer taught at Case Western Reserve University and worked as a nurse researcher at the University Hospital’s Alzheimer’s Center, and later at Menorah Park Center for Senior Living. She’s been married to Mike Neundorfer, president of Advanced RV for 52 years, and a supporter of all things associated with ARV. She and Mike raised three boys, who now have families of their own. Marcia loves traveling in Advanced RVs with Mike all over the country.

Janice Spicuzza has been working as the client interface for ARV since 2015. She’s been married for over 20 years and has three children. In 2022, she attended a week-long circus school where she worked on various forms of acrobatics, including the flying trapeze. She used to compete in marathons and triathlons, then switched to circus acrobatics in her late 30s. One of her goals is to medal individually in an aerial acrobatic competition.

Rob Wick has been working at ARV since their first van in 2012. Starting in the cabinet shop as a contractor, his role gradually moved to design and client interaction. He became a full-time ARV employee in 2020. He loves spending time outside, (riding ATVs, driving Jeeps, or just walking in quiet woods away from people), and he bought an 87 acre property along the Ohio River, which has an old log cabin that he is renovating. He can play the tuba, and someday he’d love to own horses.