Company Overview / Team

John Patterson

John Patterson (Developer Attorney) is a Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ rated attorney with over 45 years of experience. A former litigator and appellate lawyer, John is a partner in Shutts & Bowen LLP, a full-service law firm with a more than 270 attorneys. He regularly represents clients in commercial real estate, business, and financing matters in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, hotels and resorts, retail, marinas, personal storage, mobile home parks, and real estate development. He has represented the Rymer Companies for over 10 years.

John has held numerous leadership positions in the Sarasota community and The Florida Bar, having served as a director and president of The Florida Bar Foundation, a member of the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar, former President of the Sarasota County Bar Association and three years on the Second District Court of Appeal Nominating Commission. He has been consistently recognized for his pro bono efforts, earning The Florida Bar Foundation President’s Award of Excellence and Community Youth Development Leadership Award.

Leo Schumacher

Leo practices in the areas of business law and real estate. He has extensive experience in advising closely held businesses in a broad range of issues, ranging from business structuring to mergers and acquisitions. Leo also practices in all aspects of real property law, focusing on representing clients in commercial real estate transactions involving the acquisition, development, construction, financing, leasing, and sale of real estate. Leo is certified as a Real Property Law Specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association. Leo has worked with the Rymer Companies for over 40 years.

Martin Wohl

Marty, CEO of Marmer Construction, is a fourth-generation real estate investor, developer, and builder with a strong foundation in the industry. Since graduating from the University of Florida in 2003, he has built a diverse portfolio of projects across Florida, contributing to over $300 million in development and construction. Marty leads Marmer Construction’s strategic planning and daily operations, managing projects in commercial, multi-family, healthcare, and industrial markets. He ensures the successful execution of all contractual obligations, corporate policies, and oversees key areas such as cost control, quality assurance, scheduling, safety, and resource development. Marty is also dedicated to fostering strong client relationships and continuously advancing the company’s growth and success.

https://marmerconstruction.com

Merideth Wohl

Merideth, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Marmer Construction, holds a Master’s in Accounting with an emphasis in Taxation from Florida State University, earned in 2003. She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Tampa, where she provided auditing services and performance analysis for both private and public companies. In her current role at Marmer Construction, she leads the administration team, oversees company financials, project accounting, compliance, human resources, and marketing. Merideth is also responsible for the implementation of processes, management of information technology, and risk management. She is dedicated to continuously enhancing company performance by refining processes and implementing innovative platforms that drive operational excellence.

https://marmerconstruction.com

Brooke Domass

Brooke Domass  is a seasoned marketing professional and consultant with over 15 years of experience. She is presently employed by Cargill, where she continues to apply her strategic marketing and brand development skills.

Brooke has worked across a diverse range of industries, including transportation, health & wellness, food & beverage, and music & entertainment. Earlier in her career, she lived in Los Angeles, where she collaborated with numerous A-list celebrity clients, delivering effective marketing solutions in fast-paced, competitive environments.

In addition to her consulting work, Brooke brings extensive experience from large corporate organizations, including Fortune 500 companies such as Target Corporation, Cargill  and Life Time Fitness. Her deep expertise in digital marketing has led to the successful execution of multiple national marketing campaigns, many of which exceeded industry performance benchmarks.

Brooke’s professional work has taken her across North America and beyond, including projects in Canada, Chile, Mexico, California, and Florida. She currently resides in Florida with her husband and three children, balancing family life with a continued passion for innovative, results-driven marketing.

John Hall

John Hall is the President of Newby Management. He joined the Newby Team in 2012 as a Regional Manager and managed a portfolio of communities from Sarasota to Tallahassee.  He was promoted to Director of Property Management overseeing forty-eight properties before being promoted to President of Newby Management in 2020.  John’s parents managed several RV communities throughout their careers, so having grown up in this industry, he has a special love for RV community management.  Newby Management has faithfully served the RV and Manufactured home communities for over 46 years. We are a full-service property management company. We support on-site managers and handle all aspects of community operations from resident relations, collecting rents, maintenance, human resources, financial and accounting needs as well as sales and marketing.

https://www.newbymanagement.com

Donna Campion

Donna Campion has over 25 years of experience in customer service and management.

Donna has been in the RV Resort industry since 2008 and has extensive knowledge, experience, and success in RV resort operations, reservations, administration and guest relationships.

She brings the knowledge and experience to focus on managing all aspects of a premier resort.

Eddie Rymer

Professional Profile

With almost two decades of experience in commercial real estate, Eddie Rymer and his team offer their clients a proven process built on collaboration, trust and transparency. Although Eddie resides in the Twin Cities, his team’s real estate knowledge and the clients they serve extends throughout North America and beyond. Eddie leads an occupier advisor and tenant representation team focusing primarily on serving corporate users of office and industrial space.

Professional Affiliations and Accreditations

Eddie holds a bachelor’s degree from St. John’s University. Eddie also holds a CCIM designation. In Minneapolis, Eddie was a past public policy member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), and the Association for Capital Growth (ACG). Eddie is active in his community as he has served on the Children’s Hospital of MN Counsel which includes the Executive Committee and Corporate Giving Board Committee.

Eddie R. Rymer
651-226-7835

Cindy Hoeschen

Cindy provides property accounting services for Rymer Companies’ Minnesota-owned commercial real estate portfolio and other operating entities. A Minnesota-licensed real estate broker, Cindy brings more than 25 years of experience in commercial real estate, including accounting, property management, leasing and marketing.  Cindy is a strategic thinker who employs a unique blend of creativity and common sense to drive business results.

Jayne Cohen

Jayne Cohen founded Jayne L Cohen & Associates in 2012 and has over 40 years of outdoor hospitality management and campground development experience. She owned a large and very successful family resort in New Hampshire until it was sold in 2003. For 8 years, until the end of 2011 she was President of a large privately owned company with 12 resorts.

Jayne has extensive knowledge and experience in park operations and uses her skills and experience to assist clients to improve their revenues and profits by creating better experiences for their guests and creating systems and procedures, and strategic plans to obtain a client’s financial goals.

Jayne has worked with hundreds of clients on new RV park developments and campground expansions conducting market and comparative analysis, feasibility research and reporting for lenders and investors, and land planning and design. Her operational audits for RV park buyers, sellers, and operators have had great success reducing expenses, increasing revenues, and creating better guest experiences.

https://campgroundconsultinggroup.com/

Marina Parkin , CPA

Marina is a Principal at Rea’s Sarasota office, bringing over 25 years of accounting expertise in small business, tax, and real estate. Prior to joining Rea in 2024, she successfully managed her own firm for 13 years. A dual-licensed CPA in Florida and Canada, Marina holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from York University in Toronto. Born in the former USSR and fluent in Russian, she brings a unique international perspective to her work. Marina is known for her holistic approach to client service, focusing on clear communication and strategic tax planning while serving as a trusted business advisor.

https://reaadvisory.com

Darla Sinnard, CMP

With 35 years of experience in the hospitality industry and a 15-year designation as a Certified Meeting Professional, Darla provides a unique understanding of customer service and engagement, customer retention, event planning and resort management combined with RV industry knowledge. As the Regional Manager for Jennings Communities, Darla was involved in the design, development, and operation of Sunkissed Village RV Resort, which opened in Summerfield, FL, in December 2019, and another highly rated RV Resort, Bay Bayou RV Resort in Tampa, FL. Bay Bayou was recently awarded the 2023 Florida RV Park of the Year for mid-size properties by the Florida and Alabama Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds.

Darla has extensive experience in HR, procurement, vendor and contract negotiations, activities planning, advertising, marketing, budgeting, and operations management. As a Certified Pool Technician and licensed LP Gas Qualifier II, she also provided staff training.

Darla is currently serving her fifth year as the Executive Secretary on the Board of Directors for the Florida and Alabama Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds. The opportunity to serve on the Board provides a valuable opportunity to be aware of current industry trends, products, services, and involvement in all aspects of the evolving RV industry.

Larry Perkins

Larry Perkins, CEO, will direct the fund’s investment activities along with the board of directors and investment committee. Mr. Perkins will also oversee any, and all, of the funds development activities.

Mr. Perkins graduated with a BS in Accounting from Millikin University, a highly acclaimed Midwest private university located in central Illinois. He spent his initial business years working in accounting with a national multimedia company, a regional CPA firm, and an international Fortune 50 company. When an opportunity arose to go into small business where he felt we could really make an impact on a business took it, becoming Vice President and Controller of nationwide electronics manufacturer. This is where he got his first real introduction to computers in the very early 80’s installing an IBM system 34 (top line computer system back then) running MAPICs manufacturing software and automating the entire manufacturing process.

In 1983, the multimedia company which he first worked had sold and the president of the company started a personal computer company and Mr. Perkins was approached to join this start up in a brand new and exciting industry. Mr. Perkins joined the company in late 1983 and by mid-1985 he became the owner. He then grew the company from 7 employees and $700,000 in sales to 60+ employees and over $20 Million dollar in sales in 6 years. In 1993, he sold his interest in the business and ventured out into new territory. That territory would be real estate.

Mr. Perkins’ primary expertise is in land recognition and “best use” planning and value positioning, as well as structured financing. Mr. Perkins has been involved in over a billion dollars of real estate development projects over the last 25 years throughout the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean.

https://www.gatewayopfunds.com/

Ed Rymer

Ed Rymer is the owner of Rymer Companies. Mr. Rymer has more than forty-years of broad-based experience in the ownership, development and redevelopment of commercial-investment real estate as well as numerous other companies and businesses with a focus and expertise primarily in Florida and Minnesota.  Ed is the past President of the Minnesota/Dakotas CCIM Chapter.

Ed attributes much of his success to having a keen eye for an opportunity and surrounding himself with a group of professional, experienced, talented and results-oriented individuals.

Ed is married to his beautiful wife, Paulette, for 43 years, and they have four adult/married children and ten grandchildren. He has completed nine full Ironman races, competed/qualified numerous times for the famous Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii, and continues to compete in the 75-79 Ironman age group.