Tom and wife Cathy reside in Newport Beach, CA, have been married since 1981 and have 2 grown children and one granddaughter. After owning and operating Baker Party Rentals in Costa Mesa for 40 years, Tom and Cathy sold the business and retired in March of 2022.
Tom volunteered and was elected President of GMCPC at the Pismo Beach rally in October 2022. As GMCPC begins it’s 47th year, Tom looks forward to helping the club remain a vibrant and relevant chapter of FMCA.
Mike is an entrepreneur at heart. For the past 30 years, he has built a wide portfolio of successful brands and entertainment-based businesses. His story began on the road, touring as a professional musician signed by Universal Records before launching one of the largest entertainment agencies in the country. He has raised and facilitated more than $100 million dollars in sponsor partnerships for his festivals and has produced numerous high-profile marketing tours.
Based in San Diego, California, Mike currently owns and operates Westward Entertainment, which focuses on large scale event production, brand management, event consulting, and content-driven social marketing. He is also the Founder and Creator of the National Blues Museum in St. Louis, Missouri—a 23,000-square-foot, $14 million dollar educational facility dedicated to telling the entire story of modern American music. Recent projects include launching a full-service concessions business, the launch of a 50,000 square foot outdoor concert venue in Logan Heights – SD and a partnership to create the “Chicano Music Festival” which will tour the west coast.
My wife Donna and I saw our first GMC Coach across the street from one of our gardening accounts. The owners were friendly and gave us a tour. They also invited us to stop by a local Pacific Cruisers Rally in Huntington Beach to see other coaches. Boy, did we meet the experts! We bought our Palm Beach a few weeks later Mesa Arizona. That was January 1992
My passion has always been growing plants. During and after my education to become an industrial arts teacher I supported my self landscaping and gardening. Donna joined me in the business that allowed us to travel in the winters. We drove the Palm Beach to many palm beaches throughout Mexico.
Anthony “Twon” Ridenhour is a community-driven arts-and-culture advocate with more than 20 years of high-level leadership experience. Twon began his career as a professional touring musician before transitioning into the world of arts and culture. Twon is currently serving as the Executive Director of the San Diego Model Railroad Museum, the largest (and only accredited) facility of its kind in North America.
Twon will apply his decades of experience in strategic planning, community engagement, and thoughtful leadership to manage the club’s finances and further the mission of the GMC Pacific Cruisers.
Cathy Mantyla and her husband, Tom have been married for 41 years. Cathy and Tom owned Baker Party Rentals, Inc. in Costa Mesa, CA for 40 years; they sold the business in March, 2022 and have been transitioning into retirement. Cathy places a high value on giving back to the community by volunteering with different organizations, mostly within her church community.
Cathy will bring her attention to detail to the office of Secretary using skill sets developed by owning a business as well as chairing multiple volunteer-led events.
Jaye has been a professional IT “data wrangler” since 1989. Aside from technology he enjoys the creative side of strategic branding and design. Jaye has worked much of his career with nonprofits in technology, web design and the development of public service announcements for national radio and TV markets with the Ad Council.
With a love of books & history Jaye also serves as City Commissioner / Library Trustee for the City of Riverside. Hobbies include all things coffee (certified Barista by Specialty Coffee Association), tinkering with his 1930 Ford Cabriolet, renovating the house and of course, camping and driving the open roads in a 1978 GMC Motorhome.
