Catherine Reinard

Cathy Reinard owns and operates the Catskill Mountains Gilboa KOA campground in Gilboa, New York, while also working as a real estate broker specializing in campgrounds and glamping properties. With 30 years as a campground owner and 6 years as a broker, she entered the industry after being a camper herself and deciding to pursue ownership when her previous job and family demands prompted a change. Reinard earned a BSIM in Industrial Management from the University of Akron and a master's degree in marketing from William Patterson University, both of which support her work in operations, marketing, and property sales. She recently closed the largest KOA resale transaction, a $30 million three-part portfolio. Reinard serves on three industry boards and mentors new campground owners. She attributes her success to being incredibly stubborn and not giving up, values doing what she says she will do while living honestly, kindly, and ethically, and advises sticking to park rules without exceptions. In the current market, she sees rising fuel costs as the biggest challenge and creative stay-in-play options as a key opportunity to encourage longer guest stays.