Candidate for
Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of Monterey; Supervisorial District 5

Vinz Koller has lived on the Monterey Peninsula for more than 25 years. Since 2006 is the Chair of the Monterey County Democratic Party. He worked on the 2004 and 2008 presidential campaigns in several swing states. As a member of the Electoral College he cast the vote for Barack Obama for the 17th Congressional District in 2008.

Here in Monterey County he has managed the 2004 and 2008 presidential and special election campaigns since then. He is a firm believer in reaching fellow voters person-to-person to build a strong, effective, and unified Democratic Party that represents the dreams of the many and not the privileges of the few.

Vinz is Director of Training and Technical Assistance at Social Policy Research Associates and is in frequent demand as trainer and facilitator on a wide range of workforce and economic development related topics for the U.S. Department of Labor and for state and local agencies. His specialty is in organizational improvement and in managing for results. He has an MA in International Policy Studies from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and a BA in political science and English from the University of Zurich, Switzerland.

In his free time he likes to hike the Big Sur coastline, paddle on the bay in his kayak, or climb Sierra peaks on skis or ride the bike trails at the former Fort Ord. For more than fifteen seasons he has also been singing in the Carmel Bach Festival chorus.

You might run into him at the Carmel beach with his wife Ann and their dog Phoebe.