Bill retired to Vero Beach in late 2018 with his wife, Gayle, after a long career in Information Technology starting with General Dynamics where he established and ran one of their four corporate data centers in Pomona CA. Upon the GD divestiture of the IT Division to Computer Sciences Corporation, Bill got into their IT Outsourcing Business  and then with IBM, running their global Outsourcing Transition-Transformation Business. He finished his career with Ericsson in New Jersey. Bill, an avid golfer, and Gayle have two children, Alexandria and Andrew.

Bob Bruner is our Vice-Chair of Outreach.  Bob moved here in 2015 and has brought his political activism as a Democrat to our county.  In addition to his role as Vice Chair, Bob’s a member of the Democratic Club, a Precinct Captain, and a member of the Precinct Action Committee.    Bob was previously involved in several campaigns including former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, former Congressman Zack Space and Sherrod Brown U.S. Senator.  Before moving to Sebastian, Bob was the Guernsey County Democratic Chair.  His political highlights include attending the first inauguration of Barack Obama and meeting President ...

Stacey Klim is a teacher and the mother of two children, including a son who was born with a rare brain malformation.  This led her to be an advocate for the families of children with disabilities.  Governor Inslee of Washington recognized her leadership by appointing her to the board of directors for the State Developmental Disabilities Council.  She also was awarded a Public Policy Fellowship focusing on education and disability legislation.  In 2018, Stacey ran for the Indian River County School Board, District 4, and currently serves at the Operations Coordinator for the Democrats of Indian River.

Jeanne Walther is a wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker. Past careers include RN at non-profit hospitals and substitute teacher at public schools. Jeanne and her husband, Michael, have lived and worked in Vero Beach, Florida for almost forty years and they relish the opportunity to further the influence of the Democratic Party in Florida.

Michael is a life-long Democrat – mostly reared on Air Force Bases in California, Louisiana, Texas, Florida, and New York. Michael got “sand in his shoes” in the 1960’s while at Patrick A.F.B. in Brevard County. In 1977, Michael earned a M.S. in Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Since 1978, Michael has resided in Florida – including Vero Beach since 1982. Michael is a licensed Professional Engineer - focused on coastal planning and engineering.

Claudia has lived in Florida for 37 years. After college, she worked as a journalist in the Chicago area and later the Mississippi Delta. She also taught university level journalism until she became a national field operations manager in the corporate sector for 24 years. In 2016, she retired to Sebastian. Martino has been active in Democratic politics since the 2012 Obama campaign in Broward County where she served as a neighborhood team leader.  During her time in Indian River she has volunteered with the Democrats of Indian River on a variety of political campaigns and action endeavors such as ...