Controller - Jack Phillips

The Controller oversees the Party's financial matters, retains records of all monetary transactions, and is the liaison between the Professional Treasurer and the Ventura County Democratic Central Committee.

Background:
1940: Born in Brooklyn Naval Shipyard. 1962: B.S., U.S. Naval Academy.  1966: Bronze Star, combat “v” for service with Vietnam Navy Junk Force. 1967: Married to Phyllis for a 51 year fully shared journey of continuous political and social activism in the company of three daughters, five grandsons and a series of German Shepherd dogs.
1971: MDiv., Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge Mass. 1972-79: Parish ministry in English and Spanish, active with UFWOC Farm Worker’s movement. 1979-2005: Small business owner, Long Beach.
 
Jack and Phyllis have been active in anti-war and progressive politics all of their married life (Phyllis even earlier, demonstrating for integration while at UNC Chapel Hill, NC in 1957, before MLK!) After 26 years as isolated Democrats in the reddest of Orange County they were delighted to discover the Ventura County Democrats when they retired and came to Camarillo in 2005. Jack served as Treasurer and then as President of the Democratic Club of Camarillo during the 2008 election, and has served as Controller for the County Party since February of 2014.
In addition to his part-time volunteer job working for the Party, Jack and Phyllis enjoy classes with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Cal State Channel Islands, and playing old-time music at jams, dances and Civil War re-enactments.

Controller Jack Phillips