Johanna Koch
Public Relations Manager
Bio: Joined Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in April 2011 from Ventana
Inn & Spa where she was the Director of Sales &
Marketing. Prior to Ventana, Johanna was the Marketing Director
at the San Luis Obispo County Visitors & Conference
Bureau. Other positions include Marketing Communications
Manager (Sea Island Resorts), Senior Account Executive (Hunter
Public Relations) and Sales/Public Relations Associate (Resort at
Squaw Creek)
Hometown: Woodland, Calif.
College: California State Polytechnic University, San Luis
Obispo
Favorite Racing Series: MotoGP
Favorite Racer: Jorge Lorenzo
Favorite Sport Activities: golf, watching baseball (Go Giants!),
hiking, bocce ball
First Time You Realized You Like Racing: I went on a trip to
Texas Motorspeedway with an Indy Car team (KV Racing). Being
involved in the action of the paddock, pit lane, team
transporters got me hooked. I gained a new appreciation for the
sport.
Favorite Book: Freakonomics, Steven D. Levitt
Favorite movie: Saving Private Ryan, Bridesmaids, The Outsiders,
Love Actually
Favorite music: I LOVE music and enjoy all genres, depending on
my mood. My satellite radio is most often set to BPM, First
Wave or Alt Nation
Hobbies: spending time with my French Bulldogs: Vargas and
Sophie, travel to warm places where I can have my toes in the
sand and a drink in my hand
Something no one else knows about you: I have a tiara collection




