Rear Admiral, Ann C. Phillips, US Navy (Retired)

Ann C. Phillips is the Special Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Adaptation and Protection for the State of Virginia.  Prior to joining the administration, she worked to address sea level rise and climate impact on national security at the regional, national and international level and chaired the Infrastructure Working Group for the Old Dominion University-convened Hampton Roads Sea Level Rise Preparedness and Resilience Intergovernmental Pilot Planning Project.

Preceding her work on climate impact and sea level rise, Ann served nearly 31 years on active duty. She had the honor to commission and command USS MUSTIN (DDG 89) and to command Destroyer Squadron 28.  Her final Flag command was as Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group TWO, including all the Amphibious Expeditionary Forces on the East Coast of the United States.

Ann earned a Master of Business Administration from The College of William and Mary – Mason School of Business, in 2016.  She is a 1983 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  In addition, she is a certified Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional, Level 2.