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Before his retirement, Mr. Phillips was founder and owner of Byram Healthcare Centers, Inc. He began his career as an accountant while attending college in the evening by working for a small local CPA firm in Jersey City, NJ. Upon receiving his college degree accepted a position with Ernst & Ernst (now Ernst & Young) and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New Jersey.

Mr. Phillips is the current Treasurer and Member of PLANNJ Board of Directors. He is also former Treasurer and Member of the Board of Directors of Allies and the former Chairman and current member of Regional Family Support Planning Council #3 established by the NJ Legislature to advise the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) about the community needs of individuals with disabilities. In 2019, Mr. Phillips was appointed by Governor Murphy to the “Independent Fee for Service Oversight Committee” chartered to review the current fee for service rates and services and to advice DDD of deficiencies in the system.

Two of Mr. Phillip’s children attended The Midland School, graduated, and both currently work at the Midland Adult Services Employment Program. His son currently resides in a Midland group home. Mr. Phillips was an original member of the Midland Advanced Programs (MAP) Board of Trustees in 1987 until June of 2000 when he became a member of The Midland Corporation Board of Trustees and served as Board Finance Officer. He is currently Vice Chair of The Midland Corporation Board of Trustees. Mr. Phillips is also Chair of the Finance / Audit Committee and a member of the Executive and also Strategic Planning / Personnel Committees, and a member of The Midland Foundation’s Golf Classic Committee