Sharon Phillips ................................................... Multicultural Connections & Preventable Crisis Care

Sharon Phillips

COMMUNITY HERO 2013

Sharon Phillips, former First Vice President of Washington Mutual Bank, worked in Corporate & Community Affairs, for more than 25 years. Originally from Florida, Sharon graduated from Florida A&M University with a double major in Marketing and Finance. She is currently President and founder of Multicultural Connections and Preventable Crisis Care. Both companies are dedicated to providing services to ethnicities and communities one project at a time. Services consist of working with non-profits, forprofits and governmental agencies to assist with community issues and concerns. They offer assistance in funding projects and providing professional resources that connect businesses with partners in order to achieve their goals. Preventable Crisis Care assists families with resources during preventable and unpreventable crisis. Sharon has extended her expertise to penning her memoir and becoming an author of “Turning Hurt Into Purpose.” This true life story was written after she lost her entire immediate family within a 10 year timeframe to various illnesses and having to return to Florida to bury everyone because she was the sole survivor. This memoir is based on spiritual, physical, mental and professional experiences of survival, growth and knowledge based on positive outcomes as a result of her struggles. Sharon and her family attend The Fountain of Praise. Believing in the value of family, Sharon has been married to Will Phillips Jr. for 24 years; they have one daughter, 10 grandchildren, 3 stepsons, and a great grandchild (“they are truly the Wind Beneath Her Wings”). While recuperating from major surgery, Sharon continued to make a difference in the community by working with local Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee and her staff and Congressman Al Green to assist families during tragic and difficult situations. She continues to serve and financially support various boards, such as the Chinese Community Center, Vietnamese Cultural Association, Texas Women’s Empowerment Foundation and the Board of Directors for Metamorphosis. She had the privilege of being honored by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee of the Eighteenth Congressional District; the Congresswoman says Sharon was “Honored for her underlying efforts in the community and her commitment and hard work and dedication to helping others …” Sharon Phillips’ life story embodies the term “servant leadership.” One of her favorite personal quotes is: “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28

Sharon Phillips President

MultiCultural Connections & Preventable Crisis Care 10703 Villa Lea Lane Houston, Texas 77071 (Office) 713.443.7358 sharon.phillips@multiculturalconnect.com phillips.sd46@yahoo.com