Anne Phillips has been at the forefront of the management team of The Dartington Hall Estate, Devon over the last twenty years and since 1993 steered Schumacher College to become a leading organisation in the ecological and Holsitic Science field, with world renowned status. She retired as Director of Schumacher College in 2006, after 13 years in post. Having been involved in the initial creation and design of the College she became Director after its first three years, with a remit to put the College on a sound footing both academically and financially.
After her original degree she spent a year in East Africa doing VSO ( Voluntary Service Overseas) and returned to the U.K. to study education, and later, management.
Initially her work was in teaching and in particular she worked with the disadvantaged. She then became involved in project development and it was in this capacity that she first became involved with Schumacher College. She is now writing a book about the College.