Born on December 10, 1969, Jo Anna Boggess is the second child of Frank & Zelma (Landis) Boggess of Ripley.  Jo grew up in Ripley with an older brother and twin sister.  Her brother Pat works for Alcan Rolled Products.  He and his wife Leslie, and children Chelsey, Lindsey & Nathan operate Boggess Family Farms in Given, WV.  Jo's twin sister Beth is an FBI Agent stationed in Denver, Colorado.

Jo's family roots run deep in Jackson County.  Her maternal grandparents are Eurada and the late Kemp Landis of Kenna, WV.  Her paternal grandparents are the late Jimmy & Gertrude Boggess of Millwood.

While working at the WV Legislature in 1994, Jo lived in Charleston and attended church at the Baptist Temple.  It was there that she met her husband, Michael Monroe Phillips.  A graduate of George Washington High School and the University of Tennessee School of Architecture, Mike is an Architect with Buchart Horn, Inc.  They were married on May 25, 1996, at the Baptist Temple in Charleston, WV.

Mike & Jo have four wonderful boys - Solomon, Bennett, Garrison & Anderson.  Their home is filled with a lot of fun and adventure.  The boys are busy with church (Calvary United Methodist), school, basketball, flag football, soccer, fishing & hunting.