About Phillip Hawkins, Jr.
Phillip was born and raised in the City of Norfolk and has lived in Ward 4 for most of his life. His family has lived in the following neighborhoods: Park Place, Liberty Park (Now Middle Towne Arch at Broad Creek), Young Terrace, Norview, and now in Ingleside.
Phillip received his formal education from Norfolk Public Schools and is a proud graduate of Norview High School.
Phillip earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Finance, Teacher Certification in Early Childhood Education, and his Master of Arts degree in Urban Education and School Leadership all from the Norfolk State University.
Mr. Hawkins has worked in business and industries of food, restaurant, hospitality, banking, and now education all in the City of Norfolk. Phillip has been a licensed schoolteacher with Norfolk Public Schools for 25 years and is currently the Assistant Principal at the P. B. Young Sr. Elementary School in Norfolk.
Mr. Hawkins has had a distinguished level of experiences in civic engagement and has served on local and state advisory committees as an active civic and community leader as President of the Ingleside Civic League, the First Vice President of the Norfolk Federation of Civic Leagues, appointed as a member of the Norfolk Environmental Commission, and immediate past local union President of the Education Association of Norfolk – The EAN/VEA/NEA.
Phillip is a member of the Olive Grove Baptist Church in Norfolk, VA where his pastor is the Rev. Dr. Larry Williams, Sr. Phillip’s birth parents were the late Phillip Hawkins, Sr. and Cherry Louise Powell Hawkins. Phillip has seven adult siblings, his parent is Barbara W. Hawkins, numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
