Phillip “Phil” Wilson was born and raised in Newark NJ, where he attended Newark Public School and attended Essex County Schools of Technology “Newark Tech”. Phil comes from a Career Technical Education “CTE” background with over 20 years as an Auto Collision Tech and over 17 years as an Auto Collision Instructor.

Phil has multiple certifications in the Auto Collision Field. One as a State Certified Teacher, American Services of Excellence “ASE”, I-Car Instructor in Auto Collision and is certified to teach the trade of Auto Collision in three different States.

Phil is a loving husband to his wife, Latasha Wilson, who donated a kidney to him in 2019. Phil is also the proud father of two daughters, Aniya and Kyla, and three sons Noah, and twins Logan and Landan. Phil has a life mission of educating the community in the trades industry as well as traditional education. He believes that everyone should be able to learn a trade tapping into various forms of learning, hands on skills and career based fields.