warren is the son of joseph e. and eleanore m. phillips. he is married to his high school sweetheart, karen e.(friberg) and has two children: jeff, who is a family doctor and kristin, who works with cape abilities. warren has played music since his childhood. he plays keyboard and guitar. warren enjoys playing cover music, singing and playing keyboard with "east bay band". he also plays and sings for memory care, council of aging , and assisted living residents. in his spare time, he enjoys gardening, biking, and conducting presentations at bridgewater state university.