Phil Damuth was raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and graduated in 1994 from Colorado State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering.  

Phil’s career began in 1995 when he joined the Trane Company in La Crosse, WI as a member of the engineering graduate training program.  The Trane Company moved him to Portland Oregon and where he worked as a sales engineer in the commercial / industrial regional sales office.    His career in Oregon had Phil traveling across the state of Oregon and exposed him to regional issues in the Northwest.    

Phil returned to the Hampton Roads area in 2002, and joined his family’s business, Damuth Trane, a regional professional services business that covers Northeastern North Carolina and Southeastern VA.     During his career at Damuth Trane, Phil has been an area business developer, sales team leader and is now VP for Client and Community Relations.   As the vice president for client and community relations, he is engaged with the Hampton Roads Region to develop partnerships, internships, and expand the company’s community involvement. 

Since 2002 Phil has been involved in:

• LEED Hampton Roads, graduation class of 2005.
• Future of Hampton Roads, a regional think tank, focused to better the region. (Current)  
• Association of Energy Engineers
• Civic Leadership, graduation class of 2014
• Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce – Chesapeake Division (Current)
• Virginia Society of Healthcare Engineers
• Member of National Association of Trane Franchise Owners (Current)
• Volunteer Hampton Roads Board Member (2017 – Current)
• Union Mission
• HREDA - Hampton Road Economic Development Alliance
• United Way Campaign Cabinet
• Volunteer Vision Cabinet                  

He is married to Cori Damuth, a nurse practitioner for US Oncology Associates.   They currently reside in the Virginia Beach, Virginia and are the proud parents of two children, Avery Jane and Barrett.