Phyllis Rawls Goff serves as a community volunteer with several nonprofit organizations in the Twin Cities area, including the Minnesota Historical Society, the McKnight Foundation, and the Saint Paul YWCA. Prior to retirement, Goff worked as an executive in the industries of telecommunications, higher education administration, and philanthropy. Her career included handling government relations, community affairs and customer service at U S West and Qwest (now CenturyLink); serving as chief of staff to the president at Hamline University; and interim chief of staff at The Saint Paul Foundation and Minnesota Community Foundation.

Phyllis was board chair and is a longtime supporter of Penumbra Theatre. She currently resides in Saint Paul and enjoys spending time with her grandchildren, her volunteer work, and promoting Saint Paul.