Ann Zappa resides in Chatham County, North Carolina, on family property where she w as born and raised. She is retired from a career as Head of the English Department at MacCormac Junior College, with branches in Chicago and Elmhurst, Illinois; and Administrative Assistant at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Ann belongs to several Southern historical organizations. She is a member of Zimmermann's Battery, Palmetto Battalion, South Carolina, and also serves on the crews of other North and South Carolina Artillery Batteries as a Lady Cannoneer in battlefield re-enactments throughout the Southern States. She has portrayed historical female Artillery soldiers in living history presentations. Ann is a lifelong member of Lystra Baptist Church and active in church work.

Ann is the older of two sisters of the late rock star, Frank Zappa.

Website: http://www.annzappa.com