Phoebe Chalk Position: Asst. Ath. Dir. for Comm. Relations/Hall of Champions

Phone: (520) 621-2331
Email: pchalk@arizona.edu

Phoebe Chalk joined the staff as Assistant Athletics Director for Public Relations and Special Events in November 1997. She has extensive experience in fund development, event planning and community relations. Her responsibilities included special events, publications, community relations, the Sneaker Ball biennial auction and dinner, webpage, cheerleaders and mascots, and an overall public relations campaign.

In June 2004, Phoebe became the Assistant Athletics Director for Community Relations and the Jim Click Hall of Champions. In addition to many of her responsibilities above, she now also manages the student-athlete community service programs, and the Athletics Department's museum, the Jim Click Hall of Champions.

Before coming to Athletics, Phoebe was the Director of the Annual Fund and the Assistant Director of the Presidents Club and Annual Fund for The University of Arizona Foundation, the fund-raising arm of the University. She held those two separate positions for a combined seven years. As Director of the Annual Fund, Phoebe was responsible for the Parents Campaign, Class Reunion Gift Program, direct mail, Telephone Outreach Program and the Faculty/Staff Campaign, all of which generated more than $1.5 million annually for the UA. As the Assistant Director of the Presidents Club and Annual Fund she was responsible for the cultivation and solicitation of major donors to the UA as well as an extensive special events calendar.

A native of Tucson, Chalk received her B.A. from the UA and received a M.Ed. from Northern Arizona University in 1997. She is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in Education. She served on numerous boards and commissions and is currently a member of Angel Charity for Children, the Public Relations Society of America Southern Arizona Chapter, Key Group, and Council for Advancement and Support of Education.