Phoebe Tudor has a B.A in Art History from the University of Virginia and an M.A in Historic Preservation from Columbia University. She is a preservationist and community volunteer, primarily in the areas of the arts, quality of life, and education. She served for seven years on the Houston Archeological and Historical Commission, three of those as chairman; is the founder and chairman of the Julia Ideson Library Preservation Partners, responsible for raising funds and overseeing the restoration and addition to the city’s oldest library; was the Centennial Chairman for The Hermann Park Conservancy, which raised money for a new Centennial Garden and Pavilion; and is the founding Chairman of the Astrodome Conservancy, working to establish a public-private partnership to help repurpose Houston’s Astrodome.
In addition, Mrs. Tudor is currently serves on the following Boards The Houston Ballet, Hermann Park Conservancy, National Trust for Historic Preservation, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, The Houston Parks Board, The Houston Seminar and the Bond Oversight Committee for the Houston Independent School District. She is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board of the Rice University School of Architecture and the Advisory Board of Preservation Houston. She was appointed the Mayor’s Preservationist of the Year in 2013 and received the President’s Award from Preservation Houston in 2014.