Maia Chaka has worked American football contests in the collegiate Pac-12 Conference and Conference USA as well as pre-season NFL contest duties.
NEW YORK - Maia Chaka was added to the NFL's game officials list for the 2021 season on Friday, making her the league's first black woman on the officiating staff.
Chaka has worked in American football contests in the collegiate Pac-12 Conference and Conference USA as well as pre-season NFL contest duties. "Maia's years of hard work, dedication and perseverance –- including as part of the NFL Officiating Development Program –- have earned her a position as an NFL official," said NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent.
Chaka, a health and physical education school teacher in Virginia Beach, Virginia, graduated from Norfolk State in 2006 with an education degree.
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