Emily Wenk
Mid-Level Development OfficerEmily Wenk is the mid-level development officer at KPBS with a passion for community engagement and creative expression. Prior to joining the KPBS team, she worked in marketing and data analytics in the wine industry and in annual giving for SDSU Alumni.
Born and raised in Texas, she received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Houston in 2004. From a young age, Emily demonstrated a keen interest in the arts and travel, and enjoys finding inspiration from visiting museums and exploring new cultures and landscapes.
In 2015, Emily settled in Southern California and has been lucky to call San Diego home since 2018. Outside of her work at KPBS, Emily is an avid reader, enthusiastic sports fan, photography collector and lover of music. She deeply values curiosity and kindness, and has found that San Diego has enriched her life as an endless source of both.
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As soon as May 20, thousands of Afghans living in the U.S. will lose a protection that shielded them from deportation and allowed them to work. -
San Diego Unified’s popular before- and after-school program will open its application process on April 14. This year, the district is using a lottery system to determine enrollment. -
The $1.8 million grant from the California Coastal Commission will help the city establish baseline data for its RE:BEACH project. -
President Trump had his first physical of his second term on Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. -
The rationale was to address "mismanagement, fraud, and misaligned priorities." Former USAID official Jeremy Konyndyk said reversals and inconsistences in the cancellations created "total whiplash." -
Mental health therapists at Veterans Affairs should begin sessions with patients saying they are in a shared office space, a memo obtained by NPR says. Trump's back-to-office orders start Monday for VA.
- Federal officials revoke four San Diego State University students’ visas
- What you need to know as the May 7 Real ID deadline approaches
- Local DMV offices to open early for REAL ID appointments starting next week
- UC San Diego activists protest visa revocations for five students
- Higher prices may be slow to come down even if tariffs go away, economists say