Stephanie Bergsma
Associate General ManagerStephanie Bergsma worked at KPBS from 1982 to 2012. As associate general manager, Bergsma was responsible for major gifts, production underwriting, Gays and Lesbians for Public Broadcasting affinity group and the Producers Club. Her greatest achievements include raising the funds to build the KPBS Copley Telecommunications Center and funding all of the equipment including the HDTV conversion pieces. Stephanie’s relationship with the late Joan Kroc resulted in a bequest of $235 million to National Public Radio and a $5 million bequest to KPBS in November 2003.
Stephanie has served several cultural organizations in San Diego including on the boards of the Museum of Photographic Arts, Francis Parker School, Charter 100 and Voices for Children. She was also one of the first graduates of Lead San Diego and has been active in the La Jolla Playhouse and the San Diego Museum of Art.
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Dozens of leaders in medicine, criminal justice and more issued an urgent call for collective action to tackle the gun violence crisis in the U.S. -
The colt was third in last year's Classic behind Sierra Leone and Fierceness. The horse gave Japan a victory in North America's richest race. -
El gobierno del presidente Donald Trump informó el lunes que financiará parcialmente el Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP por sus iniciales en inglés), después de que dos jueces determinaron que se requiere que el programa de ayuda alimentaria más grande del país se mantenga en funcionamiento. -
Potentially volatile cellmates are a fact of life in California prisons. That may change as the state’s incarcerated population declines, freeing up space for single-person quarters. -
The filmmaker has two new movies out: Nouvelle Vague is an homage to director Jean-Luc Godard, and Blue Moon centers on lyricist Lorenz Hart, the former creative partner of Richard Rodgers. -
Las familias construyen altares llamados ofrendas para la festividad mexicana del Día de Muertos, en honor a los difuntos. En Tijuana, un grupo aprovecha esta fecha para construir un altar en memoria de los periodistas asesinados en el ejercicio de su profesión. El videoperiodista de KPBS, Matthew Bowler, informa que el fin de semana pasado otro periodista mexicano fue asesinado.
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