Meet the Team

Charlene Clingman

Client Relationship Coordinator

Charlene Clingman served as the client relationship coordinator at KPBS from 2014 to 2016. She provided strategic support to the KPBS corporate development department including the coordination of special programs such as Local Heroes and the KPBS Vehicle Donation Program. Prior to joining KPBS Charlene worked for a variety of local non-profit organizations including the San Diego Natural History Museum and the San Diego Museum of Man. She holds a degree in anthropology from UC Santa Barbara and a degree in non-profit business management from the University of San Diego.

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Military

New contract between Marine Corps, Frontwave Credit Union provides more protections for recruits

Scott Rodd

A KPBS investigation last year found the Marine Corps funneled thousands of Marine recruits into the Oceanside-based credit union annually in order to process their paychecks. It also found the credit union relied on overdraft fees as a key source of revenue.
Yosemite employees worked for weeks with no pay before the government hired them

Chiara Eisner

Seasonal employees counting on housing at Yosemite were asked to volunteer for the park while the government was unable to onboard them at the start of the summer.
Health

Teen suicide is on the decline, new federal data shows

Rhitu Chatterjee

The 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health report found that in recent years, depression and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in teens have declined.
Environment

Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose

Rebecca Hersher

The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
Meet Žibuoklė Martinaitytė, the composer who wants to get inside your head

Tom Huizenga

The Lithuanian composer, now based in New York, creates layered, deliberate music that she hopes will grant listeners the freedom to enter an altered state of mind.
National

How a public library's summer game took over a Michigan city

Neda Ulaby

Summer in Ann Arbor, Mich., means thousands of people hunting for hidden codes around the city and reading books to earn points. It's part of a popular game organized by the public library.