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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Cold War reports of mysterious rotating saucers; recent sightings of metallic elliptical objects floating in mid-air. Those and other reports of unidentifiable anomalous phenomena or UAPs — the military's term for UFOs — are described in documents released Friday. -
San Diego’s Lake Hodges dam is the only one California has deemed unsatisfactory. A rebuild plan stalled, and people are now demanding a solution that manages flood and fire risks. -
Some schools are warning users not to log back into Canvas yet, after a ransomware group claimed credit for a data breach. Half of North America's higher education institutions use the platform. -
Republican Herb Morgan is challenging Democratic incumbent Malia Cohen for oversight of California’s spending. -
Ballots are being mailed out to voters across the state and top of the ticket is the race for California governor. We’re continuing our series of conversations with the gubernatorial candidates, up next is Democrat Katie Porter. -
In Colombia, a plan to cull Pablo Escobar's invasive hippos is challenged by an Indian billionaire's offer to relocate dozens of the animals to India's wildlife reserve instead.
- Scientists tracking 2 marine heat waves off the Pacific coast. Will they merge?
- Steve Hilton lays out his plans to make the state ‘Califordable’ as governor
- 2026 Primary Election: Guide to endorsements from San Diego Democrats, Republicans and more
- SDSU engineering students help Marine vet get back on a bike
- San Diego City Council questions Mayor Todd Gloria's staff over arts funding cuts