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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She will hold a listening session for San Diego and the surrounding counties on Saturday. -
Developers are making use of state and local affordable housing incentives to exceed height and density limits more than any other project in a coastal neighborhood. -
A recent Australian study shows that social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram are fueling young men with unhealthy and often unrealistic obsession with lean physiques. -
KPBS Midday EditionFrom derogatory insult to a symbol of empowerment, the changing meaning of the word "queer" is explored, and "Queer" actor Drew Droege reflects on his journey of embracing it and its cultural impact. -
Jason Magabo Perez, appointed San Diego Poet Laureate in 2023, is closing his term — and his San Diego Poetry Futures 2024 initiative — with a poetry festival at UC San Diego this weekend. -
The Giving Tree connects students in need to people who want to help fulfill their holiday wish lists.
- He's the mayor of a major California refugee city — and he's backing Trump's deportation plan
- Measure E vote shows stark divide between have and have-not neighborhoods in San Diego
- East County residents could be without power until at least Friday
- Supervisors vote to block San Diego County agencies from helping ICE deliver on mass deportations
- Critics say Diablo Canyon nuclear plant produces too much power at too high a price