Travis Tamasese
Chief of StaffAs chief of staff, Travis Tamasese guides collaboration and coordination within cross-departmental projects at KPBS and builds relationships with community leaders and groups.
He has spent more than 10 years working in public education and served most recently as the deputy chief of staff and director of strategy and policy at San Jose State University. Prior to his time at SJSU, Travis served as the chief of staff in student affairs at Long Beach State University. He has led multiple functional areas and initiatives focused on expanding access to resources, internal and external communications, diversity, equity, and inclusion, budget allocation, and strategic planning.
He is currently completing his master’s degree in human rights practice at the University of Arizona.
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The New York Times broke the news Thursday that Trump's Justice Department sent UCSD, Stanford and The Ohio State University letters on Wednesday requiring the schools hand over admission data by April 24 or risk losing federal funding. -
The International Olympic Committee will require all athletes who want to participate in women's events to undergo genetic testing. The policy takes effect for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. -
Gas prices are rising fast in California with prices up more than a dollar from last month and nearly two dollars higher than the national average, according to AAA. Drivers at CJ Gas in Sacramento said filling up has become another strain on already tight budgets. -
At 20 airports around the U.S., security screeners are getting paid as usual despite the ongoing DHS shutdown — because they're private contractors. Will more airports look at privatizing security?
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"Good Writing" is a new book by married writers Anne Lamott and Neal Allen, guiding writers through a series of rules about the craft of putting a sentence together — and above all, being curious. The pair will speak in San Diego on April 1. -
This weekend in the arts: Edra Soto added to ICA's sculpture trail; Medium Festival of Photography comes to MCASD; "Matt & Ben" at New Village Arts; Flamy Grant at Soda Bar and more.
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