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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From a student thesis project at San Diego State University to a milestone festival, FilmOut continues to showcase queer stories on screen. -
But the court, in its emergency-docket order, left in place by a 5-4 order a lower court ruling that threw out National Institutes of Health memos that enforced the administration's policies. -
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: "Alex Katz: Theater and Dance" at MCASD; the San Diego Symphony takes on "Jurassic Park"; Helena Westra's "Lying Fallow” at the Athenaeum Art Center and more. -
New works by acclaimed choreographers Ching Ching Wong, Garrett Smith and Carly Topazio explore abstraction, metaphoric masks, memory and speculative futurism in "Debuts." -
The vice president spoke about the administration's domestic agenda enacted in a sweeping bill last month that will shift resources from social safety programs to immigration enforcement and tax cuts. -
Stream now with the PBS app + Watch Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025 at 5 p.m. on KPBS TV. Kelly joins Dr. Wendy Suzuki in an animated conversation about the importance of movement in our physical, mental and emotional well-being. This roundtable also features Manoush Zomorodi, journalist and host of NPR’s Ted Radio Hour, and poet and artist Mahogany L. Browne, both of whom share how they incorporate movement into their lives and work.
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