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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Stream now with the PBS app / Watch Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Monday, Aug. 25 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. Host Elsa Sevilla takes a look back at some of her favorite segments form the series, beginning with the Vallecitos Stagecoach Stop where weary travelers took respite from the grueling journey of the ButterCoach Lane Route. -
Join Host Elsa Sevilla as she compiles some of the most unique and interesting historic sites throughout the County. The goal is to find the most intriguing, historically important and beautiful sites. Join us for the best of SAN DIEGO'S HISTORIC PLACES.
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Stream now with the PBS app. Watch Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. Following a terrorist attack in Kashmir last spring, India and Pakistan, both nuclear powers, exchanged military strikes in an alarming escalation. Former Foreign Minister Hina Khar joins GZERO World to give Pakistan's perspective and look at where things stand now. -
Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines. But legal experts say he lacks the constitutional authority to do so. -
Following a terrorist attack in Kashmir last spring, India and Pakistan, both nuclear powers, exchanged military strikes in an alarming escalation. Former Foreign Minister Hina Khar joins GZERO WORLD to give Pakistan's perspective and look at where things stand now.
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This fall at least 200,000 California students are expected to enroll in transitional kindergarten, which serves as a bridge between preschool and kindergarten.
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