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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Denmark's foreign minister summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the country after it was reported that at least three people with connections to President Trump have been carrying out covert influence operations in Greenland.
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The White House recently published a list of artworks in Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C. that it deems objectionable. One of the works on the list was created by artist Hugo Crosthwaite. KPBS reporter Julia Dixon Evans says the artist sees the actions as a distraction, with serious risks. -
The traveling experience is about to change at San Diego International Airport. KPBS reporter Jacob Aere has a sneak peek inside the new Terminal 1. -
San Diego Representative Scott Peters and community advocates were at the USS Midway Museum on Wednesday to call on Congress to pass a new law that would restart Afghan refugee relocation. KPBS military and veterans reporter Andrew Dyer says even though there’s bipartisan support, getting any legislation increasing immigration through Congress has been challenging. -
The county board of supervisors is in charge of giving out federal money, especially to people in need. And that means federal budget cuts have hampered that work. In our latest Why It Matters segment, Voice of San Diego CEO Scott Lewis explains the county’s plan for managing those cuts. -
A small group of opera lovers launched Ópera de Tijuana 25 years ago. The company has since become a cultural force in Mexico’s second-largest city.
