With more than a decade of experience in public communications, Lenka Wright has led citywide communications for cities in California including Santa Clara and San José; Bellevue, Washington; and Abilene, Texas. Lenka currently serves as the City of Mountain View’s first Chief Communications Officer. Prior to her career in public service, Lenka was an award-winning news anchor/reporter at T.V. stations in Florida, New York, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.
Lenka holds a bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications and Political Science from Indiana University and a master's degree with distinction in Communication Arts from New York Institute of Technology. She is a certified public manager through Texas State University-San Marcos. Lenka has also earned certifications in public information through CAPIO’s J. Lindsey Wolf PIO Institute, and in crisis communication, reputation management and reputation risk management through PRSA.