Yvonne Wenger is Director of Public Relations for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. A longtime communications professional, she is helps to lead and manage communications, government affairs, strategic outreach, and external partnerships for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. In her role, she also helps to build a culture of peace in Baltimore through a ministry that serves the families of homicide victims and gets guns off the street.
Ms. Wenger has nearly 20 years of experience as a journalist, including about a decade spent at The Baltimore Sun. Her in-depth research and reporting on poverty and the root causes of challenges in Baltimore City often led to greater scrutiny of existing problems and improvements in policies and structural practices. She spent a year investigating how the child support system traps low-income fathers in cycles of debt, and the Pulitzer Center-funded project gave momentum to reforms that benefit children, fathers and mothers. Ms. Wenger also serves as a board member on Rebuilding Together Baltimore, a nonprofit that works to help families in their homes through no cost home repairs to underserved communities. She lives in Baltimore City with her husband and daughter.