About Kim


Kim Schultz graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2010, with a Bachelors degree in Spanish and International Studies. She spent her final semester traveling and studying abroad in South America. Before joining HPGM as Program Manager, Kim worked to expand a community health educational program, as a Program Assistant for the Southeast Wisconsin Affiliate of Susan G. Komen.


She joined HPGM as Program Manager in 2013. In 2015, she completed the Future Milwaukee Leadership Program through Marquette University. That same year, she was promoted to Associate Director of Corporate Events at HPGM. In 2016, she completed the Nonprofit Board Prep Program through YLINK in Kenosha.

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In 2017, Kim was again promoted, to Director of Strategic Partnerships & Events, taking on a larger role in developing and maintaining corporate and community partnerships. She worked with the President & CEO and Board of Directors to create HPGM programs, plan events, collaborate with members, explore funding opportunities, and reach strategic goals.


Kim serves on the Wisconsin Humane Society Advisory Board and is the Chair of the Racine Community Committee. She is also a member of the Sharp Literacy Young Leaders Board. Kim was selected as a member of the 2019 class of TEMPO Milwaukee's Emerging Women Leaders program.


In August of 2019, Kim was named Interim Executive Director of HPGM.



About stephanie


Stephanie Melendrez graduated from Marquette University in 2015 with a Bachelors and in 2017 with her Masters. She’s worked with Marquette University, the Consulate of Mexico in Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Brewers. Her goal is to explore different opportunities that allow her to build relationships and use her strong cultural fluency to support efforts to multicultural communities, businesses, community groups and local leaders. She aspires to work closely with community members to develop and establish new exciting opportunities in the areas of community relations and inclusion.



About Veronica


Veronica joined HPGM in 2019 as an Office Manager and is hoping this role not only gives her a chance to attain new skills but also meet new people and networking which, ultimately will help her grow as a professional. Veronica Davalos is an undergraduate student at Marquette University pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. She is actively involved in Marquette’s own HPGM student chapter as well as the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineer’s (SHPE). She has aspirations of going to graduate school to pursue a Masters or Ph.D and ultimately working for the well-known company Tesla.

​Veronica is currently in Marquette’s McNair Scholars Program. She is working in the shock physics lab with Dr. Borg, researching polymer bonded explosives (PBXs) and the physical phenomenon that occurs during an explosion.