Francesca Mayca Wegner (she/her/ella) is HPGM’s newest Executive Director. She joins HPGM after serving as Senior Director of Development and Communications for Sojourner Family Peace Center. Prior to Sojourner, Francesca served in various roles in Marquette University’s advancement department while earning her MBA.

She brings extensive experience building and sustaining strategic relationships with various stakeholders on behalf of nonprofit, higher education, and corporate organizations. Throughout her career, she has championed the intentional creation of spaces where others can bring their whole selves to their work and feel valued. Francesca is also passionate about investing in the Greater Milwaukee community with organizations focused on mentoring, equitable access to education, and animal welfare. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Washington County Humane Society, on the Marquette Hispanic-Serving Institution Advisory Committee, and as a mentor in the Nativity Jesuit Academy mentoring program.

A proud two-time Golden Eagle, Francesca earned both her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Master of Business Administration degrees from Marquette University.

Amanda brings over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector and has her Master’s degree in Philanthropic Studies from Indiana University’s School of Philanthropy.

Amanda was most recently the Development Operations Manager at Sojourner. Prior to Sojourner Amanda spent nearly 10 years at Lutheran Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan in a variety of Advancement and Executive Support roles. Amanda has extensive experience developing and implementing business operations processes as well as using data analysis to inform operational decision making.