The Team
Who We Are
Melissa Songco
CEO
Melissa Songco joined Habitat for Humanity of Waukesha County as CEO in April 2021. Her first exposure to Habitat was over 20 years ago while attending Marquette University. She volunteered locally through the campus chapter and traveled on a Global Village trip with Habitat to Zambia during the summer. She jokes that on that trip she caught the “Habititus,” and the mission of affordable housing has become an essential part of her life ever since. Melissa has worked in nonprofits and community development her entire career. She has previously worked for Milwaukee Habitat, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, and Junior Achievement of Wisconsin.
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Brett Peloquin
Director of Operations
Brett graduated from Marquette University with a BA in Writing and was commissioned as an active-duty Army officer in 2013. He served as an infantry officer with the 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment at Fort Carson, Colorado, before being medically retired in 2018 at the rank of Captain. Brett transitioned to the Non-Profit sector and has previously worked for Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity and Junior Achievement of Wisconsin.
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Hector Cedeno Silva
Director of Family Services
More info coming soon!
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Board of Directors
Officers
President: Steve Greiff, Johnson Financial Group
Vice President: Richard Barnhouse, Waukesha County Technical College
Past President: Warren Widicus, WWidicus Consulting, LLC
Treasurer: Jonathan Mosca, Novus Home Mortgage
Secretary: Nickolas Wagner, MPE-INC
Directors
Bridget Clementi, Children's Wisconsin
Lisa Fenske, Luminare Health
Kristin Ferge, Capri Communities
Tony Mallinger, Carlisle Architectural Metals
Aaron Melnarik, U.S. Bank
Deb Reinbold, ThriveED / Jefferson County Economic Development Consortium
Chris Siepmann, Siepmann Realty Corporation
Leo Spanuello, Waukesha State Bank
Jennifer Walmer, Wisconsin Title, Closing and Credit Services
Maria Watts, Wisconsin Housing Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)