Francesca Runge
Special Events Co Chairman

Francesca has been a member of the board and actively involved in fund-raising for HUGS since 2005. She is currently an Attorney Recruiting Manager in the New York City office of a large international law firm. She received a B.A. in English from Pace University and a postgraduate Certification in Personnel Management from New York University.

Francesca has served as a board member for the Association for the Help of Retarded Children (AHRC) since 1988. She is the Chair of the Scholarship Committee for Working Women of Manhasset (WWM), a networking and philanthropic organization that each year awards a scholarship to a member of the Manhasset High School graduating class; she previously served on the board and as the organization’s president. She was president and board member of the Manhasset After-school Xperience (MAX). Francesca was also a founding member and former board member of the Coalition Against Breast Cancer (MWCABC).