Board of Directors

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About Our Board

Hi, my name is Nannette Gonzalez and I'm the Cofounder and president of ROCK Ministries! However, I like to think of myself as a missionary on a mission to hug as many babies that I can for the Lord! I have been blessed beyond measure over many years by being a "mother to the motherless" and to be friends with some of the poorest people I know but so rich in the Lord! I have learned to so many from this culture and I find it a privilege to be called to Romania! If you would like to know more about how you can be a "baby hugger" for the Lord, contact me at: rockromania@yahoo.com.


Hello, my Name is Robbin Weege and I go to First Presbyterian Church in Bakersfield, Ca. While I was attending church one Sunday our pastor was talking about Missions and how the Bible states that you should go to help God's people and to spread the word of the Lord. This sermon spoke to my heart and the next thing I know is I am hungry to serve the Lord. I am on First Presbyterians Missions committee, helped several small ministries in my community and I have been on two world missions. My first world mission was in Guatemala with Helps International where our team installed stoves in rural areas. My second world mission was to Romania with ROCK Ministries to pray and care for abandoned children. When I got back from Romania I wanted to know more about ROCK’s ministry than I had learned on my trip. God put every child, hospital worker, staff member, and of course Nannette on my mind & heart all of the time. I am a housekeeper by trade and it goes to show that it doesn't matter what you do for a living if GOD puts a passion in your heart you will follow.


My name is Jay De Miranda. I am a retired businessman and married to a lovely lady, Shirley. I met Nannette through the Los Angeles Times article written about her and ROCK Ministries in 1999. After reading the article and having a heart for the less fortunate children myself, I was so impressed by Nannette’s passion for her work with the children in Romania that I had to be involved. I have served on the ROCK Board of Directors sharing my financial expertise since 2006. My wife and I have traveled twice to Romania to work with ROCK Ministries.


Hi, my name is Kari Glennan. I first went to Romania when I was 16 years old and my life was changed forever. The lives of the children that I encountered made such an impact on my life. I returned every year after that, to keep working with kids in the orphanages and in the hospital. After graduating from college in 2005, I moved to Romania for two years to be a full time missionary for ROCK. I loved every minute of it, and my heart will always be with those kids. Now I am back in California working as the Father's Care Coordinator for ROCK's foster care program. If you would like to contact me you can reach me at heart4romania@yahoo.com


Hello from beautiful So. Calif. My name is Helen Bethell...My husband and I fell in love with the children of Romania back in 94 after seeing how desperate they were on TV. Not only are we baby huggers, we are Nan lovers. She has such a love for the country and its people, we got on board with ROCK Ministries and what a ride we've had. We have watched ROCK Ministries grow into what it is today and it is still growing by leaps and bounds. What insight ROCK Ministries has to the needs of the people, whether it be Hospital care, foster care, family assistance or children in the orphanage's....ROCK Ministries is there! We are so grateful to be a part of an organization that puts the Lord first in all matters....its exciting to see where He is taking us!


Hi, Our names are Rick and Lynn Lavezzari and we attend Hope Chapel Gateway in Torrance, Ca. Rick is on their council and Lynn belongs to two other non profit organizations that serve children and their families. We have always had a need in our hearts to help the underprivileged and at a young age our daughter, Nicole, developed a heart for the needy in other countries, thus Jay and Shirley DeMiranda introducing us to Nannette... We first met Nannette when our daughter and her grandfather decided to go to Romania to help Nannette with the children at the hospital. They came back so touched and changed that our whole family has been involved in ROCK ever since. Our daughter has since become a Missionary and she and her husband are headed to Syria in the future. GOD is doing great things in our lives as HE continues to show us the needs of others, near and far, in ROCK Ministries and in the Missionary world. We are very blessed to be part of GOD's giving through ROCK's board. Feel free to contact us at: LLNRL42@aol.com.

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Administrative

Walter Stormont ROCK's Stateside Editor		Margie Lopez ROCK’s Stateside Accountant