Nancy Hathaway

Founder/Director

Nancy is the Founder/Director of Heart for Orphans—a ministry God placed on her heart after she and husband, Steve, adopted three daughters from Ukraine 19 years ago. Her story is the foundation of our ministry.

Nancy began her professional life as a model and actress, primarily in commercials and daytime dramas. She played the villainess on the series Another Life. Later she transitioned behind the camera to producer, director, and writer for corporate, government and broadcast TV. But her passion and calling has become helping orphaned teens that have no voice and desperately need someone to care. Nancy works full time as director of Heart for Orphans, and she and husband Steve live in Williamsburg. They are the parents of four grown children and grandparents to three.

Steven G. de Mik

Chairman, treasurer

Steve de Mik is a CPA and has spent over 30 years in financial administration in both the public and private sectors. He is currently the Deputy General Manager and Chief Financial Officer for Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD). Steve holds an MBA from the College of William and Mary, and a BS in accounting and business administration from Southwest Baptist University.

Steve is passionate about orphan ministry and has led several short-term mission trips to Ukraine with his church. Steve and his wife Angie have two adult children and reside in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Stephen Hathaway

Steve recently retired after selling his business, Hathaway Power in Williamsburg, Virginia – a business he founded 33 years ago. Hathaway Power provided whole house generators and electrical contracting services to the Hampton Roads area. Prior to establishing his business, Steve proudly served as an MP in the Marine Corp. He now enjoys long distance bicycling and volunteering.

Steve is also co-founder of Heart for Orphans with his wife Nancy. After adopting their three daughters in Ukraine, Steve and Nancy felt the tug to do something to help the kids that would never be adopted. Steve not only sits on the Board of Directors, but also travels to Ukraine frequently with wife Nancy to visit our houses and keep in touch with all our teens. Steve and Nancy have four grown children and three grandchildren and reside in Williamsburg.

J. Vance Stallings

Vance Stallings is an attorney with the firms of Simms Showers, LLP, and J. Vance Stallings, PLC. He practices primarily in the areas of Estate Planning. Charitable Giving Strategies, Business, Real Estate Strategies, and Church and Non-Profit Law. With 27 years of experience across a range of practice areas, his representation has taken him many places, including the Supreme Court of The United States.

Vance is passionate about his commitment to give back to community and to live out the Great Commission in his daily life. Vance has a special commitment to the performing arts and served as President of the Board of Trustees of the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra from 2016-2018.

Vance is married to his wife of 31 years, Susan, with whom he has three high school aged daughters. Vance and Susan attend Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Colin Curtis

Colin Curtis is the lead pastor of Coastal Church in Williamsburg, Virginia. He’s passionate about developing authentic followers of Jesus Christ and has a zeal for the gospel and the word of God. 

 Colin is married to his high school sweetheart, Amy, and has three young children. His heart was stirred for orphan ministry in 2019 during a trip to Ukraine, which led him to serve on the board of the Salt Movement, a church planting organization started through churches in Ukraine caring for orphans. Colin has since returned to Ukraine, and joyfully stepped into serving with Heart for Orphans in early 2024.  

Becki Wegner

Becki always had a passion for serving others. She grew up in Canada but returned to her birthplace in Virginia to attend college. Becki graduated from University of Virginia with a BSN in Nursing. In 2016 Becki retired after 32 years from Sentara Williamsburg, as an Emergency Room RN.

Becki first became interested in the Heart for Orphans ministry in 2004 when H4O brought the Berdyansk Orphanage choir to the US. In 2012 Becki went on a Vision trip to Ukraine. She was immediately drawn to the children and especially remembers the Baby House, where a crowd of little hands reached out in unison to be held. She came back from that trip with the realization that God had shown her a path that He wanted her to follow. Becki has been an active volunteer and generous supporter of Heart for Orphans. She joined the Board of Directors in 2020.

She and her husband, Mark, attend Williamsburg Community Chapel. They have two daughters and two young grandchildren.