The Rt. Rev. Leo Frade
Chairperson
San Pedro Sula, Honduras · Miami, FL
Our People
Diana Dillenberger Frade
Founder and President of Our Little Roses Ministries · San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Diana first came to Honduras in 1970 to teach at a bilingual school in Tegucigalpa. Diana’s acute sense of vision, extensive management and financial experience, and inspiring leadership has enabled her to work with leaders and child advocates throughout San Pedro Sula and Honduras, transforming the ministry of Our Little Roses from a small three-bedroom rented home to a ministry that has sheltered and transformed hundreds of girls, most of whom likely would have faced a tragic future had they survived the streets, the abuse, or the abject poverty from which they came.
From a rented house to a thriving ministry
Our Little Roses was founded in a rented, three-bedroom, two-bath house near the Episcopal Cathedral in San Pedro Sula. The home was named after Dr. Rosa Judith Cisneros, an Episcopal attorney and children’s rights champion who was killed on the steps of her home in San Salvador on Aug. 18, 1981. (Violence against women remains a significant issue in Central America.)
Diana has since transformed the ministry into an enclosed compound on land donated by the then-mayor of San Pedro Sula that includes a 24-hour year-round residential education center for girls, a Transition Program for our over-18 girls, Holy Family bilingual school that enrolls 23 girls from the residential education center and 200 children from the community, a medical and a dental clinic, and the Schilling Retreat Center for local, national, and international businesses, associations, and nonprofit organizations.
Board of Directors
The Rt. Rev. Michael Garrison
Vice Chairperson · Governance Committee Chair
Bradenton, FL
Dr. Diana Dillenberger Frade
Founder and President OLRM
San Pedro Sula, Honduras · Miami, FL
Mrs. Barbara Phillips
Development Committee Chair · Executive Committee
Charlotte, NC
Ms. Kirsten Matsumoto
Secretary
Monterey, CA
Mr. Jeff M. Lewis
Co-Treasurer
Lexington, NC
Mrs. Margaret Ells
Fundraising Chairperson · Executive and Governance Committees
Blue Bell, PA
Mrs. Carol Garrison
Development Committee
Bradenton, FL
Mrs. Celina Montañez
Development Committee
Miami, FL
Fr. Dave Collins
Development Committee
Miami, FL
Mr. Larry Mazuchowski
Development Committee
Buffalo, NY
Mr. Ross Lavin
Governance Committee
Burnet, TX
Fr. Spencer Reece
Development Committee
North Kingstown, RI
The Rev. Susan Bruttell
Governance Committee
Plantation, FL
Ms. Carla M. Garcia
Executive Director
Miami, FL
Our Family in Honduras
Our Little Roses Ministries is a Honduran Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that operates in full compliance with Honduran government regulations. Its governing body is the General Assembly, composed of ministry employees, which meets annually to elect six officers who report to the Assembly.
The Rt. Rev. Leo Frade
Chairperson
San Pedro Sula, Honduras · Miami, FL
Dr. Diana Dillenberger Frade
Founder and President OLRM
San Pedro Sula, Honduras · Miami, FL
Mayra
Assistant to the Executive Director
Waldina
Treasurer
Katy
Director
Elena
Accountant
Nohemy
Accountant
Alex
Accountant Assistant
Kirsten
Liaison
Ayari
Assistant to the Director
Our Family in Florida
Ms. Carla M. Garcia
Executive Director
Miami, FL
Genesis Duron
Office Coordinator
Miami, FL
D-Jon Charles
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Tampa, FL