Barbara Sutton: President of the Board
Barbara Sutton, is an experienced surgical ICU nurse with additional expertise in procedural cardiac nursing. She received her BSN from Villanova University and has worked 40 years at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. Over the last 10 years, her passion for nursing has led her to volunteer for medical-surgical missions in impoverished areas of South America and Africa. She has served on these missions as the surgical coordinator for postoperative care and developed educational material and guidelines for nurse volunteers.

Barbara, also known as Samm by her friends, lives with her husband Peter in Newtown Square Pa. She has worked with Global Health Ministry, LAUGHH Foundation and International Medical Relief.

Laura Hamady: Secretary

Laura Hamady is an attorney in private practice with more than 15 years of experience in privacy and cybersecurity matters. Having served in senior privacy leadership roles across various industries, she brings valuable governance expertise to the Floating Doctors board.

As a former teacher and lifelong learner, Laura has long been passionate about child and maternal health and community empowerment. This commitment drew her to Floating Doctors, where she supports the organization as it grows and works to better realize its mission of delivering healthcare to remote and underserved communities.

Dr. George LaBrot, MD

Dr. LaBrot has practiced medicine in Santa Monica, Ca. since 1978. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. His international work began with Mother Theresa in India. He has volunteered in Cambodia, Africa, and Haiti and is now active in Panama with Floating Doctors. Dr. LaBrot is a regular lecturer for the Remote Care Education CME program, training physicians in the approach to international health care. It is with great joy that he serves with his son, Dr. Ben in Floating Doctors.

Paula LaBrot
Paula LaBrot has served on the board of Floating Doctors since its founding in 2009. She has an extensive background in film and video production. Paula, currently, writes a newspaper column…All Things Connected. Her writing focuses on the tech trends of today.

Dr. Ryan McCormick

Dr. Ryan McCormick grew up in Los Angeles and was a founding member of Floating Doctors serving in the past as its Vice President. After working for a year rebuilding Southern Wind, he worked clinics in Haiti and Honduras before going to medical school at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He completed additional training in Emergency Medicine, Wilderness Emergency Medicine, and Trauma Management. After returning home to California he began focusing on clinical research working at multiple universities and in clinical development within the biotech industry.

Dr. Marcus Schabacker

Dr. Marcus Schabacker has served as president and chief executive officer of ECRI, an independent patient safety nonprofit, since 2018. Dr. Schabacker is a board-certified anesthesiologist and intensive care specialist with more than 35 years of healthcare experience in complex global environments, and more than 20 years of senior leadership responsibilities serving the medical device and pharmaceutical industries across the healthcare value chain. Dr. Schabacker served as senior medical officer and head of the intensive care and anesthesia department at the Mafikeng General Hospital, North-West Province, South Africa. He later joined the medical device industry and served as corporate vice president and chief scientific officer at Baxter. Dr. Schabacker is a national and international thought leader on patient safety, medical technology, and health equity issues.