Story by Dianne Altuna, Volunteer Mission Co-Lead L to R: Ruby Palenco, Lisa Blanton, Dr. Lauren Bourell, Dr. Matt McBride, Cyndi Banish A large part of the LEAP mission trip…
Read More
Surgical tech Neomi Rosario has traveled with LEAP on 9 missions to Haiti, Belize, Zimbabwe, and India. She was part of our Haiti mission in April and will join us…
Read More
Dr. CJ Langevin (pictured left) is a double board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon who practices alongside LEAP Founder Dr. Craig Hobar and Dr. Jeffrey Cone (pictured right), who led the…
Read More
Heidi Moser is a NICU nurse at the Mayo Clinic and part of our Haiti mission's recovery team. We asked her a few questions during the mission to learn more…
Read More
Our small but dedicated staff does an army of work to ensure the safety, quality, and efficiency of our programs. Today, we have staff announcements for some familiar faces (and one…
Read More
This month, Executive Director Debbie Wisdom will be stepping away from the role she has held since 2013. While she will be greatly missed, we have a highly capable team in…
Read More
Dylan Bengston is a non-medical volunteer (and cousin to Blake Bengston, who we featured on the blog last summer) who traveled with LEAP on our October mission to Haiti. We caught up…
Read More
The Lamon family has been very involved with LEAP for years with three generations of support spanning across our Mission and Landmark programs. Last year, we introduced you to Jane Lamon,…
Read More
It’s been a year since LEAP built an extended Emergency Room and Outpatient Clinic at our partner hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. We asked Gladys Thomas, CEO of Hopital Espoir, how…
Read More
Dr. Alejandra Garcia, a pediatric plastic surgeon and longtime LEAP medical volunteer, helped lead a small team to Zihuatanejo, Mexico to address the need for ear reconstructions in pediatric patients. This…
Read More