Who We Are

Mo began reading The Urantia Book in 1969 after spending two years living and attending school at a Catholic monastery. He has hosted a Urantia Book study group since 1972. During the past forty-five years, Mo has served on the boards of three organizations solely dedicated to The Urantia Book. Mo is a father of five and grandfather of seven and lives with his wife, Jennifer, in Boulder, Colorado, United States. During the last thirty years, Mo has served on the board of directors of twenty-three for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. He has spent most of his life in the food industry. He has been a trustee since 1998.

Georges’s father introduced him to The Urantia Book in the early 1960s. Georges was a member of the team that spent fifteen years revising and correcting the French translation. He also oversaw distributing the French translation of The Urantia Book in French-speaking countries for many years. He created the first electronic search engine for The Urantia Book, and he formatted small vinyl versions of the book in several languages. In 1999, he co-founded the first online school dedicated to the in-depth study of The Urantia Book, now named the Urantia Book International School (UBIS). He lives in Recloses, France, with his wife of 51 years, Marlene. They have two grown daughters and one granddaughter. By profession, Georges was an electro-metallurgist engineer. They have been retired since 2010. Georges became a trustee in 1995.

Gard bought a copy of The Urantia Book in 1972 while studying comparative religion at Stanford University. “Reading The Urantia Book for the first time was the beginning of a pilgrimage of discovery,” says Gard, “the beginning of the realization that God has a will for each of our lives. This pilgrimage is the greatest adventure that one could ever imagine.” Gard believes that Paper 140, The Ordination of the Twelve, should be read regularly, to understand and engage the greatest message ever delivered in the history of the planet. Gard holds a PhD in comparative religion from Pacifica Graduate Institute. He has published three books and teaches philosophy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States. He co-founded the Children's Advocacy Alliance, the Interfaith Council of Southern Nevada, the Nevada Community Foundation, and with his wife of over 40 years, Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada. He has been a trustee since 1998.

Sherry has been studying The Urantia Book since high school. She is a business professional with over 20 years in international and domestic development and fundraising in the non-profit sector. She holds a master’s degree in liberal studies from Duke University. She has led strategic planning and business development at Duke University Medical Center, Duke School of Medicine, and the Duke Clinical Research Institute. She currently works as a business development manager at a Fortune 500 IT company. Among many other service assignments, Sherry worked as editor of UAI’s Tidings and The Journal and served on the education committees of the Urantia Book Fellowship and Urantia Association International. Sherry is married and lives in Durham, North Carolina. Her daughter, Erica, is a third-generation reader. She became an associate trustee in 2016 and a trustee in 2022.

Chris has been actively involved with the Urantia community since 1998. He served as a volunteer with Urantia Foundation, on our staff for a few years, as a member of several membership organizations, and on local and national boards, including as president of Urantia Association International from 2013 until 2021. Outside of Urantia service, Chris has worked as an air traffic controller for over fifteen years and is active in social and spiritual services in his community in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States. He is married to Alice Wood, an active leader in the Urantia community as well. Their two children have the rare distinction of having four grandparents who read and study The Urantia Book. Chris became an associate trustee in April 2021 and a trustee in 2022.

Marcel is a Dutch citizen who found The Urantia Book in the late 1980s and joined the study group of the family who translated The Urantia Book into Dutch. In 2007, he assisted the Dutch Urantia Association by improving their website and has since co-organized the annual Dutch Urantia Meeting on August 21. In 2015, the Dutch Association was invited to organize the 10th International Conference in 2018. The conference was a huge success, and that is where Marcel met members of Urantia Foundation. Since that time, he has been a part of the Foundation’s team, and he became an associate trustee in 2020.

Joyce has been reading The Urantia Book and participating in study groups for over 40 years. She is a second-generation reader. She and her husband, David, a teacher-facilitator for the Urantia Book International School, have two adult children and live near Albany, New York. Her Urantia-related service includes over 25 years of leadership roles in her local Urantia association and the Urantia Association of the United States. She has also held leadership roles in several local charitable organizations largely focused on helping children in need. Joyce is an employee benefits attorney for a global aerospace company. She became an associate trustee in 2024.

Tom was introduced to The Urantia Book early in life by his mother and father who were both long-time readers. Tom is a fourth-generation reader, and during the last thirty years, he has attended reading groups, has worked as an officer in the Greater Lake Michigan Urantia Association, and has served as an active promoter of the book. Professionally, he holds a Ph.D. in economics, serves as professor of economics, and writes books on contemporary economic issues. He teaches courses on the intersection between economic theory and human behavior. Along with his wife, Holly Stovall, he lives in Chicago, Illinois, near 533 West Diversey Parkway.