Foundation Leadership Roundtable — Opening and Introductions#

Date: 2026-04-25 Duration: approximately 32 minutes Host: Mo Siegel Co-host (introductions): Gard Jameson

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Overview#

The opening session of the 2026 Foundation Leadership Roundtable. Mo Siegel introduced the agenda and the five forum leaders, then participants went around the room (in person and virtual) introducing themselves with their organisational affiliations and how long they have been reading the Urantia Book. The session closed with Mo handing the floor to André Radatus to begin the Internationalisation forum.

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Mo Siegel's Opening Remarks#

Siegel previewed the agenda for the gathering, identifying the five forum leaders and the topics each would lead:

• André Radatus — Internationalisation of the revelation
• Joyce Anderson — Study groups
• Elisabeth Callahan (with the educators) — Education
• David Kantor — Multimedia outreach
• Chris Wood — How can we help one another

He noted that Gabriel Rymberg had requested a half-hour slot because the Center for Unity's work did not fit cleanly into the other categories, and Siegel had agreed.

He framed the meeting as "the beginning" of a more international gathering, and stated: "next year, I hope that screen is filled with multi-racial people, leaders from across the globe. This was a US and French organisation. It's expanded now. The fastest growing readership is Latin America."

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Participants#

Participants were asked to give name, organisational affiliation, and length of time reading the Urantia Book. The following list compiles those self-introductions:

Name	Role	Affiliation(s)	Reading since
Mo Siegel	Trustee · Host	Urantia Foundation	1969
Victor Garcia-Bory	Trustee	Urantia Foundation	24 years
David Kantor	—	Urantia Foundation	49 years
Sue Seccombe	President	Urantia Book Fellowship	—
Joyce Anderson	Associate trustee	Urantia Foundation	—
Marcel Peereboom	Associate trustee, Netherlands	Urantia Foundation	—
Richard Jernigan	Chief editor, UAI Journal	UAI	—
Chris Wood	Trustee	Urantia Foundation	28 years
Rick Lyon	—	Center for Unity · Cosmic Creations	1978
André Radatus	IFC chair · UUI board	Fellowship · UUI	50 years
Gard Jameson	Trustee	Foundation · UAI · Fellowship · UUI	55 years
Alice Wood	Executive Manager · President, UAI United States	UAI	22 years
Marilynn Kulieke	Trustee · chair of Translation Committee	Urantia Foundation · UUI	50 years
Tamara Strumfeld	Staff	Urantia Foundation	2001
Lisa Crawford	Joined January 2026	Urantia Foundation	4.5 years
Tom Allen	Judicial Chair · Oklahoma City	UB Fellowship	53 years
Ari Horn	Director of Administration	Urantia University	since childhood
Marvin Gawryn	Faculty	UUI	1968
Collins Lomo	Former African coordinator (UAI) · Associate trustee · Ghana	UAI · Urantia Foundation	14 years
Alejandra Rodriguez	Digital platforms for Spanish-speaking countries · Dubai	Urantia Book Fellowship	new reader
Geoff Theiss	Executive Director	Urantia Book Fellowship	~14 years
Roy Healey	TEP educator · British Columbia	UUI	1975
Pablo Morales	Spanish translation	Fellowship	1996
Gaétan Charland	President	Urantia Association of Quebec	47 years
Bennett Rutenberg	Judicial Commissioner · Terre Haute, Indiana	UAI · Urantia University	55 years
Sally Anabella	Secretary · Central Washington	IFC	1982
Trudy Cooper	Secretary General · Chair, Monterey 2026 conference	UB Fellowship	~50 years
Barb Maier	Anchorage, Alaska	IFC	1974
Elisabeth Callahan	—	UUI	—
Brad Gardner	Digital · IT · Web	Urantia Foundation	early 1990s
Richard Zhu	Chinese translator · Associate trustee	Urantia Foundation	—
Gabriel Rymberg	Hebrew translator	Center for Unity · Fellowship · UAI · Foundation	2011
Susan Myers	Advisor · membership chair · West Lafayette, Indiana	UUI · GLAMR	1976
Mark Wood	Editor of Fellowship publications · UBIS · Malta	UB Fellowship	~35 years
Douglas Burns	Bay Area study group host · General Council · Petaluma, California	Fellowship · UAI	~1978
Geoff Taylor	Board of Directors · UBIS facilitator · General Council	UUI · Fellowship	1985
Joanne Strobel	Atlanta area	UBIS	—
Myra Hight	Communications chair · English branch manager	UAI · UBIS	49 years
Merritt Horn	Trustee · Boulder	UUI · SRT committee	1968
Judy Van Cleave	Trustee · Boise, Idaho	Urantia Foundation	1973
Emeka Anazodo	Outreach to truth-seekers	Nigeria	2001
Pree McGee	Education Chair	UAI	—
Line St. Pierre	President	UAI	26 years
Jeannie Vazquez	Social media subcommittee · joined by video	UAI	—
Byron Belitsos	Publisher · Rodan Institute · Union of Souls Substack	Independent	1974

Some participants on the screen were not visible at the moment of introductions and so are not captured in the order above.

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Notable Quotes (verbatim)#

• Mo Siegel on the trajectory of the gathering: "This was a US and French organisation. It's expanded now. The fastest growing readership is Latin America. We'll have to deal with translations, but this is the beginning."
• Bennett Rutenberg on the moment for the organisations: "Since 2010 all of these organizations have been involved in growing together… the encouragement is to abandon the idea of a divided house in favor of a house that is continuing to grow together."
• Mo Siegel on the unanimous response to a call for unified efforts: "All in favour of unified efforts… unanimous. All right, that's a good message."
• Gard Jameson on Sally Anabella's lineage: "Behind every great man is a greater woman."