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Elections and New Team Members

Dear Friends of Urantia Association,

This month, representatives of the International Representative Council met in a special session to elect the next International President of Urantia Association. I am proud to introduce Enrique Traver of Brazil as the next leader for our growing organization!

Enrique Traver
Enrique is a trained lawyer and economist whose successful business has taken him around the world to meet and understand people from across the globe. His election also brings a much needed multi-linguist into the office as Enrique is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, English, and has a reasonable understanding of French. 

In the past Enrique served two terms as President of Urantia Association of Brazil and he was the chair of the Latin American continental conference in Sao Paulo in 2018. In addition, he helped found the Urantia School in Brazil where he serves as a teacher and has participated in many committees and projects at the international level. 

Many people had a chance to meet Enrique during the Zoom meetings leading up to the election, but there will be several more opportunities in the coming months to meet with and share ideas with our next team of leaders before their term begins April 1, 2021.

Jay Peregrine
At the same meeting, the International Representative Council elected Jay Peregrine of the United States as the next Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Association, replacing Brad Tharp who has served in that role for the last two terms. Jay is the former Executive Director of Urantia Foundation and will bring decades of leadership and wisdom to our International Service Board. In addition, Antonio Schafer of the Netherlands (Conference Chair), Gabriel Rymberg of Israel (Translations Chair), Jeannie Vazquez of Uruguay (Education Chair), and Fernando Maldonado of Mexico (Membership Chair) were all re-elected for another term. 

If you are able, will you please honor the outgoing leaders and help the new team start their term by donating to the year-end matching fund? I would be eternally grateful if Enrique and the new team were fully funded in the new year. 

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The honor to serve the Association for the last eight years has filled me with a joy that cannot be put into words. I look forward to contributing to our continued success under Enrique’s leadership.

Happy New Year to all and thank you,

Chris Wood
President (outgoing)

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