Jeff and Janet returned to Germany in March to serve another Church mission there. Jeff received his bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Utah, and his J.D. from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at BYU, and also studied at Universität Konstanz, in Konstanz, Germany. He practiced law, primarily in banking and finance, in New York City and Germany. He was then Area Legal Counsel for the Europe Area of the Church, stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, for four years. After finishing his Area Legal Counsel assignment, he acted as Senior Counsel for the Church for two years in Salt Lake City, Utah, overseeing the legal affairs of various departments of the Church. Upon his retirement, he was appointed Senior Fellow of the ICLRS in July 2022.

Janet received her bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Utah and her master’s degree in Mathematics Education from Hunter College in New York City. She raised her four children in Brooklyn, New York, and taught mathematics in secondary schools in Orem and New York City. She served on the Young Women’s Board of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While she and her husband were living in Germany, she worked with refugees who had come from Afghanistan, Syria, and Pakistan, tutoring them in German, mathematics, and English. When she moved to Salt Lake City, she continued to volunteer as a mathematics tutor to local refugees. In July 2022 she was appointed Senior Fellow of ICLRS.