David E. Rencher, A.G., FUGA

A professional genealogist since 1977, he was accredited in Ireland research in 1981. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 1980 with a B.A. in Family and Local History. Since 1994 he has been the research specialist for the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) tour to England and Ireland. He is past-president of the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) 1997-2000 and the Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) 1993-1995 and a Fellow of UGA. He is a vice-president of the Genealogical Society of Utah and is currently serving as the Director of the Libraries Division of the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.