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Russel Backus is currently in training as a Wiki missionary.

He was raised in Orem, Utah, U.S.A., where the ancestors of both of his parents were among the pioneers who established farms on the desolate land between the Provo and Pleasant Grove settlements. His forebears were from England, Ireland, Denmark, and Germany.

After receiving B.S. and M.S. degrees from Utah State University, Russel worked for consulting engineering firms in California, Idaho, and Colorado as a licensed Civil Engineer. He moved on to serve in the U.S. Agency for International Development, living for fifteen years in Pakistan, Egypt, and Kazakhstan, and supporting programs in Africa for eight years while posted in Washington, D.C.

Following retirement, Russel and his wife served an LDS Church mission to Hungary.