diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/org/[org_id]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/org/[org_id]/+page.svelte
index 75c7c376b..a3e309ff2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/org/[org_id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/org/[org_id]/+page.svelte
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   import type { PageData } from './$types';
   import { OrgRole } from '$lib/gql/types';
   import { useNotifications } from '$lib/notify';
-  import { _changeOrgName, _deleteOrgUser, _deleteOrg, type OrgSearchParams, type User, type OrgUser } from './+page';
+  import { _changeOrgName, _deleteOrgUser, _deleteOrg, _orgMemberById, type OrgSearchParams, type User, type OrgUser } from './+page';
   import OrgTabs, { type OrgTabId } from './OrgTabs.svelte';
   import { getSearchParams, queryParam } from '$lib/util/query-params';
   import { Icon, TrashIcon } from '$lib/icons';
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@
   }
 
   let userModal: UserModal;
-  function openUserModal(user: User): Promise<void> {
+  async function openUserModal(user: User): Promise<void> {
     // Although we receive a TableUser, we know in practice it's a full User object
+    const queryUser = await _orgMemberById(org.id, user.id);
+    console.log('_orgMemberById returned', queryUser);
     return userModal.open(user);
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/org/[org_id]/+page.ts b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/org/[org_id]/+page.ts
index 0f48010bc..3ada7c550 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/org/[org_id]/+page.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/org/[org_id]/+page.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import type {
   ChangeOrgNameMutation,
   DeleteOrgMutation,
   DeleteOrgUserMutation,
+  GqlResult,
+  OrgMemberDto,
   OrgPageQuery,
   OrgRole,
 } from '$lib/gql/types';
@@ -167,6 +169,43 @@ export async function _addOrgMember(orgId: UUID, emailOrUsername: string, role:
   return result;
 }
 
+// NOT WOKRING YET: having trouble getting this to type-check and compile
+export async function _orgMemberById(orgId: UUID, userId: UUID): Promise<GqlResult<OrgMemberDto>> {
+  //language=GraphQL
+  const result = await getClient()
+    .query(
+      graphql(`
+        query OrgMemberById($orgId: UUID!, $userId: UUID!}!) {
+          orgMemberById($orgId, $userId) {
+            orgMemberDto {
+              id
+              name
+              email
+              emailVerified
+              isAdmin
+              createdDate
+              username
+              locked
+              localizationCode
+              updatedDate
+              lastActive
+              canCreateProjects
+            }
+            errors {
+              __typename
+              ... on Error {
+                message
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      `),
+      { orgId, userId },
+    );
+  return result;
+
+}
+
 export async function _changeOrgMemberRole(orgId: string, userId: string, role: OrgRole): $OpResult<ChangeOrgMemberRoleMutation> {
   //language=GraphQL
   const result = await getClient()