diff --git a/src/app/models/broker.model.ts b/src/app/models/broker.model.ts
index 16fe4e5..c702a83 100644
--- a/src/app/models/broker.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/models/broker.model.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ export class BrokerModel{
   }
 
   public toPeopleModel(): PeopleModel{
-    return new PeopleModel( this.Id, this.First, this.Last, this.Middle, this.Title, this.Display, this.Nick, this.Enabled );
+    const ret = new PeopleModel( {} );
+    ret.Id = this.Id;
+    ret.First = this.First;
+    ret.Last = this.Last;
+    ret.Middle = this.Middle;
+    ret.Title = this.Title;
+    ret.Display = this.Display;
+    ret.Nick = this.Nick;
+    ret.Enabled = this.Enabled;
+    return ret;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/models/loan.model.ts b/src/app/models/loan.model.ts
index 3949522..1ac77fe 100644
--- a/src/app/models/loan.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/models/loan.model.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export class LoanModel {
     this.Client = [];
     v.forEach((c) => {
       this.Client.push(
-        new PeopleModel(c.Id, c.First, c.Last, c.Middle, c.Title, c.Display, c.Nick, c.Enabled)
+        new PeopleModel(c)
       );
     });
   }
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ export class LoanModel {
       this.OtherRewarder = [];
       v.forEach((c) => {
         this.OtherRewarder.push(
-          new PeopleModel(c.Id, c.First, c.Last, c.Middle, c.Title, c.Display, c.Nick, c.Enabled)
+          new PeopleModel(c)
         );
       });
   }
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ export class LoanModel {
     this.RewardPeople = [];
     v.forEach((c) => {
       this.RewardPeople.push(
-        new PeopleModel(c.Id, c.First, c.Last, c.Middle, c.Title, c.Display, c.Nick, c.Enabled)
+        new PeopleModel(c)
       );
     });
   }
diff --git a/src/app/models/people.model.ts b/src/app/models/people.model.ts
index 687224a..6d9c90f 100644
--- a/src/app/models/people.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/models/people.model.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,24 @@
 
 export class PeopleModel{
-  constructor(
-    public Id: string,
-    public First: string,
-    public Last: string,
-    public Middle: string,
-    public Title: string,
-    public Display: string,
-    public Nick: string,
-    public Enabled: boolean,
-  ){}
+  public Id: string;
+  public First: string;
+  public Last: string;
+  public Middle: string;
+  public Title: string;
+  public Display: string;
+  public Nick: string;
+  public Enabled: boolean;
+
+  constructor(payload: Partial<PeopleModel>){
+    this.Id = payload.Id || '';
+    this.First = payload.First || '';
+    this.Last = payload.Last || '';
+    this.Middle = payload.Middle || '';
+    this.Title = payload.Title || '';
+    this.Display = payload.Display || '';
+    this.Nick = payload.Nick || '';
+    this.Enabled = payload.Enabled || false;
+  }
 
   get FullName(): string {
     if (this.Middle === '') {
@@ -20,7 +29,7 @@ export class PeopleModel{
   }
 
   public static EmptyNew(): PeopleModel {
-    return new PeopleModel('', '', '', '', '', '', '', false );
+    return new PeopleModel({});
   }
 
   public Copy(ppl: PeopleModel): void {
diff --git a/src/app/people-card/people-card.component.ts b/src/app/people-card/people-card.component.ts
index 539005a..6c91ecc 100644
--- a/src/app/people-card/people-card.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/people-card/people-card.component.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export class PeopleCardComponent implements OnInit {
 
   @Input() PeopleId: string;
   @ViewChild('enabled', {static: true}) enabled: Button;
-  public contact: PeopleModel = new PeopleModel('', '', '', '', '', '', '' , false);
+  public contact: PeopleModel = new PeopleModel({});
   public UserExtra: UserExtraModel = UserExtraModel.EmptyNew();
 
   public badgeAlign: BadgeAlign = { vertical: 'bottom', horizontal: 'end' };
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export class PeopleCardComponent implements OnInit {
   ngOnInit(): void {
     this.ps.getPeopleById(this.PeopleId).subscribe(
       resp => {
-        this.contact = new PeopleModel(resp.Id, resp.First, resp.Last, resp.Middle, resp.Title, resp.Display, resp.Nick, resp.Enabled);
+        this.contact = new PeopleModel(resp);
       }
     );
 
diff --git a/src/app/people-select/people-select.component.ts b/src/app/people-select/people-select.component.ts
index 5bbeea6..2dca973 100644
--- a/src/app/people-select/people-select.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/people-select/people-select.component.ts
@@ -129,16 +129,7 @@ export class PeopleSelectComponent implements OnInit, ControlValueAccessor {
       console.log('searching ... ', nameOrId, this.translateId ? 'by id' : 'by name');
       this.searchUser(nameOrId, this.translateId).subscribe(
         ppl => {
-          const person = new PeopleModel(
-            ppl.Id,
-            ppl.First,
-            ppl.Last,
-            ppl.Middle,
-            ppl.Title,
-            ppl.Display,
-            ppl.Nick,
-            ppl.Enabled
-          );
+          const person = new PeopleModel(ppl);
           console.log('got search result ', person);
           this.searchResult.push(person); // make sure it's available for selection, thus proper display
           this.value = this.translateId ? person.Id : person.FullName;
diff --git a/src/app/service/auth.service.ts b/src/app/service/auth.service.ts
index b541d2a..2e006e2 100644
--- a/src/app/service/auth.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/service/auth.service.ts
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ export class AuthService {
         sfm.session,
         sfm.sessionExpire,
         sfm.role,
-        new PeopleModel(
-          sfm.User.Id, sfm.User.First, sfm.User.Last, sfm.User.Middle,
-          sfm.User.Title, sfm.User.Display, sfm.User.Nick, sfm.User.Enabled)
+        new PeopleModel(sfm.User)
       );
 
       if ( sfm.UserExtra !== undefined ) {
@@ -71,16 +69,7 @@ export class AuthService {
            this.loggedIn.sessionExpire = responseData.sessionExpire;
            this.loggedIn.role = responseData.role;
            if ( responseData.User !== undefined)  {
-             this.loggedIn.User = new PeopleModel(
-               responseData.User.Id,
-               responseData.User.First,
-               responseData.User.Last,
-               responseData.User.Middle,
-               responseData.User.Title,
-               responseData.User.Display,
-               responseData.User.Nick,
-               responseData.User.Enabled,
-             );
+             this.loggedIn.User = new PeopleModel(responseData.User);
 
              if (responseData.UserExtra !== undefined ) {
                 this.loggedIn.UserExtra = new UserExtraModel(responseData.UserExtra);