diff --git a/news/membershelper.rst b/news/membershelper.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa86eb16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/membershelper.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+**Added:**
+    * A lister for the names of members of the group, either current or ever.
+
+**Changed:** None
+
+**Deprecated:** None
+
+**Removed:** None
+
+**Fixed:** None
+
+**Security:** None
diff --git a/regolith/helper.py b/regolith/helper.py
index d2d197e4..95b69cda 100644
--- a/regolith/helper.py
+++ b/regolith/helper.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from regolith.helpers import a_projectumhelper as a_projectum
 from regolith.helpers import l_milestoneshelper as l_milestone
 from regolith.helpers import l_projectahelper as l_projecta
 from regolith.helpers import l_grantshelper as l_grants
+from regolith.helpers import l_membershelper as l_members
 
 HELPERS = {
     "hello": (hello.HelloHelper, hello.subparser),
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ HELPERS = {
     "l_milestones": (l_milestone.MilestonesListerHelper, l_milestone.subparser),
     "l_projecta": (l_projecta.ProjectaListerHelper, l_projecta.subparser),
     "l_grants": (l_grants.GrantsListerHelper, l_grants.subparser),
+    "l_members": (l_members.MembersListerHelper, l_members.subparser),
 }
 
 
diff --git a/regolith/helpers/l_membershelper.py b/regolith/helpers/l_membershelper.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a81b36a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regolith/helpers/l_membershelper.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+"""Helper for listing group members.
+
+"""
+import datetime as dt
+import dateutil.parser as date_parser
+from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
+import sys
+
+from regolith.dates import get_due_date
+from regolith.helpers.basehelper import SoutHelperBase
+from regolith.fsclient import _id_key
+from regolith.tools import (
+    all_docs_from_collection,
+    get_pi_id,
+)
+
+TARGET_COLL = "people"
+HELPER_TARGET = "l_members"
+ALLOWED_STATI = ["proposed", "started", "finished", "back_burner", "paused", "cancelled"]
+
+
+
+def subparser(subpi):
+    subpi.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", action="store_true", help='increase verbosity of output')
+    subpi.add_argument("-c", "--current", action="store_true", help='get only current group members ')
+
+    return subpi
+
+
+class MembersListerHelper(SoutHelperBase):
+    """Helper for listing group members.
+
+    """
+    # btype must be the same as helper target in helper.py
+    btype = HELPER_TARGET
+    needed_dbs = [f'{TARGET_COLL}']
+
+    def construct_global_ctx(self):
+        """Constructs the global context"""
+        super().construct_global_ctx()
+        gtx = self.gtx
+        rc = self.rc
+        if "groups" in self.needed_dbs:
+            rc.pi_id = get_pi_id(rc)
+        rc.coll = f"{TARGET_COLL}"
+        try:
+            if not rc.database:
+                rc.database = rc.databases[0]["name"]
+        except:
+            pass
+        colls = [
+            sorted(
+                all_docs_from_collection(rc.client, collname), key=_id_key
+            )
+            for collname in self.needed_dbs
+        ]
+        for db, coll in zip(self.needed_dbs, colls):
+            gtx[db] = coll
+        gtx["all_docs_from_collection"] = all_docs_from_collection
+        gtx["float"] = float
+        gtx["str"] = str
+        gtx["zip"] = zip
+
+
+    def sout(self):
+        rc = self.rc
+        bad_stati = ["finished", "cancelled", "paused", "back_burner"]
+        people = []
+        for person in self.gtx["people"]:
+            if rc.current and not person.get('active'):
+                continue
+            people.append(person)
+        #people.sort()
+        for i in people:
+            if rc.verbose:
+                print("{}, {} | group_id: {} | orcid: {} | github_id: {}".format(i.get('name'), i.get('position'), i.get('_id'), i.get('orcid_id'),
+                                                  i.get('github_id')))
+            else:
+                print("{}".format(i.get('name')))
+        return
+

helper group member lister
diff --git a/tests/test_helpers.py b/tests/test_helpers.py
index aea09014..322bcaec 100644
--- a/tests/test_helpers.py
+++ b/tests/test_helpers.py
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ helper_map = [
     (["helper", "l_grants", "-c", "-d", "2020-05-25"],
      "sym2.0, awardnr: , acctn: , 2019-06-01 to 2030-12-31\n, awardnr: , acctn: GG012345, 2015-10-01 to 2025-09-30\n"
      ),
+    (["helper", "l_members", "-v"],
+     "Anthony Scopatz, professor | group_id: scopatz | orcid: 0000-0002-9432-4248 | github_id: ascopatz\n"
+     ),
 
 ]
 

pip install -e .[test]
parse_log_pytest
requirements.txt
pytest
apt-get update apt-get install -y gcc
3.9
requirements/run.txt requirements/test.txt
pytest --no-header -rA --tb=line --color=no -p no:cacheprovider -W ignore::DeprecationWarning
bibtexparser==1.4.3
Cerberus==1.3.7
certifi==2025.1.31
charset-normalizer==3.4.1
codecov==2.1.13
coverage==7.8.0
docutils==0.21.2
et_xmlfile==2.0.0
exceptiongroup==1.2.2
idna==3.10
iniconfig==2.1.0
Jinja2==3.1.6
MarkupSafe==3.0.2
nameparser==1.1.3
numpy==2.0.2
openpyxl==3.1.5
packaging==24.2
pandas==2.2.3
pluggy==1.5.0
pyparsing==3.2.3
pytest==8.3.5
python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
pytz==2025.2
-e git+https://github.com/regro/regolith.git@3c2712435c8406e1abe9438ece437745d03ec19a#egg=regolith
requests==2.32.3
rever==0.3.3
ruamel.yaml==0.18.10
ruamel.yaml.clib==0.2.12
six==1.17.0
tomli==2.2.1
tzdata==2025.2
urllib3==2.3.0
xonsh==0.19.3

name: regolith
channels:
  - defaults
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r
  - conda-forge
dependencies:
  - _libgcc_mutex=0.1=main
  - _openmp_mutex=5.1=1_gnu
  - ca-certificates=2025.2.25=h06a4308_0
  - ld_impl_linux-64=2.40=h12ee557_0
  - libffi=3.4.4=h6a678d5_1
  - libgcc-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libgomp=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libstdcxx-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - ncurses=6.4=h6a678d5_0
  - openssl=3.0.16=h5eee18b_0
  - pip=25.0=py39h06a4308_0
  - python=3.9.21=he870216_1
  - readline=8.2=h5eee18b_0
  - setuptools=75.8.0=py39h06a4308_0
  - sqlite=3.45.3=h5eee18b_0
  - tk=8.6.14=h39e8969_0
  - wheel=0.45.1=py39h06a4308_0
  - xz=5.6.4=h5eee18b_1
  - zlib=1.2.13=h5eee18b_1
  - pip:
      - bibtexparser==1.4.3
      - cerberus==1.3.7
      - certifi==2025.1.31
      - charset-normalizer==3.4.1
      - codecov==2.1.13
      - coverage==7.8.0
      - docutils==0.21.2
      - et-xmlfile==2.0.0
      - exceptiongroup==1.2.2
      - idna==3.10
      - iniconfig==2.1.0
      - jinja2==3.1.6
      - markupsafe==3.0.2
      - nameparser==1.1.3
      - numpy==2.0.2
      - openpyxl==3.1.5
      - packaging==24.2
      - pandas==2.2.3
      - pluggy==1.5.0
      - pyparsing==3.2.3
      - pytest==8.3.5
      - python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
      - pytz==2025.2
      - requests==2.32.3
      - rever==0.3.3
      - ruamel-yaml==0.18.10
      - ruamel-yaml-clib==0.2.12
      - six==1.17.0
      - tomli==2.2.1
      - tzdata==2025.2
      - urllib3==2.3.0
      - xonsh==0.19.3
prefix: /opt/conda/envs/regolith

tests/test_helpers.py::test_helper_python[hm10]
tests/test_helpers.py::test_helper_python[hm0] tests/test_helpers.py::test_helper_python[hm1] tests/test_helpers.py::test_helper_python[hm2] tests/test_helpers.py::test_helper_python[hm3] tests/test_helpers.py::test_helper_python[hm4] tests/test_helpers.py::test_helper_python[hm5] tests/test_helpers.py::test_helper_python[hm6] tests/test_helpers.py::test_helper_python[hm7] tests/test_helpers.py::test_helper_python[hm8] tests/test_helpers.py::test_helper_python[hm9]
regolith/helper.py regolith/helpers/l_membershelper.py news/membershelper.rst
regolith/helper.py regolith/helpers/l_membershelper.py news/membershelper.rst