Date and Place of Birth: 02/05/1957 Borgo San Lorenzo (FI). He was a physical education teacher at IIS Chini in Borgo San Lorenzo and has recently retired. Trainer for teachers for the USP of Florence. Specialist handball coach, UEFA – FIGC football instructor, CONI Tuscany Technical Coordinator, Trainer for the Tuscany School of Sport 2008–2012. In the past, he was a member of the Diocesan Pastoral Council of Florence, catechist, animator of the Parish summer camps, and confrere of the Misericordia di Borgo San Lorenzo, of which he was Provveditore from 2011 to 2020. He was representative of the Florentine Misericordie in the Diocesan Council of Florence. Together with his wife Donatella, he was on mission in Côte d’Ivoire, in Bonua, in May and November 2016. He began his journey alongside spazio + spadoni by becoming Ambassador of the HIC SUM project. Today, Umberto is part of the Seniors, namely those who define the content and methods to be used for spreading the message of OPERA M. Every week he reads the commentary on the Sunday Gospel by biblical scholar Carlo Miglietta to enrich the column “Buona Misericordia a tutti!”, visible in the online magazine “Mission” and on the YouTube page of spazio + spadoni.