diff --git a/functions/src/admin/getUserEmail.ts b/functions/src/admin/getUserEmail.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..192bf1711d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/functions/src/admin/getUserEmail.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import * as functions from 'firebase-functions'
+import { auth } from 'firebase-admin'
+
+/**
+ * For requests coming from authenticated admins, request the email
+ * for another user (not stored in DB so pulled from auth system)
+ */
+export const getUserEmail = functions.https.onCall(async (data, context) => {
+  if (!context.auth) {
+    // Throwing an HttpsError so that the client gets the error details.
+    throw new functions.https.HttpsError(
+      'failed-precondition',
+      'The function must be called ' + 'while authenticated.',
+    )
+  }
+  const { uid } = data
+  // TODO - add server-side auth to check request coming from admin
+  // (does still check clientside)
+  try {
+    const { email } = await auth().getUser(uid)
+    return email
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error)
+    throw new functions.https.HttpsError('not-found', JSON.stringify(error))
+  }
+})
diff --git a/functions/src/admin/index.ts b/functions/src/admin/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9f1c6592c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/functions/src/admin/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/* 
+Admin functions are designed to be called from the frontend by
+administrators 
+*/
+
+export * from './getUserEmail'
diff --git a/functions/src/index.ts b/functions/src/index.ts
index ff3c29061c..fa9c8b086e 100644
--- a/functions/src/index.ts
+++ b/functions/src/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import * as IntegrationsSlack from './Integrations/firebase-slack'
 import * as IntegrationsDiscord from './Integrations/firebase-discord'
 import { FirebaseUserBackup } from './Integrations/firebase-userBackup'
 import * as IntegrationsEmail from './Integrations/firebase-email'
+import * as Admin from './admin'
 
 // the following endpoints are exposed for use by various triggers
 // see individual files for more informaiton
@@ -22,3 +23,6 @@ exports.notifyHowToAccepted = IntegrationsDiscord.notifyHowToAccepted
 exports.notifyEventAccepted = IntegrationsDiscord.notifyEventAccepted
 exports.firebaseUserBackup = FirebaseUserBackup
 exports.emailNotificationDemo = IntegrationsEmail.notifyEmailDemo
+// CC Note, 2020-04-40
+// folder-based naming conventions should be encourage from now on
+exports.adminGetUserEmail = Admin.getUserEmail
diff --git a/src/components/AdminContact/AdminContact.tsx b/src/components/AdminContact/AdminContact.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa6b7313f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/AdminContact/AdminContact.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import * as React from 'react'
+import { inject, observer } from 'mobx-react'
+import { Button } from 'src/components/Button'
+import { AdminStore } from 'src/stores/Admin/admin.store'
+import { IUser } from 'src/models/user.models'
+
+/*
+    Button to request a user's email from the firebase auth database and open in default mail client
+*/
+
+interface IProps {
+  user: IUser
+  adminStore?: AdminStore
+}
+interface IState {
+  disabled: boolean
+}
+@inject('adminStore')
+@observer
+export class AdminContact extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
+  constructor(props: IProps) {
+    super(props)
+    this.state = { disabled: false }
+  }
+  getUserEmail = async () => {
+    this.setState({ disabled: true })
+    const email = await this.props.adminStore!.getUserEmail(this.props.user)
+    this.setState({ disabled: false })
+    window.location.href = `mailto:${email}`
+  }
+  public render() {
+    return (
+      <Button disabled={this.state.disabled} onClick={this.getUserEmail}>
+        Email
+      </Button>
+    )
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/pages/User/content/UserPage/UserPage.tsx b/src/pages/User/content/UserPage/UserPage.tsx
index a919f27a43..bf96c34496 100644
--- a/src/pages/User/content/UserPage/UserPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/User/content/UserPage/UserPage.tsx
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ import PPLogo from 'src/assets/images/precious-plastic-logo-official.svg'
 import { IUploadedFileMeta } from 'src/stores/storage'
 import { IConvertedFileMeta } from 'src/components/ImageInput/ImageInput'
 import { Loader } from 'src/components/Loader'
+import { AuthWrapper } from 'src/components/Auth/AuthWrapper'
+import { AdminContact } from 'src/components/AdminContact/AdminContact'
 
 interface IRouterCustomParams {
   id: string
@@ -550,6 +552,11 @@ export class UserPage extends React.Component<
                 {this.renderLinks(user.links)}
               </UserContactInfo>
             )}
+            <AuthWrapper roleRequired={'admin'}>
+              <Box mt={3}>
+                <AdminContact user={user} />
+              </Box>
+            </AuthWrapper>
           </Box>
           <Box
             width={['100%', '100%', '20%']}
diff --git a/src/stores/Admin/admin.store.ts b/src/stores/Admin/admin.store.ts
index 9d94203e81..87e353a827 100644
--- a/src/stores/Admin/admin.store.ts
+++ b/src/stores/Admin/admin.store.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { RootStore } from '..'
 import { action, observable } from 'mobx'
 import { IUser, UserRole } from 'src/models/user.models'
 import { ITag } from 'src/models/tags.model'
+import { functions } from 'src/utils/firebase'
 
 /*********************************************************************************
  *  The admin store contains methods for updating user permissions.
@@ -56,6 +57,23 @@ export class AdminStore extends ModuleStore {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Make call to backend function to retrieve user email from auth provider
+   * (as it is not stored in the database)
+   */
+  public async getUserEmail(user: IUser) {
+    try {
+      const res = await functions.httpsCallable('adminGetUserEmail')({
+        uid: user._authID,
+      })
+      const email = res.data
+      return email
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error)
+      throw new Error(`unable to get user email - ${error.message}`)
+    }
+  }
+
   private async _getUsersByRole(role: UserRole) {
     return this.db
       .collection<IUser>('v3_users')