diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-member-avatar.js b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-member-avatar.js
index abffe1d1b4..4f1ec98979 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-member-avatar.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-member-avatar.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import Component from '@glimmer/component';
-import {get} from '@ember/object';
 import {htmlSafe} from '@ember/template';
 
 const stringToHslColor = function (str, saturation, lightness) {
@@ -16,15 +15,14 @@ export default class GhMemberAvatarComponent extends Component {
     get memberName() {
         let {member} = this.args;
 
-        // can be given a proxy object from a sparse array so get is required
-        return get(member, 'name') || get(member, 'email') || 'NM';
+        return member?.name || member?.email || 'NM';
     }
 
     get avatarImage() {
         let {member} = this.args;
 
         // to cover both ways avatar image is returned depending on where member data comes from
-        return get(member, 'avatar_image') || get(member, 'avatarImage') || null;
+        return member?.avatar_image || member?.avatarImage || null;
     }
 
     get backgroundStyle() {
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-members-list-item-loading.hbs b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-members-list-item-loading.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6442223d5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-members-list-item-loading.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<tr data-test-list="members-list-item">
+    <div class="gh-list-data gh-members-list-basic gh-list-loadingcell">
+        <div class="gh-list-loading-title"></div>
+        <div class="gh-list-loading-detail"></div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="gh-list-data"></div>
+    <div class="gh-list-data"></div>
+    <div class="gh-list-data"></div>
+    {{#each @filterColumns}}
+    <div class="gh-list-data"></div>
+    {{/each}}
+</tr>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-members-list-item.hbs b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-members-list-item.hbs
index 42cf9af6a2..08e98c0990 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-members-list-item.hbs
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-members-list-item.hbs
@@ -1,82 +1,69 @@
 <tr data-test-list='members-list-item' data-test-member={{@member.id}}>
-    {{#if @member.is_loading}}
-        <div class="gh-list-data gh-members-list-basic gh-list-loadingcell">
-            <div class="gh-list-loading-title"></div>
-            <div class="gh-list-loading-detail"></div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="gh-list-data"></div>
-        <div class="gh-list-data"></div>
-        <div class="gh-list-data"></div>
-        {{#each @filterColumns}}
-        <div class="gh-list-data"></div>
-        {{/each}}
-    {{else}}
-        <LinkTo @route="member" @model={{@member}} class="gh-list-data" data-test-table-data="details">
-            <div class="flex items-center">
-                <GhMemberAvatar @member={{@member}} @containerClass="w9 h9 mr3 flex-shrink-0" />
-                <div class="w-80">
-                    <h3 class="ma0 pa0 gh-members-list-name {{unless @member.name "gh-members-name-noname"}}">{{or @member.name @member.email}}</h3>
-                    {{#if @member.name}}
-                        <p class="ma0 pa0 middarkgrey f8 gh-members-list-email">{{@member.email}}</p>
-                    {{/if}}
-                </div>
+    <LinkTo @route="member" @model={{@member}} class="gh-list-data" data-test-table-data="details">
+        <div class="flex items-center">
+            <GhMemberAvatar @member={{@member}} @containerClass="w9 h9 mr3 flex-shrink-0" />
+            <div class="w-80">
+                <h3 class="ma0 pa0 gh-members-list-name {{unless @member.name "gh-members-name-noname"}}">{{or @member.name @member.email}}</h3>
+                {{#if @member.name}}
+                    <p class="ma0 pa0 middarkgrey f8 gh-members-list-email">{{@member.email}}</p>
+                {{/if}}
             </div>
-        </LinkTo>
-        {{#if this.hasMultipleTiers}}
-            <LinkTo @route="member" @model={{@member}} class="gh-list-data" data-test-table-data="status">
-                {{#if (not (is-empty @member.status))}}
-                    <span>{{capitalize @member.status}}</span>
-                {{else}}
-                    <span class="midlightgrey">-</span>
-                {{/if}}
-                <div class="midgrey">{{this.tiers}}</div>
-            </LinkTo>
-        {{else}}
-            <LinkTo @route="member" @model={{@member}} class="gh-list-data" data-test-table-data="status">
-                {{#if (not (is-empty @member.status))}}
-                    <span>{{capitalize @member.status}}</span>
-                {{else}}
-                    <span class="midlightgrey">-</span>
-                {{/if}}
-            </LinkTo>
-        {{/if}}
-        {{#if @newsletterEnabled}}
-            {{#if (feature "emailAnalytics")}}
-                <LinkTo @route="member" @model={{@member}} class="gh-list-data middarkgrey f8 {{unless @member.name "gh-members-list-open-rate-noname"}}" data-test-table-data="open-rate">
-                    {{#if (not (is-empty @member.emailOpenRate))}}
-                        <span>{{@member.emailOpenRate}}%</span>
-                    {{else}}
-                        <span class="midlightgrey">N/A</span>
-                    {{/if}}
-                </LinkTo>
-            {{/if}}
-        {{/if}}
-
-        <LinkTo @route="member" @model={{@member}} class="gh-list-data middarkgrey f8 {{unless @member.name "gh-members-geolocation-noname"}}" data-test-table-data="location">
-            {{#if (and @member.geolocation @member.geolocation.country)}}
-                {{#if (and (eq @member.geolocation.country_code "US") @member.geolocation.region)}}
-                    {{@member.geolocation.region}}, US
-                {{else}}
-                    {{#if @member.geolocation.country}}
-                        {{@member.geolocation.country}}
-                    {{else}}
-                        <span class="midlightgrey">Unknown</span>
-                    {{/if}}
-                {{/if}}
+        </div>
+    </LinkTo>
+    {{#if this.hasMultipleTiers}}
+        <LinkTo @route="member" @model={{@member}} class="gh-list-data" data-test-table-data="status">
+            {{#if (not (is-empty @member.status))}}
+                <span>{{capitalize @member.status}}</span>
             {{else}}
-                <span class="midlightgrey">Unknown</span>
+                <span class="midlightgrey">-</span>
+            {{/if}}
+            <div class="midgrey">{{this.tiers}}</div>
+        </LinkTo>
+    {{else}}
+        <LinkTo @route="member" @model={{@member}} class="gh-list-data" data-test-table-data="status">
+            {{#if (not (is-empty @member.status))}}
+                <span>{{capitalize @member.status}}</span>
+            {{else}}
+                <span class="midlightgrey">-</span>
             {{/if}}
         </LinkTo>
-
-        <LinkTo @route="member" @model={{@member}} class="gh-list-data middarkgrey f8" data-test-table-data="created-at">
-            {{#if @member.createdAtUTC}}
-                <div>{{moment-format (moment-site-tz @member.createdAtUTC) "DD MMM YYYY"}}</div>
-                <div class="midlightgrey gh-members-list-subscribed-moment">{{moment-from-now @member.createdAtUTC}}</div>
-            {{/if}}
-        </LinkTo>
-
-        {{#each @filterColumns as |filterColumn|}}
-            <GhMembersListItemColumn @member={{@member}} @filterColumn={{filterColumn}} />
-        {{/each}}
     {{/if}}
+    {{#if @newsletterEnabled}}
+        {{#if (feature "emailAnalytics")}}
+            <LinkTo @route="member" @model={{@member}} class="gh-list-data middarkgrey f8 {{unless @member.name "gh-members-list-open-rate-noname"}}" data-test-table-data="open-rate">
+                {{#if (not (is-empty @member.emailOpenRate))}}
+                    <span>{{@member.emailOpenRate}}%</span>
+                {{else}}
+                    <span class="midlightgrey">N/A</span>
+                {{/if}}
+            </LinkTo>
+        {{/if}}
+    {{/if}}
+
+    <LinkTo @route="member" @model={{@member}} class="gh-list-data middarkgrey f8 {{unless @member.name "gh-members-geolocation-noname"}}" data-test-table-data="location">
+        {{#if (and @member.geolocation @member.geolocation.country)}}
+            {{#if (and (eq @member.geolocation.country_code "US") @member.geolocation.region)}}
+                {{@member.geolocation.region}}, US
+            {{else}}
+                {{#if @member.geolocation.country}}
+                    {{@member.geolocation.country}}
+                {{else}}
+                    <span class="midlightgrey">Unknown</span>
+                {{/if}}
+            {{/if}}
+        {{else}}
+            <span class="midlightgrey">Unknown</span>
+        {{/if}}
+    </LinkTo>
+
+    <LinkTo @route="member" @model={{@member}} class="gh-list-data middarkgrey f8" data-test-table-data="created-at">
+        {{#if @member.createdAtUTC}}
+            <div>{{moment-format (moment-site-tz @member.createdAtUTC) "DD MMM YYYY"}}</div>
+            <div class="midlightgrey gh-members-list-subscribed-moment">{{moment-from-now @member.createdAtUTC}}</div>
+        {{/if}}
+    </LinkTo>
+
+    {{#each @filterColumns as |filterColumn|}}
+        <GhMembersListItemColumn @member={{@member}} @filterColumn={{filterColumn}} />
+    {{/each}}
 </tr>
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-members-list-item.js b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-members-list-item.js
index 9330a59c51..4b3d22db8b 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-members-list-item.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/components/gh-members-list-item.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import Component from '@glimmer/component';
-import {get} from '@ember/object';
 import {inject as service} from '@ember/service';
 
 export default class GhMembersListItem extends Component {
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ export default class GhMembersListItem extends Component {
     }
 
     get tiers() {
-        const tierData = get(this.args.member, 'tiers') || [];
+        const tierData = this.args.member?.tiers || [];
         return tierData.map(tier => tier.name).join(', ');
     }
 }
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/components/member/newsletter-preference.js b/ghost/admin/app/components/member/newsletter-preference.js
index d31ad6a397..9f957b8d05 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/components/member/newsletter-preference.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/components/member/newsletter-preference.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Component from '@glimmer/component';
-import {action, get} from '@ember/object';
+import {action} from '@ember/object';
 import {tracked} from '@glimmer/tracking';
 
 export default class MembersNewsletterPreference extends Component {
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default class MembersNewsletterPreference extends Component {
                 return {
                     name: d.name,
                     description: d.description,
-                    subscribed: !!this.args.member?.get('newsletters')?.find((n) => {
+                    subscribed: !!this.args.member?.newsletters?.find((n) => {
                         return n.id === d.id;
                     }),
                     id: d.id,
@@ -34,14 +34,12 @@ export default class MembersNewsletterPreference extends Component {
             return d.id === newsletter.id;
         });
 
-        // get() is required because member can be a proxy object when loaded
-        // directly from the members list
         if (!event.target.checked) {
-            updatedNewsletters = get(this.args.member, 'newsletters').filter((d) => {
+            updatedNewsletters = this.args.member.newsletters.filter((d) => {
                 return d.id !== newsletter.id;
             });
         } else {
-            updatedNewsletters = get(this.args.member, 'newsletters').filter((d) => {
+            updatedNewsletters = this.args.member.newsletters.filter((d) => {
                 return d.id !== newsletter.id;
             }).concat(selectedNewsletter);
         }
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/member.js b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/member.js
index 96857501b2..563b9f11be 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/member.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/member.js
@@ -68,9 +68,8 @@ export default class MemberController extends Controller {
     }
 
     get subscribedAt() {
-        // member can be a proxy object in a sparse array so .get is required
-        let memberSince = moment(this.member.get('createdAtUTC')).from(moment());
-        let createdDate = moment(this.member.get('createdAtUTC')).format('D MMM YYYY');
+        let memberSince = moment(this.member.createdAtUTC).from(moment());
+        let createdDate = moment(this.member.createdAtUTC).format('D MMM YYYY');
         return `${createdDate} (${memberSince})`;
     }
 
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ export default class MemberController extends Controller {
         // if Cmd+S is pressed before the field loses focus make sure we're
         // saving the intended property values
         let scratchProps = scratchMember.getProperties(SCRATCH_PROPS);
-        member.setProperties(scratchProps);
+        Object.assign(member, scratchProps);
 
         try {
             yield member.save();
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ export default class MemberController extends Controller {
     // Private -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
     _saveMemberProperty(propKey, newValue) {
-        let currentValue = this.member.get(propKey);
+        let currentValue = this.member[propKey];
 
         if (newValue && typeof newValue === 'string') {
             newValue = newValue.trim();
@@ -189,6 +188,6 @@ export default class MemberController extends Controller {
             return;
         }
 
-        this.member.set(propKey, newValue);
+        this.member[propKey] = newValue;
     }
 }
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/routes/member.js b/ghost/admin/app/routes/member.js
index 905b70be4e..b1795592a2 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/routes/member.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/routes/member.js
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ export default class MembersRoute extends AdminRoute {
     setupController(controller, member) {
         super.setupController(...arguments);
         if (this._requiresBackgroundRefresh) {
-            // `member` is passed directly in `<LinkTo>` so it can be a proxy
-            // object used by the sparse list requiring the use of .get()
-            controller.fetchMemberTask.perform(member.get('id'));
+            controller.fetchMemberTask.perform(member.id);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/routes/offer.js b/ghost/admin/app/routes/offer.js
index 1f2bf1643c..d90111cffa 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/routes/offer.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/routes/offer.js
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ export default class OffersRoute extends AdminRoute {
         super.setupController(...arguments);
 
         if (this._requiresBackgroundRefresh) {
-            // `offer` is passed directly in `<LinkTo>` so it can be a proxy
-            // object used by the sparse list requiring the use of .get()
-            controller.fetchOfferTask.perform(offer.get('id'));
+            controller.fetchOfferTask.perform(offer.id);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/templates/members.hbs b/ghost/admin/app/templates/members.hbs
index 7d821b1165..903c9a944b 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/templates/members.hbs
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/templates/members.hbs
@@ -126,12 +126,19 @@
                             </tr>
                         </thead>
                         <VerticalCollection @tagName="tbody" @items={{this.members}} @key="id" @containerSelector=".gh-list-scrolling" @estimateHeight={{69}} @staticHeight={{true}} @bufferSize={{20}} as |member|>
-                            <GhMembersListItem
-                                @newsletterEnabled={{not-eq this.settings.editorDefaultEmailRecipients "disabled"}}
-                                @member={{member}}
-                                @filterColumns={{this.filterColumns}}
-                                data-test-member={{member.id}}
-                            />
+                            {{#if member.is_loading}}
+                                <GhMembersListItemLoading
+                                    @newsletterEnabled={{not-eq this.settings.editorDefaultEmailRecipients "disabled"}}
+                                    @filterColumns={{this.filterColumns}}
+                                />
+                            {{else}}
+                                <GhMembersListItem
+                                    @newsletterEnabled={{not-eq this.settings.editorDefaultEmailRecipients "disabled"}}
+                                    @member={{member.content}}
+                                    @filterColumns={{this.filterColumns}}
+                                    data-test-member={{member.id}}
+                                />
+                            {{/if}}
                         </VerticalCollection>
                     </table>
                 </div>