public SelectUserGroupsViewModel(ApplicationUser user) : this() { this.UserName = user.UserName; this.FirstName = user.FirstName; this.LastName = user.LastName; var Db = new ApplicationDbContext(); // Add all available groups to the public list: var allGroups = Db.Groups; foreach (var role in allGroups) { // An EditorViewModel will be used by Editor Template: var rvm = new SelectGroupEditorViewModel(role); this.Groups.Add(rvm); } // Set the Selected property to true where user is already a member: foreach (var group in user.Groups) { var checkUserRole = this.Groups.Find(r => r.GroupName == group.Group.Name); checkUserRole.Selected = true; } }