diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 5cf0757dd0..d68f03bf76 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -312,6 +312,11 @@ made through a pull request.
 				"jfrazelle",
 				"crosbymichael"
 			]
+		
+		[Org.Operators.community]
+			people = [
+				"theadactyl"
+			]
 
 	# The chief maintainer is responsible for all aspects of quality for the project including
 	# code reviews, usability, stability, security, performance, etc.
@@ -319,6 +324,17 @@ made through a pull request.
 	# day of a new maintainer, the best advice should be "follow the C.M.'s example and you'll
 	# be fine".
 	"Chief Maintainer" = "crosbymichael"
+	
+	# The community manager is responsible for serving the project community, including users, 
+	# contributors and partners. This involves:
+        # - facilitating communication between maintainers, contributors and users
+        # - organizing contributor and maintainer events
+        # - helping new contributors get involved
+        # - anything the project community needs to be successful
+        #
+        # The community manager is a point of contact for any contributor who has questions, concerns 
+        # or feedback about project operations. 
+	"Community Manager" = "theadactyl"
 
 	[Org."Core maintainers"]
 
@@ -622,6 +638,11 @@ made through a pull request.
 	Name = "Sebastiaan van Stijn"
 	Email = "github@gone.nl"
 	GitHub = "thaJeztah"
+	
+	[people.theadactyl]
+	Name = "Thea Lamkin"
+	Email = "thea@docker.com"
+	GitHub = "theadactyl"
 
 	[people.tianon]
 	Name = "Tianon Gravi"