diff --git a/maint/exclude_contributors.txt b/maint/exclude_contributors.txt
index adc186dc0..8e4855ac6 100644
--- a/maint/exclude_contributors.txt
+++ b/maint/exclude_contributors.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #0 Contributors to exclude when running maint/thanks.
-#1 Include members of the Tor Project here.
+#1 Include employees and contractors of the Tor Project here.
 #2 WARNING: This file MUST be sorted.
+Alexander Færøy
 David Goulet
 eta
+Gaba
 gabi-250
 Gabi Moldovan
 Gabriela Moldovan
 Ian Jackson
+Jim Newsome
 Nick Mathewson
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