diff --git a/FrEDI/DESCRIPTION b/FrEDI/DESCRIPTION
index 41840c87..4e656f6b 100644
--- a/FrEDI/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/FrEDI/DESCRIPTION
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ Authors@R: c(person("Corinne", "Hartin",
                     github = "cahartin")),
               person("Erin","McDuffie",
                       email = "mcduffie.erin.e@epa.gov",
-                      role = c("aut","cre"),
+                      role = c("aut","ctb"),
                       comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0002-6845-6077",
                                   github = "emcduffie")),
               person("Karen","Noiva",
-                      role = c("aut","cre"),
+                      role = c("aut","ctb"),
                       comment = c(github = "knoiva-indecon")),
               person("Will","Maddock",
                       role = "ctb",