diff --git a/app/mailers/application_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/application_mailer.rb
index d4a17d1c..475525d9 100644
--- a/app/mailers/application_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/application_mailer.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class ApplicationMailer < ActionMailer::Base
-  BJC_CONTACT = "BJC <contact@bjc.berkeley.edu>"
+  #do not change this: my email is registered with the API key
+  BJC_CONTACT = "BJC <arushc@berkeley.edu>"
   default from: BJC_CONTACT, reply_to: BJC_CONTACT
   layout "mailer"
 end
diff --git a/app/mailers/teacher_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/teacher_mailer.rb
index 4acb1634..e1b2cbc4 100644
--- a/app/mailers/teacher_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/teacher_mailer.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class TeacherMailer < ApplicationMailer
-  CONTACT_EMAIL = "Lauren Mock <lmock@berkeley.edu>"
-  BJC_EMAIL = "BJC <contact@bjc.berkeley.edu>"
+  #change CONTACT_EMAIL to cc yourself on the emails that get sent out
+  CONTACT_EMAIL = "Arush Chhatrapati <arushc@berkeley.edu>"
+  BJC_EMAIL = "BJC <arushc@berkeley.edu>"
 
   before_action :email_template
   default content_type: "text/html",