diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f94fb8b..94610f8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@ Simple serverless Slack bot for DTI Coffee Chats and Birthday messages!
 
 Should pair up people in the `#coffee-chats` channel every week.
 
+## Functionality
+
+If you're a regular member, you should only be able to login, edit your own birthday, or report on whether the bot is up or down.
+
+If you're an admin, you should be able to login, edit your own birthday, edit other people's birthdays, toggle the bot on or off, and also manually initiate a new semester, or trigger a round of coffee chats or birthday wishes as needed.
+
+## New to Internbot?
+
+If you're a new Lead, make a PR to add yourself to the array of admins in `lib/data/admins.ts` and merge it in. Then, login with Google and you should have access to the admin panel!
+
+If you're a regular member, just login with Google.
+
+For **everyone**, please login with your Cornell email.
+
 ## Technology
 
 Built with Vercel, PostgreSQL, Prisma, Next.js, Jest, and TypeScript.
diff --git a/app/(controls)/@gated/page.tsx b/app/(controls)/@gated/page.tsx
index f8e17fb..189b8e7 100644
--- a/app/(controls)/@gated/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(controls)/@gated/page.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import ToggleBot from "@/components/actions/toggle-bot";
 import InitSem from "@/components/actions/init-sem";
 import ManualTriggers from "@/components/actions/manual-triggers";
 import SetSomeonesBday from "@/components/actions/set-someones-bday";
+import admins from "@/lib/data/admins";
 
 const GatedActions = async () => {
     const hasAccess = await getHasDashboardAccess();
@@ -32,13 +33,7 @@ const GatedActions = async () => {
 
 const getHasDashboardAccess = async () => {
     const checkIfUserHasAccess = async (email: string) =>
-        (await prisma.user.findFirst({
-            where: {
-                email: email,
-            },
-        }))
-            ? true
-            : false;
+        admins.some((admin) => admin.email === email);
 
     const emails = (await currentUser())?.emailAddresses;
 
diff --git a/lib/data/admins.ts b/lib/data/admins.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4edc01e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/data/admins.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+type admin = {
+    name?: string;
+    email: string;
+};
+
+const admins: admin[] = [
+    {
+        name: "Daniel Wei",
+        email: "dlw266@cornell.edu",
+    },
+    {
+        name: "Justin Kong",
+        email: "jk2338@cornell.edu",
+    },
+    {
+        name: "Julie Jeong",
+        email: "sj598@cornell.edu",
+    },
+    {
+        name: "Rohan Maheshwari",
+        email: "rm697@cornell.edu",
+    },
+    {
+        name: "Sarah Young",
+        email: "sy398@cornell.edu",
+    },
+    {
+        name: "Michelle Li",
+        email: "myl39@cornell.edu",
+    },
+];
+
+export default admins;