diff --git a/src/api/loc.sh/routes/internal.ts b/src/api/loc.sh/routes/internal.ts
index dd60478..3836e58 100644
--- a/src/api/loc.sh/routes/internal.ts
+++ b/src/api/loc.sh/routes/internal.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Route, Server } from '../../../class';
-import acknowledgements from '../../../configs/acknowledgements.json';
+// import acknowledgements from '../../../configs/acknowledgements.json';
 
 export default class Internal extends Route {
   constructor(server: Server) {
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export default class Internal extends Route {
           if (member.roles.includes('446104438969466890') || member.roles.includes('701481967149121627')) status = true;
           return res.status(200).json({ staff: status, username: member.user.username, discriminator: member.user.discriminator, nick: member.nick, avatarURL: member.user.avatarURL, pager: pagerNumber?.num });
         }
+        const acknowledgements = await this.server.client.db.Staff.find().lean().exec();
         return res.status(200).json(acknowledgements);
       } catch (err) {
         return this.handleError(err, res);
diff --git a/src/class/Client.ts b/src/class/Client.ts
index 417b747..a8117cd 100644
--- a/src/class/Client.ts
+++ b/src/class/Client.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import pluris from 'pluris';
 import mongoose from 'mongoose';
 import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
 import { Collection, Command, LocalStorage, Util, ServerManagement, Event } from '.';
-import { File, FileInterface, Member, MemberInterface, Moderation, ModerationInterface, Note, NoteInterface, PagerNumber, PagerNumberInterface, Rank, RankInterface, Redirect, RedirectInterface, Stat, StatInterface } from '../models';
+import { File, FileInterface, Member, MemberInterface, Moderation, ModerationInterface, Note, NoteInterface, PagerNumber, PagerNumberInterface, Rank, RankInterface, Redirect, RedirectInterface, Staff, StaffInterface, Stat, StatInterface } from '../models';
 import { Config } from '../../types'; // eslint-disable-line
 
 pluris(eris);
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ export default class Client extends eris.Client {
 
   public serverManagement: ServerManagement;
 
-  public db: { File: mongoose.Model<FileInterface>, Member: mongoose.Model<MemberInterface>, Moderation: mongoose.Model<ModerationInterface>, Note: mongoose.Model<NoteInterface>, PagerNumber: mongoose.Model<PagerNumberInterface>, Rank: mongoose.Model<RankInterface>, Redirect: mongoose.Model<RedirectInterface>, Stat: mongoose.Model<StatInterface>, local: { muted: LocalStorage } };
+  public db: { File: mongoose.Model<FileInterface>, Member: mongoose.Model<MemberInterface>, Moderation: mongoose.Model<ModerationInterface>, Note: mongoose.Model<NoteInterface>, PagerNumber: mongoose.Model<PagerNumberInterface>, Rank: mongoose.Model<RankInterface>, Redirect: mongoose.Model<RedirectInterface>, Staff: mongoose.Model<StaffInterface>, Stat: mongoose.Model<StatInterface>, local: { muted: LocalStorage } };
 
   constructor(token: string, options?: eris.ClientOptions) {
     super(token, options);
     this.commands = new Collection<Command>();
     this.events = new Collection<Event>();
     this.intervals = new Collection<NodeJS.Timeout>();
-    this.db = { File, Member, Moderation, Note, PagerNumber, Rank, Redirect, Stat, local: { muted: new LocalStorage('muted') } };
+    this.db = { File, Member, Moderation, Note, PagerNumber, Rank, Redirect, Staff, Stat, local: { muted: new LocalStorage('muted') } };
   }
 
   public async loadDatabase() {
diff --git a/src/commands/whois.ts b/src/commands/whois.ts
index 9e2a608..245ef69 100644
--- a/src/commands/whois.ts
+++ b/src/commands/whois.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import moment from 'moment';
 import { Message, Member } from 'eris';
 import { Client, Command, RichEmbed } from '../class';
-import acknowledgements from '../configs/acknowledgements.json';
+// import acknowledgements from '../configs/acknowledgements.json';
 import { whois as emotes } from '../configs/emotes.json';
 
 export default class Whois extends Command {
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ export default class Whois extends Command {
       }
       const embed = new RichEmbed();
       embed.setThumbnail(member.avatarURL);
-      const ackResolve = this.resolveStaffInformation(member.id);
+      // const ackResolve = this.resolveStaffInformation(member.id);
+      const ackResolve = await this.client.db.Staff.findOne({ userID: member.id }).lean().exec();
       let title = `${member.user.username}#${member.user.discriminator}`;
       if (ackResolve?.pn?.length > 0) title += `, ${ackResolve.pn.join(', ')}`;
       embed.setAuthor(title, member.user.avatarURL);
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ export default class Whois extends Command {
   }
 
   public resolveStaffInformation(id: string) {
-    return acknowledgements.find((m) => m.id === id);
+    return null; // acknowledgements.find((m) => m.id === id);
   }
 
   public capsFirstLetter(string?: string): string | void {
diff --git a/src/models/Staff.ts b/src/models/Staff.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d114559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/Staff.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { Document, Schema, model } from 'mongoose';
+
+export interface StaffInterface extends Document {
+  name: string,
+  userID: string,
+  title: string,
+  dept: string,
+  pn: string[],
+  emailAddress: string,
+  gitlab: string,
+  github: string,
+  bio: string,
+  acknowledgements: string[],
+}
+
+const Staff: Schema = new Schema({
+  name: String,
+  userID: String,
+  title: String,
+  dept: String,
+  pn: Array,
+  emailAddress: String,
+  gitlab: String,
+  github: String,
+  bio: String,
+  acknowledgements: Array,
+});
+
+export default model<StaffInterface>('Staff', Staff);
diff --git a/src/models/index.ts b/src/models/index.ts
index d5ee1b9..09e88fe 100644
--- a/src/models/index.ts
+++ b/src/models/index.ts
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ export { default as Note, NoteInterface } from './Note';
 export { default as PagerNumber, PagerNumberInterface, PagerNumberRaw } from './PagerNumber';
 export { default as Rank, RankInterface } from './Rank';
 export { default as Redirect, RedirectInterface, RedirectRaw } from './Redirect';
+export { default as Staff, StaffInterface } from './Staff';
 export { default as Stat, StatInterface } from './Stat';