Adminstration of StackOverflow
Administration of StackOverflow
Community management, becoming a moderator, tag maintenance, and integrations with Slack, Okta and others are described here.
Roles
Admins
StackOverflow Admins have the following responsibilities:
- Manage user accounts and access
- Configure team settings and permissions
- Handle technical implementation aspects
- Manage integrations with other systems
- Oversee security settings
The current Admins are:
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David Astor representing the SA Org
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Jonathan Fullam representing the SA Org
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Tiffany McAtee representing the CS Org
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Brian Will representing the PS Org
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Mike Lindsay representing the PS Org
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Kathleen Rintelman-Betances representing Sales Operations
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Mitchell Hanks representing the SMB Sales Org
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Ancil McBarnett representing the SA Org
Community Managers
Community Managers are typically employees of Stack Overflow who:
- Oversee the overall health of multiple communities
- Handle escalated issues that moderators cannot resolve
- Create and implement community policies
- Provide guidance and support to moderators
- Manage community-wide initiatives and features
- Have access to more powerful administrative tools
The current Community Managers are:
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David Astor representing the SA Org
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Tiffany McAtee representing the CS Org
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Sean Hoyle representing the CS Org
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Brian Will representing the PS Org
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Mike Lindsay representing the PS Org
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Mitchell Hanks representing the SMB Sales Org
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Ancil McBarnett representing the SA Org
Moderators
Moderators are usually trusted members of the community who:
- Manage Tags (especially for SME Areas)
- Handle day-to-day moderation tasks
- Review flagged content
- Address user behavior issues
- Enforce community guidelines
- Can lock, delete, or edit problematic posts
- Act as liaisons between the community and Community Managers
The current Moderators are:
- TBD: Need 2 representatives each from AI, App Sec SME
- Need 1 representative from Dedicated, CICD, Metrics, Agile Plan SME
- Need at least 1 representative from PS, CSE, SMB Sales
Last modified April 17, 2025: Updated List of community managers and admins (
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