diff --git a/schema/index.yaml b/schema/index.yaml
index 6bcd443..1543981 100644
--- a/schema/index.yaml
+++ b/schema/index.yaml
@@ -75,6 +75,32 @@ $defs:
           "^[\\w]+":
             type: string
             format: uri
+  person:
+    type: object
+    additionalProperties: false
+    required:
+      - name
+    properties:
+      name:
+        type: string
+      caption:
+        type: string
+      country:
+        type: string
+        pattern: '^[a-z]{2}$'
+      refs:
+        type: object
+        additionalProperties: false
+        properties:
+          twitter:
+            type: string
+          linkedin:
+            type: string
+          bsky:
+            type: string
+      imageUrl:
+        type: string
+        format: uri
 
 type: object
 additionalProperties: false
@@ -94,4 +120,9 @@ properties:
   events:
     type: array
     items:
-      $ref: "#/$defs/event"
\ No newline at end of file
+      $ref: "#/$defs/event"
+
+  people:
+    type: array
+    items:
+      $ref: "#/$defs/person"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/index.yaml b/src/index.yaml
index b6389af..100bec2 100644
--- a/src/index.yaml
+++ b/src/index.yaml
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ core-team:
 projects:
   $load: projects
 events:
-  $load: events
\ No newline at end of file
+  $load: events
+people:
+  $load: people
+  $opts:
+    loader: person
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/_images/alex-kampa.jpg b/src/people/_images/alex-kampa.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d3e1e1
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/alona-shevchenko.jpg b/src/people/_images/alona-shevchenko.jpg
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index 0000000..b9e3bbc
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/althea.jpeg b/src/people/_images/althea.jpeg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3f1f7c
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/ameen-soleimani.jpg b/src/people/_images/ameen-soleimani.jpg
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index 0000000..ab88eb5
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/antoni-zolciak.jpg b/src/people/_images/antoni-zolciak.jpg
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index 0000000..e994fec
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/costanza-gallo.jpeg b/src/people/_images/costanza-gallo.jpeg
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index 0000000..6b03382
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/dcbuilder.jpg b/src/people/_images/dcbuilder.jpg
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index 0000000..0351a67
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/guy-zyskind.jpg b/src/people/_images/guy-zyskind.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b5b698
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/juraj-bednar.jpg b/src/people/_images/juraj-bednar.jpg
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index 0000000..1b6ce9f
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/manu-alzuru.jpg b/src/people/_images/manu-alzuru.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7904693
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/mario-havel.jpg b/src/people/_images/mario-havel.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd3991f
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/max-hampshire.jpg b/src/people/_images/max-hampshire.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..204b2df
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/merula.jpeg b/src/people/_images/merula.jpeg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a61aa8d
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/mykola.png b/src/people/_images/mykola.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5be4666
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/nick-almond.jpg b/src/people/_images/nick-almond.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2a1f06
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/oliver-gale.jpeg b/src/people/_images/oliver-gale.jpeg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35521d1
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/pg.jpg b/src/people/_images/pg.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4d31e6
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/rachel-rose-oleary.jpg b/src/people/_images/rachel-rose-oleary.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..987ee37
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/serinko.jpeg b/src/people/_images/serinko.jpeg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f72510e
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/steffen.jpeg b/src/people/_images/steffen.jpeg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4833886
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/people/_images/steffen.jpeg differ
diff --git a/src/people/_images/tibor-csoka.jpg b/src/people/_images/tibor-csoka.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef9f4bb
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/people/_images/tibor-csoka.jpg differ
diff --git a/src/people/_images/tree.jpg b/src/people/_images/tree.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a561694
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diff --git a/src/people/_images/wslyvh.png b/src/people/_images/wslyvh.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d09003
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diff --git a/src/people/alex-kampa.yaml b/src/people/alex-kampa.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8951343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/alex-kampa.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name: Alex Kampa
+caption: Director at [Aragon ZK Research](https://research.aragon.org/)
+country: lu
+refs:
+  linkedin: alex-kampa
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/alona-shevchenko.yaml b/src/people/alona-shevchenko.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6dff20e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/alona-shevchenko.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name: Alona Shevchenko
+caption: Unapologetic Ukrainian behind [Ukraine DAO](https://ukrainedao.love/) & [Kyiv Tech Summit](https://www.kyivtechsummit.com/)
+country: ua
+refs:
+  twitter: cryptodrftng
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/althea.yaml b/src/people/althea.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb3be75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/althea.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+name: Althea
+caption: Head of Comms, Privacy & Scaling Exploration
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/ameen-soleimani.yaml b/src/people/ameen-soleimani.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5da7a3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/ameen-soleimani.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name: Ameen Soleimani
+caption: Summoner of [IranUnchained](https://www.iranunchained.com/), [Privacy Pools](https://www.privacypools.com/), [MolochDAO](https://molochdao.com/)
+country: us
+refs:
+  twitter: ameensol
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/antoni-zolciak.yaml b/src/people/antoni-zolciak.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecf549c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/antoni-zolciak.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name: Antoni Zolciak  
+caption: Co-founder of [Aleph Zero](https://alephzero.org/) & [Cardinal](https://cardinal.co/)
+country: pl
+refs:
+  twitter: AntoniZolciak
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/costanza-gallo.yaml b/src/people/costanza-gallo.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..982d2e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/costanza-gallo.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name: Costanza Gallo
+caption: Head of partnerships at the [The Swarm Foundation](https://www.ethswarm.org/foundation)
+country: it
+refs:
+  twitter: costgallo
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/dcbuilder.yaml b/src/people/dcbuilder.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1674e91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/dcbuilder.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name: dcbuilder.eth
+caption: Research engineer at [Worldcoin](https://worldcoin.org/), ZKML & Rust enthusiast
+country: cz
+refs:
+  twitter: DCbuild3r
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/guy-zyskind.yaml b/src/people/guy-zyskind.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15e5910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/guy-zyskind.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name: Guy Zyskind
+caption: Founder of [Secret Network](https://scrt.network/), CEO [SCRT Labs](https://www.scrtlabs.com/)
+country: is
+refs:
+  twitter: GuyZys
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/juraj-bednar.yaml b/src/people/juraj-bednar.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85ee985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/juraj-bednar.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name: Juraj Bednar
+caption: Educator, writer, cryptoanarchist & biohacker ([blog](https://juraj.bednar.io/))
+country: sk
+refs:
+  twitter: jurbed
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/manu-alzuru.yaml b/src/people/manu-alzuru.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a303133
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/manu-alzuru.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name: Manu Alzuru
+caption: Humanist, solarpunk, Founder of [DoinGud](https://doingud.com/) & [ETH Barcelona](https://ethbarcelona.com/)
+country: es
+refs:
+  twitter: ManuAlzuru
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/mario-havel.yaml b/src/people/mario-havel.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..923f4b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/mario-havel.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name: Mario Havel
+caption: Hacker, Co-Founder of [Bordel Hackerspace](https://bordel.paralelnipolis.cz/#/)
+country: cz
+refs:
+  twitter: TMIYChao
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/max-hampshire.yaml b/src/people/max-hampshire.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41e584c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/max-hampshire.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name: Max Hampshire
+caption: Senior devrel of [Nym](https://nymtech.net/), Co-founder of [terra0](https://terra0.org/)
+country: at
+refs:
+  twitter: _wjth
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/merula.yaml b/src/people/merula.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cceec08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/merula.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+name: Merula
+caption: Software engineer and cryptographer Circles Entropy
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/mykola-siusko.yaml b/src/people/mykola-siusko.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d464624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/mykola-siusko.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name: Mykola Siusko
+caption: Web3 privacy advocate behind [Web3Privacy Now](https://web3privacy.info/), [NYM](https://nymtech.net/) ambassador
+country: es
+refs:
+  twitter: nicksvyaznoy
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/nick-almond.yaml b/src/people/nick-almond.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc04013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/nick-almond.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name: Nick Almond
+caption: Building next generation DAOs with [FactoryDAO](https://www.factorydao.xyz/)
+country: gb
+refs:
+  twitter: DrNickA
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/oliver-gale.yaml b/src/people/oliver-gale.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aebdc38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/oliver-gale.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+name: Oliver Gale
+caption: CEO of [Panther Protocol](https://www.pantherprotocol.io/)
+refs:
+  twitter: OriginalOlii
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/pg.yaml b/src/people/pg.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b08f92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/pg.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name: PG
+caption: Organizing [ETHRome](https://ethrome.org) w/ [urbe.eth](https://linktr.ee/urbe.eth), making sauce w/ [SpaghettETH](https://linktr.ee/spaghetteth)
+country: it
+refs:
+  twitter: PG_CDG
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/rachel-rose-oleary.yaml b/src/people/rachel-rose-oleary.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a48a08a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/rachel-rose-oleary.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+name: Rachel-Rose O'Leary
+caption: "[DarkFi](https://dark.fi/) core dev, writer"
+refs:
+  twitter: lunar_mining
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/serinko.yaml b/src/people/serinko.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acc9c52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/serinko.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+name: Serinko
+caption: Privacy Researcher
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/steffen-kux.yaml b/src/people/steffen-kux.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b09e909
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/steffen-kux.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+name: Steffen Kux
+caption: CEO dm3
+refs:
+  twitter: SteffenKux
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/tibor-csoka.yaml b/src/people/tibor-csoka.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70830b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/tibor-csoka.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+name: Tibor Csóka
+caption: Software Engineer at [HOPR](https://hoprnet.org/)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/tree.yaml b/src/people/tree.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8d0100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/tree.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name: Tree
+caption: Orchestrating lunarpunk events [ETHBrno](https://ethbrno.cz) & [w3ps](https://github.com/web3privacy/w3ps) w/ [gwei.cz](https://gwei.cz)
+country: cz
+refs:
+  bsky: tree.fail
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/people/wslyvh.yaml b/src/people/wslyvh.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3655de6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/people/wslyvh.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+name: Wesley
+caption: Events @ Ethereum 🛠️ Indie Maker
+refs:
+  twitter: wslyvh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/build.js b/utils/build.js
index ca14d7a..a67bcae 100644
--- a/utils/build.js
+++ b/utils/build.js
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ await engine.init();
 
 await engine.build();
 
-console.log('Done')
\ No newline at end of file
+console.log("Done");
diff --git a/utils/engine.js b/utils/engine.js
index bfd37fa..5f43fef 100644
--- a/utils/engine.js
+++ b/utils/engine.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { join } from "https://deno.land/std@0.208.0/path/mod.ts";
 import { emptyDir } from "https://deno.land/std@0.196.0/fs/empty_dir.ts";
 import { parse, stringify } from "npm:yaml";
 import { exists } from "https://deno.land/std@0.213.0/fs/exists.ts";
+import { copy } from "https://deno.land/std@0.214.0/fs/copy.ts";
 
 const SRC_DIR = "./src";
 const DEST_DIR = "./dist";
@@ -17,57 +18,82 @@ export class Engine {
   async init() {
     // load schemas
     for await (const dirEntry of Deno.readDir(SCHEMA_DIR)) {
-        const [fn, _] = dirEntry.name.split(".");
-        this.schemas[fn] = await readYamlFile(join(SCHEMA_DIR, dirEntry.name));
+      const [fn, _] = dirEntry.name.split(".");
+      this.schemas[fn] = await readYamlFile(join(SCHEMA_DIR, dirEntry.name));
     }
     // load
     this.index = await readYamlFile(join(SRC_DIR, "index.yaml"));
     this.rendered = await this.render(this.index);
-
   }
 
-  async loadDir(src) {
-    const out = {}
-    const dir = join(SRC_DIR, src)
-    console.log(`reading dir=${dir}`)
-    
+  async loadDir(src, opts = {}) {
+    const out = {};
+    const dir = join(SRC_DIR, src);
+    console.log(`reading dir=${dir}`);
+
     if (await exists(join(dir, "index.yaml"))) {
       const out = readYamlFile(join(dir, "index.yaml"));
-      return out
+      return out;
     }
 
+    let images = [];
+    if (await exists(join(dir, "_images"))) {
+      for await (const ie of Deno.readDir(join(dir, "_images"))) {
+        const [id, ext] = ie.name.split(".");
+        images.push({ id, ext });
+      }
+    }
     const arr = [];
     for await (const dirEntry of Deno.readDir(dir)) {
       const [fn, ext] = dirEntry.name.split(".");
 
-      if (!ext) {
-        const obj = Object.assign({ id: fn }, await this.loadDir(join(src, fn)))
-        arr.push(obj)
+      if (!ext && !fn.startsWith("_")) {
+        const obj = Object.assign(
+          { id: fn },
+          await this.loadDir(join(src, fn)),
+        );
+        arr.push(obj);
+      }
+      if (ext === "yaml" && fn !== "index") {
+        const item = await readYamlFile(join(dir, dirEntry.name));
+        if (opts.loader === "person") {
+          // load image
+          const img = images.find((i) => i.id === fn);
+          if (img) {
+            item.imageUrl =
+              `https://data.web3privacy.info/img/people/${img.id}.${img.ext}`;
+          }
+        }
+        arr.push(item);
       }
-      /*if (ext === "yaml" && fn !== "index") {
-        out[fn] = await readYamlFile(join(dir, dirEntry.name));
-      }*/
     }
-    return arr
+    return arr;
   }
 
   async render(src) {
-    const out = {}
+    const out = {};
     for (const key of Object.keys(src)) {
       const val = src[key];
       if (typeof val === "object" && val.$load) {
-        out[key] = await this.loadDir(val.$load);
+        out[key] = await this.loadDir(val.$load, val.$opts);
         continue;
       }
 
-      out[key] = val
+      out[key] = val;
     }
-    return out
+    return out;
   }
 
   async build() {
     await emptyDir(DEST_DIR);
     //await writeJSONFile(join(DEST_DIR, "index.json"), this.index);
+    // copy images
+    await emptyDir(join(DEST_DIR, "img"));
+    await copy(
+      join(SRC_DIR, "people", "_images"),
+      join(DEST_DIR, "img", "people"),
+    );
+
     await writeJSONFile(
       join(DEST_DIR, "index.json"),
       Object.assign({}, this.rendered),
diff --git a/utils/test.js b/utils/test.js
index 78db186..1ce5baf 100644
--- a/utils/test.js
+++ b/utils/test.js
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ await engine.init();
 const ajv = new Ajv({ strict: false });
 addFormats(ajv);
 
-function checkCollection (name, schema, data) {
-    Deno.test(name, () => {
-        if (!schema) {
-            return
-        }
-        const validator = ajv.compile(schema);
-        if (!validator(data)) {
-            throw validator.errors;
-        }
-    })
+function checkCollection(name, schema, data) {
+  Deno.test(name, () => {
+    if (!schema) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const validator = ajv.compile(schema);
+    if (!validator(data)) {
+      throw validator.errors;
+    }
+  });
 }
 
 // check index
-checkCollection("index", engine.schemas.index, engine.rendered)
\ No newline at end of file
+checkCollection("index", engine.schemas.index, engine.rendered);