diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index fb0791ec3b7e2b1a40a30d95f3782a2146d0ab72..7bfcc6076bdb68fc4b7c7e7d93c967cae9567b01 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ roles:
     -
         id: bachelor-student
         name: "Bachelor Student"
+    -
+        id: support-staff
+        name: "Technical & Support Staff"
 
 
 # default values -- the one for all **must** be first
diff --git a/people/meta/jvittinghoff.md b/people/jvittinghoff.md
similarity index 92%
rename from people/meta/jvittinghoff.md
rename to people/jvittinghoff.md
index 70e5ab3bb25f4f94977c4d1be40a13475d3d10dd..5169e4c486da0199d5e076b7fdfa78d5d24f56f4 100644
--- a/people/meta/jvittinghoff.md
+++ b/people/jvittinghoff.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ layout: person
 fullname: Johanna Vittinghoff
 pic: public/images/jvittinghoff.jpg
 
-role: technical staff
+role: support-staff
 start_date: 2017-03
 
 affiliation: Computer Science, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg