diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index ddc5aae4d..4d9d745c2 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ It's easy to appreciate a really cool and technically advanced feature. It's har
 to appreciate the absence of bugs, the slow but steady improvement in stability,
 or the reliability of a release process. But those things distinguish a good
 project from a great one.
+"""
+
+	[Rules.reviewer]
+
+	title = "What is a reviewer?"
+
+	text = """
+A reviewer is a core role within the project.
+They share in reviewing issues and pull requests and their LGTM count towards the
+required LGTM count to merge a code change into the project.
+
+Reviewers are part of the organization but do not have write access.
+Becoming a reviewer is a core aspect in the journey to becoming a maintainer.
 """
 
 	[Rules.adding-maintainers]
@@ -202,6 +215,11 @@ containerd defers to the [Technical Steering Committee](https://github.com/moby/
 			"mlaventure",
 			"stevvooe",
 		]
+	[Org.Reviewers]
+		people = [
+			"dnephin",
+			"jessvalarezo",
+		]
 
 [People]
 
@@ -249,3 +267,13 @@ containerd defers to the [Technical Steering Committee](https://github.com/moby/
 	Name = "Stephen Day"
 	Email = "stephen.day@docker.com"
 	GitHub = "stevvooe"
+
+	[People.jessvalarezo]
+	Name = "Jessica Valarezo"
+	Email = "valarezo.jessica@gmail.com"
+	GitHub = "jessvalarezo"
+
+	[People.dnephin]
+	Name = "Daniel Nephin"
+	Email = "dnephin@gmail.com"
+	GitHub = "dnephin"