diff --git a/ietf/group/migrations/0037_initial_yc_roles.py b/ietf/group/migrations/0037_initial_yc_roles.py
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+# Copyright The IETF Trust 2020 All Rights Reserved
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+def forward(apps, schema_editor):
+    RoleName = apps.get_model('name','RoleName')
+    Group = apps.get_model('group','Group')
+    Role = apps.get_model('group','Role')
+    Person = apps.get_model('person','Person')
+
+    RoleName.objects.create(
+        slug = 'yc_operator',
+        name = 'YangCatalog Operator',
+        desc = 'Can grant user api rights and browse the YangCatalog directory structure',
+    )
+
+    ycsupport = Group.objects.create(
+        acronym='ycsupport',
+        name="YangCatalog Support",
+        state_id='active',
+        type_id='team',
+        parent = Group.objects.get(acronym='ops'),
+        description = "Team for supporting YangCatalog.org operations",
+    )
+
+    RoleName.objects.create(
+        slug = 'yc_admin',
+        name = 'YangCatalog Administrator',
+        desc = 'Can operate the YangCatalog, change its configuration, and edit its data',
+    )
+
+    for name,role_name_id in (
+        ('Robert Sparks','yc_operator'),
+        ('Benoit Claise','yc_operator'),
+        ('Eric Vyncke','yc_operator'),
+        ('Miroslav Kovac','yc_admin'),
+        ('Slavomir Mazur','yc_admin'),
+    ):
+        person = Person.objects.get(name=name)
+        email = person.email_set.filter(primary=True).first()
+        if not email:
+            email = person.email_set.filter(active=True).order_by("-time").first()
+        Role.objects.create(
+            name_id = role_name_id,
+            group = ycsupport,
+            person = person,
+            email = email,
+        )
+
+def reverse(apps, schema_editor):
+    RoleName = apps.get_model('name','RoleName')
+    Group = apps.get_model('group','Group')
+    Role = apps.get_model('group','Role')
+
+    Role.objects.filter(name_id__in = ( 'yc_operator' , 'yc_admin' )).delete()
+    Group.objects.filter(acronym='ycsupport').delete()
+    RoleName.objects.filter(slug__in=( 'yc_operator' , 'yc_admin' )).delete() 
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('group', '0036_orgs_vs_repos'),
+        ('name', '0020_add_rescheduled_session_name'),
+        ('person','0016_auto_20200807_0750'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(forward, reverse),
+    ]