diff --git a/OWNERS_ALIASES b/OWNERS_ALIASES
index 4fadc09e5..c5fecab94 100644
--- a/OWNERS_ALIASES
+++ b/OWNERS_ALIASES
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ aliases:
   # non-admin folks who can approve any PRs in the repo
   controller-tools-maintainers:
     - vincepri
+    - joelanford
 
   # non-admin folks who can approve any PRs in the repo
   controller-tools-approvers: []