diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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 # How to contribute
 
-We definitely welcome your patches and contributions to gRPC!
+We definitely welcome your patches and contributions to gRPC! Please read the gRPC
+organization's [governance rules](https://github.com/grpc/grpc-community/blob/master/governance.md)
+and [contribution guidelines](https://github.com/grpc/grpc-community/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) before proceeding.
 
 If you are new to github, please start by reading [Pull Request
 howto](https://help.github.com/articles/about-pull-requests/)
diff --git a/GOVERNANCE.md b/GOVERNANCE.md
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+This repository is governed by the gRPC organization's [governance rules](https://github.com/grpc/grpc-community/blob/master/governance.md).
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+This page lists all active maintainers of this repository. If you were a
+maintainer and would like to add your name to the Emeritus list, please send us a
+PR.
+
+See [GOVERNANCE.md](https://github.com/grpc/grpc-community/blob/master/governance.md)
+for governance guidelines and how to become a maintainer.
+See [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/grpc/grpc-community/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
+for general contribution guidelines.
+
+## Maintainers (in alphabetical order)
+- [a11r](https://github.com/a11r), Google LLC
+- [apolcyn](https://github.com/apolcyn), Google LLC
+- [arjunroy](https://github.com/arjunroy), Google LLC
+- [AspirinSJL](https://github.com/AspirinSJL), Google LLC
+- [bogdandrutu](https://github.com/bogdandrutu), Google LLC
+- [daniel-j-born](https://github.com/daniel-j-born), Google LLC
+- [dapengzhang0](https://github.com/dapengzhang0), Google LLC
+- [dfawley](https://github.com/dfawley), Google LLC
+- [dklempner](https://github.com/dklempner), Google LLC
+- [ejona86](https://github.com/ejona86), Google LLC
+- [gnossen](https://github.com/gnossen), Google LLC
+- [guantaol](https://github.com/guantaol), Google LLC
+- [hcaseyal](https://github.com/hcaseyal), Google LLC
+- [jboeuf](https://github.com/jboeuf), Google LLC
+- [jiangtaoli2016](https://github.com/jiangtaoli2016), Google LLC
+- [jkolhe](https://github.com/jkolhe), Google LLC
+- [jtattermusch](https://github.com/jtattermusch), Google LLC
+- [karthikravis](https://github.com/karthikravis), Google LLC
+- [kumaralokgithub](https://github.com/kumaralokgithub), Google LLC
+- [lidizheng](https://github.com/lidizheng), Google LLC
+- [markdroth](https://github.com/markdroth), Google LLC
+- [matthewstevenson88](https://github.com/matthewstevenson88), Google LLC
+- [mehrdada](https://github.com/mehrdada), Dropbox, Inc.
+- [mhaidrygoog](https://github.com/mhaidrygoog), Google LLC
+- [murgatroid99](https://github.com/murgatroid99), Google LLC
+- [muxi](https://github.com/muxi), Google LLC
+- [nanahpang](https://github.com/nanahpang), Google LLC
+- [nathanielmanistaatgoogle](https://github.com/nathanielmanistaatgoogle), Google LLC
+- [nicolasnoble](https://github.com/nicolasnoble), Google LLC
+- [qixuanl1](https://github.com/qixuanl1), Google LLC
+- [ran-su](https://github.com/ran-su), Google LLC
+- [rmstar](https://github.com/rmstar), Google LLC
+- [sanjaypujare](https://github.com/sanjaypujare), Google LLC
+- [sheenaqotj](https://github.com/sheenaqotj), Google LLC
+- [soheilhy](https://github.com/soheilhy), Google LLC
+- [sreecha](https://github.com/sreecha), LinkedIn
+- [srini100](https://github.com/srini100), Google LLC
+- [stanley-cheung](https://github.com/stanley-cheung), Google LLC
+- [veblush](https://github.com/veblush), Google LLC
+- [vishalpowar](https://github.com/vishalpowar), Google LLC
+- [Vizerai](https://github.com/Vizerai), Google LLC
+- [vjpai](https://github.com/vjpai), Google LLC
+- [wcevans](https://github.com/wcevans), Google LLC
+- [wenbozhu](https://github.com/wenbozhu), Google LLC
+- [yang-g](https://github.com/yang-g), Google LLC
+- [yashykt](https://github.com/yashykt), Google LLC
+- [yihuazhang](https://github.com/yihuazhang), Google LLC
+- [ZhouyihaiDing](https://github.com/ZhouyihaiDing), Google LLC
+
+
+## Emeritus Maintainers (in alphabetical order)
+- [adelez](https://github.com/adelez), Google LLC
+- [billfeng327](https://github.com/billfeng327), Google LLC
+- [ctiller](https://github.com/ctiller), Google LLC
+- [dgquintas](https://github.com/dgquintas), Google LLC
+- [ericgribkoff](https://github.com/ericgribkoff), Google LLC
+- [fengli79](https://github.com/fengli79), Google LLC
+- [jcanizales](https://github.com/jcanizales), Google LLC
+- [jpalmerLinuxFoundation](https://github.com/jpalmerLinuxFoundation), Linux Foundation
+- [justinburke](https://github.com/justinburke), Google LLC
+- [kpayson64](https://github.com/kpayson64), Google LLC
+- [lyuxuan](https://github.com/lyuxuan), Google LLC
+- [matt-kwong](https://github.com/matt-kwong), Google LLC
+- [mit-mit](https://github.com/mit-mit), Google LLC
+- [mpwarres](https://github.com/mpwarres), Google LLC
+- [ncteisen](https://github.com/ncteisen), Google LLC
+- [pmarks-net](https://github.com/pmarks-net), Google LLC
+- [slash-lib](https://github.com/slash-lib), Google LLC
+- [soltanmm](https://github.com/soltanmm), Google LLC
+- [summerxyt](https://github.com/summerxyt), Google LLC
+- [y-zeng](https://github.com/y-zeng), Google LLC
+- [zpencer](https://github.com/zpencer), Google LLC