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@@ -861,12 +861,12 @@ Emeritus Approvers:
 
 Target Allocator Maintainers ([@open-telemetry/operator-ta-maintainers](https://github.com/orgs/open-telemetry/teams/operator-ta-maintainers)):
 
-- [Kristina Pathak](https://github.com/kristinapathak), Lightstep
 - [Sebastian Poxhofer](https://github.com/secustor)
 
 Emeritus Target Allocator Maintainers
 
 - [Anthony Mirabella](https://github.com/Aneurysm9), AWS
+- [Kristina Pathak](https://github.com/kristinapathak), Lightstep
 
 Maintainers ([@open-telemetry/operator-maintainers](https://github.com/orgs/open-telemetry/teams/operator-maintainers)):