diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index 3c5813a6c..884fa52bd 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Current Members
 ===============
 
 .. memberstable::
-      :datafile: ../../reference/members
+      :datafile: ../../reference/members.yaml
 
 Reference documents and Resolutions
 ===================================
diff --git a/openstack_governance/members.py b/openstack_governance/members.py
index 072ef70bd..f16419bec 100644
--- a/openstack_governance/members.py
+++ b/openstack_governance/members.py
@@ -10,26 +10,11 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import logging
-import re
-
-LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-# Full name (IRC) <E-mail> [expires in] {role}
-_PATTERN = re.compile('(?P<name>.*)\s+\((?P<irc>.*)\)\s+\<(?P<email>.*)\>\s+\[(?P<date>.*)\](\s+\{(?P<role>.*)\})?')
+import yaml
 
 
 def parse_members_file(filename):
     """Load the members file and return each row as a dictionary.
     """
     with open(filename, 'r') as f:
-        for linum, line in enumerate(f, 1):
-            line = line.strip()
-            if not line or line.startswith('#'):
-                continue
-            m = _PATTERN.match(line)
-            if not m:
-                LOG.warning('Could not parse line %d of %s: %r' %
-                            (linum, filename, line))
-                continue
-            yield m.groupdict()
+        return yaml.load(f)
diff --git a/reference/members b/reference/members
deleted file mode 100644
index 00e5a65f2..000000000
--- a/reference/members
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# Full name (IRC) <E-mail> [expires in] {role}
-Alexandra Settle (asettle) <asettle@suse.com> [March 2020]
-Doug Hellmann (dhellmann) <doug@doughellmann.com> [October 2019]
-Ghanshyam Mann (gmann) <gmann@ghanshyammann.com> [October 2019]
-Graham Hayes (mugsie) <gr@ham.ie> [March 2020]
-Jean-Philippe Evrard (evrardjp) <jean-philippe@evrard.me> [October 2019]
-Jeremy Stanley (fungi) <fungi@yuggoth.org> [October 2019]
-Jim Rollenhagen (jroll) <jim@jimrollenhagen.com> [March 2020]
-Julia Kreger (TheJulia) <juliaashleykreger@gmail.com> [October 2019]
-Lance Bragstad (lbragstad) <lbragstad@gmail.com> [October 2019]
-Mohammed Naser (mnaser) <mnaser@vexxhost.com> [March 2020] {chair}
-Rico Lin (ricolin) <rico.lin.guanyu@gmail.com> [March 2020]
-Thierry Carrez (ttx) <thierry@openstack.org> [March 2020]
-Zane Bitter (zaneb) <zbitter@redhat.com> [March 2020]
diff --git a/reference/members.yaml b/reference/members.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bdf9a9ff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reference/members.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+- name: Alexandra Settle
+  irc: asettle
+  email: asettle@suse.com
+  date: March 2020
+  role: null
+
+- name: Doug Hellmann
+  irc: dhellmann
+  email: doug@doughellmann.com
+  date: October 2019
+  role: null
+
+- name: Ghanshyam Mann
+  irc: gmann
+  email: gmann@ghanshyammann.com
+  date: October 2019
+  role: null
+
+- name: Graham Hayes
+  irc: mugsie
+  email: gr@ham.ie
+  date: March 2020
+  role: null
+
+- name: Jean-Philippe Evrard
+  irc: evrardjp
+  email: jean-philippe@evrard.me
+  date: October 2019
+  role: null
+
+- name: Jeremy Stanley
+  irc: fungi
+  email: fungi@yuggoth.org
+  date: October 2019
+  role: null
+
+- name: Jim Rollenhagen
+  irc: jroll
+  email: jim@jimrollenhagen.com
+  date: March 2020
+  role: null
+
+- name: Julia Kreger
+  irc: TheJulia
+  email: juliaashleykreger@gmail.com
+  date: October 2019
+  role: null
+
+- name: Lance Bragstad
+  irc: lbragstad
+  email: lbragstad@gmail.com
+  date: October 2019
+  role: null
+
+- name: Mohammed Naser
+  irc: mnaser
+  email: mnaser@vexxhost.com
+  date: March 2020
+  role: chair
+
+- name: Rico Lin
+  irc: ricolin
+  email: rico.lin.guanyu@gmail.com
+  date: March 2020
+  role: null
+
+- name: Thierry Carrez
+  irc: ttx
+  email: thierry@openstack.org
+  date: March 2020
+  role: null
+
+- name: Zane Bitter
+  irc: zaneb
+  email: zbitter@redhat.com
+  date: March 2020
+  role: null
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/assign_liaisons.py b/tools/assign_liaisons.py
index 6b0870635..320cdc4d5 100644
--- a/tools/assign_liaisons.py
+++ b/tools/assign_liaisons.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument(
         '--member-file',
-        default='reference/members',
+        default='reference/members.yaml',
         help='location of members file, (%(default)s)',
     )
     parser.add_argument(
diff --git a/tools/check_review_status.py b/tools/check_review_status.py
index 48e70ebdd..c1ebec216 100755
--- a/tools/check_review_status.py
+++ b/tools/check_review_status.py
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ def main():
 
     tc_members = [
         m.get('name')
-        for m in members.parse_members_file('./reference/members')
+        for m in members.parse_members_file('./reference/members.yaml')
     ]
 
     gov = governance.Governance.from_local_repo()