AllenCell · interim17 · Mar 25, 2026 · Mar 25, 2026 · Mar 25, 2026 · Mar 25, 2026
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ node_modules
 public/
 static/admin/*.bundle.*
 .DS_Store
+.env
 yarn-error.log
 gatsby-types.d.ts
 

diff --git a/emails/contact/index.html b/emails/contact/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<html>
+  <body
+    style="
+      font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
+      margin: 0;
+      padding: 0;
+      background-color: #f5f5f5;
+    "
+  >
+    <div
+      style="
+        max-width: 600px;
+        margin: 24px auto;
+        background-color: #ffffff;
+        border-radius: 8px;
+        padding: 32px;
+      "
+    >
+      <h2 style="margin-top: 0;">New message from the Idea Board</h2>
+      <p><strong>From:</strong> {{senderName}} ({{senderEmail}})</p>
+      <p><strong>Regarding idea:</strong> {{ideaTitle}}</p>
+      <hr style="border: none; border-top: 1px solid #e0e0e0; margin: 16px 0;" />
+      <p>{{message}}</p>
+      <hr style="border: none; border-top: 1px solid #e0e0e0; margin: 16px 0;" />
+      <p style="font-size: 12px; color: #888;">
+        You can reply directly to {{senderName}} at
+        <a href="mailto:{{senderEmail}}">{{senderEmail}}</a>.
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/gatsby-node.js b/gatsby-node.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const {
     stringWithDefault,
     resolveToArray,
     resourceQuery,
+    alleniteQuery,
 } = require("./gatsby/utils/gatsby-resolver-utils");
 const {
     RESOURCES_GATSBY_NODE_KEY,
@@ -70,7 +71,24 @@ exports.createResolvers = ({ reporter, createResolvers }) => {
                     ),
             },
             authors: {
-                resolve: (source) => resolveToArray(source.authors),
+                resolve: async (source, _args, context) => {
+                    const names = resolveToArray(source.authors);
+                    const results = await Promise.all(
+                        names
+                            .filter(Boolean)
+                            .map((name) =>
+                                context.nodeModel.findOne(alleniteQuery(name)),
+                            ),
+                    );
+                    return results.filter(Boolean);
+                },
+            },
+            primaryContact: {
+                resolve: async (source, _args, context) => {
+                    const query = alleniteQuery(source.primaryContact);
+                    if (!query) return null;
+                    return context.nodeModel.findOne(query);
+                },
             },
             title: {
                 resolve: (source) =>
@@ -128,8 +146,9 @@ exports.createPages = ({ actions, graphql }) => {
 
     // Create pages for any markdown files that are configured to have their
     // own node type (e.g. Resource) based on their templateKey.
-    const typedNodePages = Object.keys(TEMPLATE_KEY_TO_TYPE).map(
-        (templateKey) => {
+    const typedNodePages = Object.keys(TEMPLATE_KEY_TO_TYPE)
+        .filter((templateKey) => !DATA_ONLY_PAGES.includes(templateKey))
+        .map((templateKey) => {
             const nodeKey = TEMPLATE_KEY_TO_TYPE[templateKey];
             const allKeyString = `all${nodeKey}`;
             return graphql(`

diff --git a/gatsby/constants.js b/gatsby/constants.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const PROGRAM_TEMPLATE_KEY = `program`;
 const RESOURCES_TEMPLATE_KEY = `resource`;
 
 const RESOURCES_GATSBY_NODE_KEY = `Resource`;
+const ALLENITE_GATSBY_NODE_KEY = `Allenite`;
 const MARKDOWN_REMARK_GATSBY_NODE_KEY = `MarkdownRemark`;
 
 /**
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ const MARKDOWN_REMARK_GATSBY_NODE_KEY = `MarkdownRemark`;
  */
 const TEMPLATE_KEY_TO_TYPE = {
     [RESOURCES_TEMPLATE_KEY]: RESOURCES_GATSBY_NODE_KEY,
+    [ALLENITE_TEMPLATE_KEY]: ALLENITE_GATSBY_NODE_KEY,
 };
 module.exports = {
     ALLENITE_TEMPLATE_KEY,
@@ -22,4 +24,5 @@ module.exports = {
     MARKDOWN_REMARK_GATSBY_NODE_KEY,
     TEMPLATE_KEY_TO_TYPE,
     RESOURCES_GATSBY_NODE_KEY,
+    ALLENITE_GATSBY_NODE_KEY,
 };
diff --git a/gatsby/schema/base.gql b/gatsby/schema/base.gql
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ type Frontmatter {
     description: String
     draft: Boolean
     tags: [String!]
-    authors: [String!]!
+    authors: [Allenite!]!
     nextSteps: String
     program: [String!]
     publication: String
     introduction: String
     resources: [Resource!]!
-    primaryContact: String
+    primaryContact: Allenite
 }
 
 type Resource implements Node {
@@ -35,4 +35,13 @@ type Resource implements Node {
     date: Date @dateformat
     tags: [String!]
     draft: Boolean
-}
+}
+
+type Allenite implements Node {
+    slug: String!
+    name: String!
+    contactId: String
+    position: String
+    contact: String
+    program: [String!]
+}
diff --git a/gatsby/utils/gatsby-resolver-utils.js b/gatsby/utils/gatsby-resolver-utils.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const {
     RESOURCES_TEMPLATE_KEY,
     TEMPLATE_KEY_TO_TYPE,
+    ALLENITE_TEMPLATE_KEY,
 } = require("../constants");
 const slugify = require("slugify");
 
@@ -47,23 +48,30 @@ const resolveSlug = (id, directory) => {
 };
 
 /**
- * Builds a nodeModel query for a single Resource node by display name.
- * Returns null if the name can't be slugified (falsy input).
- * @param {string|null|undefined} name - The resource's name (e.g., "Software Y")
- * @returns {{ query: object, type: string } | null}
+ * Builds a nodeModel query for a single node by display name and template key.
+ * Uses slugs in place of names to prevent namespace collisions when querying
+ * via Gatsby's nodeModel. Returns null if the name can't be slugified (falsy input).
+ * @param {string|null|undefined} name - The node's display name (e.g., "Software Y", "Jane Smith")
+ * @param {string} templateKey - The template key used for slug resolution and type lookup (e.g., RESOURCES_TEMPLATE_KEY)
+ * @returns {{ query: object, type: string } | null} A nodeModel-compatible query/type pair, or null
  */
-const resourceQuery = (name) => {
-    const slug = resolveSlug(name, RESOURCES_TEMPLATE_KEY);
+const buildNodeQuery = (name, templateKey) => {
+    const slug = resolveSlug(name, templateKey);
     if (!slug) return null;
     return {
         query: { filter: { slug: { eq: slug } } },
-        type: TEMPLATE_KEY_TO_TYPE[RESOURCES_TEMPLATE_KEY], // "Resource"
+        type: TEMPLATE_KEY_TO_TYPE[templateKey],
     };
 };
 
+const resourceQuery = (name) => buildNodeQuery(name, RESOURCES_TEMPLATE_KEY);
+const alleniteQuery = (name) => buildNodeQuery(name, ALLENITE_TEMPLATE_KEY);
+
 module.exports = {
     stringWithDefault,
     resolveToArray,
     resolveSlug,
     resourceQuery,
+    alleniteQuery,
+    buildNodeQuery,
 };
diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 [build]
   publish = "public"
   command = "npm run build"
+  package = "@netlify/plugin-gatsby"
+[[plugins]]
+  package = "@netlify/plugin-emails"
+
 [build.environment]
   NODE_VERSION = "22.16.0"
   YARN_VERSION = "1.22.4"