diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ababfa2..de6b23f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ B.Y.T.E Club Form (Responses).xlsx
 firebase.json
 env/
 __pycache__/
-body.html
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+body.html
+add_cabinet.py
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diff --git a/csv_dataproc.py b/csv_dataproc.py
index 8a0f9b2..b1410a6 100644
--- a/csv_dataproc.py
+++ b/csv_dataproc.py
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
     name_arr[-1],
     row['What is your CityMail?'],
     row['if you prefer we contact your personal email, please put it here'],
-    (row['if you prefer we contact your personal email, please put it here']!=None),
+    pd.notna(row['if you prefer we contact your personal email, please put it here']), #had to use gpt :(
     False, #active bool. by default is false for all members.
-    row["What's your discord?"],
-    row['What is your CityMail?']
+    row['What is your EMPLID'],
+    row["What's your discord?"]
     )
 
     db.add(new_person)
diff --git a/todo.md b/todo.md
index aa07d21..da33802 100644
--- a/todo.md
+++ b/todo.md
@@ -7,23 +7,25 @@
 - [x] add database table for cabinet members 
 - [ ] expand server to send selective emails
 - [x] creat git hook to update req.txt whenever env changes
-- [ ] refactor email_client to allow for null body 
+- [x] refactor email_client to allow for null body 
 - [x] Database.get should only return preferred email
 - [x] Create wrapper function that sends emails via arguements
 - [x] Create simple way to store and update email body, subject and candidates 
 - [x] Write tests
-- [ ] Fix cascade of deletes and updates. Requires implementation of foreign keys for cabinet and blacklist tables
+- [x] Fix cascade of deletes and updates. Requires implementation of foreign keys for cabinet and blacklist tables
+- [ ] add project to the byte ccny website project db
+- [ ] expand current db to fall 2024 applicants
 
 ## Jawad
 - [x] test the delete operation (why is it not working)
-- [ ] add current alumni to db
-- [ ] add blacklist to db 
+- [x] add current alumni to db
+- [x] add blacklist to db 
 
 ## Fahad
 - [x] CLI arguments
     - [x] subject taken from CLI 
 - [x] add the HTML functionality (grab the body.html file as the main body)
-- [ ] update readme
+- [x] update readme
 - [ ] expand tests
 - [ ] fix github action
 - [x] add database function to mark everyone/ specific persion as inactive
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