diff --git a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
index 60efe4a5dcd..0b3b9475ca6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/changelog.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   changes:
-    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' && !contains(fromJSON('["anGie44", "breathingdust", "ewbankkit", "gdavison", "justinretzolk", "maryelizbeth", "YakDriver", "zhelding", "johnsonaj"]'), github.actor)
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' && !contains( secrets.MAINTAINER_LIST, github.actor)
     name: Filter Changes
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml
index 0531f794d9e..f09c21b6d9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependencies.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   changes:
-    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' && !contains(fromJSON('["anGie44", "bflad", "breathingdust", "dependabot[bot]", "DrFaust92", "ewbankkit", "gdavison", "justinretzolk", "maryelizbeth", "YakDriver", "zhelding", "johnsonaj"]'), github.actor)
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' && !contains( secrets.MAINTAINER_LIST, github.actor)
     name: Filter Changes
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issue-comment-created.yml b/.github/workflows/issue-comment-created.yml
index f15898e3b80..b86bc09d1a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issue-comment-created.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issue-comment-created.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   issue_comment_triage:
-    if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && !contains(fromJSON('["anGie44", "bflad", "breathingdust", "dependabot[bot]", "DrFaust92", "ewbankkit", "gdavison", "justinretzolk", "maryelizbeth", "YakDriver", "zhelding", "johnsonaj"]'), github.actor)
+    if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && !contains( secrets.MAINTAINER_LIST, github.actor)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions-ecosystem/action-remove-labels@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/issues.yml b/.github/workflows/issues.yml
index 78ae3093b0f..9935652bb8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/issues.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Apply Issue needs-triage Label
-      if: github.event.action == 'opened' && !contains(fromJSON('["anGie44", "bflad", "breathingdust", "DrFaust92", "ewbankkit", "gdavison", "justinretzolk", "maryelizbeth", "YakDriver", "zhelding", "johnsonaj"]'), github.actor)
+      if: github.event.action == 'opened' && !contains( secrets.MAINTAINER_LIST, github.actor)
       uses: github/issue-labeler@v2.4
       with:
         repo-token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maintainer-edit.yml b/.github/workflows/maintainer-edit.yml
index d0a483585d3..140e1134e35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maintainer-edit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maintainer-edit.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
   PermissionsCheck:
     env:
       MAINTAINER_CAN_MODIFY: ${{ github.event.pull_request.maintainer_can_modify }}
-      ALLOW_LISTED: ${{ contains(fromJSON('["anGie44", "breathingdust", "ewbankkit", "gdavison", "johnsonaj", "justinretzolk", "maryelizbeth", "YakDriver", "zhelding"]'), github.actor) }}
+      ALLOW_LISTED: ${{ contains( secrets.MAINTAINER_LIST, github.actor) }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Comment if maintainers cannot edit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/project.yml b/.github/workflows/project.yml
index 1d6dc316105..fc26e10415b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/project.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/project.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Move team PRs to Review column
       uses: alex-page/github-project-automation-plus@v0.8.1
-      if: contains(fromJSON('["anGie44", "breathingdust", "ewbankkit", "gdavison", "maryelizbeth", "YakDriver", "zhelding", "johnsonaj"]'), github.actor) && github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+      if: contains( secrets.MAINTAINER_LIST, github.actor) && github.event.pull_request.draft == false
       with:
         project: AWS Provider Working Board
         column: Open Maintainer PR
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml
index c55724f730b..c75bb57fa7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Apply needs-triage Label
       uses: actions/labeler@v4
-      if: github.event.action == 'opened' && !contains(fromJSON('["anGie44", "bflad", "breathingdust", "dependabot[bot]", "DrFaust92", "ewbankkit", "gdavison", "justinretzolk", "maryelizbeth", "YakDriver", "zhelding", "johnsonaj"]'), github.actor)
+      if: github.event.action == 'opened' && !contains( secrets.MAINTAINER_LIST, github.actor)
       with:
         configuration-path: .github/labeler-pr-needs-triage.yml
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}