diff --git a/src/address_book.py b/src/address_book.py
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+import os
+import json
+
+
+class Contact:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.names = ''
+        self.last_name = ''
+        self.maiden_name = ''
+        self.emails = []
+        self.phones = []
+
+    def full_name(self):
+        return ' '.join([self.names, self.last_name, self.maiden_name])
+
+
+class AddressBook:
+    def __init__(self, data_folder):
+        filename = os.path.join(data_folder, 'address_book.json')
+        with open(filename, 'r') as f:
+            data = json.load(f)
+
+        self.contacts = []
+        for c in data:
+            contact = Contact()
+            for k, val in c.items():
+                setattr(contact, k, val)
+            self.contacts.append(contact)
+
+    def find(self, name):
+        for c in self.contacts:
+            if c.full_name() == name or c.names == name or c.last_name == name:
+                return c
+        return None
+
+    def find_id(self, name):
+        for (k, c) in enumerate(self.contacts):
+            if c.full_name() == name or c.names == name or c.last_name == name:
+                return k
+        return -1
diff --git a/src/bosses.py b/src/bosses.py
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+import os
+import json
+from src.address_book import AddressBook
+
+
+class Boss:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.full_name = ''
+        self.aliases = []
+        self.contact = None
+
+
+class Bosses:
+    def __init__(self, data_folder):
+        filename = os.path.join(data_folder, 'bosses.json')
+        with open(filename, 'r') as f:
+            data = json.load(f)
+        self.bosses = []
+        addrs = AddressBook(data_folder)
+        for b in data:
+            boss = Boss()
+            for k, val in b.items():
+                setattr(boss, k, val)
+            boss.contact = addrs.find(boss.full_name)
+            self.bosses.append(boss)
+
+    def is_boss(self, name):
+        for boss in self.bosses:
+            if boss.full_name in name:
+                return True
+            for m in boss.contact.emails:
+                if m in name:
+                    return True
+            for a in boss.aliases:
+                if a in name:
+                    return True
+        return False