diff --git a/www/conservancy/apps/staff/models.py b/www/conservancy/apps/staff/models.py
index 10116de9c497d549e1525bc718cb47038b353717..70876680a254d6a3942184f260e2a88d0127e04f 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/apps/staff/models.py
+++ b/www/conservancy/apps/staff/models.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from builtins import object
 from django.db import models
 
 class Person(models.Model):
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ class Person(models.Model):
     date_created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
     date_last_modified = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
 
-    class Meta:
+    class Meta(object):
         verbose_name_plural = 'people'
 
     def __unicode__(self):