diff --git a/src/main/services/agent-read-messages.ts b/src/main/services/agent-read-messages.ts
index fc929d65..95f5af92 100644
--- a/src/main/services/agent-read-messages.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/agent-read-messages.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ import { optionalString } from "./agent-tool-args";
 import type { AgentToolContext, AgentToolDeps } from "./agent-tools";
 import type { JsonRecord } from "./provider-http";
 
+interface Sender {
+  sender_type: string;
+  sender_name: string;
+  sender_role: string | null;
+}
+
 interface MessageFilter {
   before: { createdAt: string; rowid: number } | null;
   query: string | null;
@@ -59,11 +65,12 @@ function messagePage(
   label: string,
 ): string {
   const rows = deps.db.prepare(`
-    select m.id, m.rowid as row_id, m.body_md, m.created_at, m.thread_id,
-           coalesce(a.name, e.display_name, m.sender_type) as sender_name
+    select m.id, m.rowid as row_id, m.body_md, m.created_at, m.thread_id, m.sender_type,
+           coalesce(a.name, e.display_name, m.sender_type) as sender_name,
+           coalesce(a.role, e.role) as sender_role
     from chat_messages m
     left join agents a on a.id = m.sender_id and m.sender_type = 'agent'
-    left join employees e on e.id = m.sender_id and m.sender_type = 'employee'
+    left join employees e on e.id = m.sender_id and m.sender_type in ('employee', 'board')
     where m.${scope.column} = ? and m.org_id = ? and m.deleted_at is null
       and (? is null or m.created_at < ? or (m.created_at = ? and m.rowid < ?))
       and (? is null or instr(lower(m.body_md), lower(?)) > 0)
@@ -73,24 +80,25 @@ function messagePage(
     scope.id, orgId,
     filter.before?.createdAt ?? null, filter.before?.createdAt ?? null, filter.before?.createdAt ?? null, filter.before?.rowid ?? null,
     filter.query, filter.query, filter.limit + 1,
-  ) as Array<{ id: string; row_id: number; body_md: string; created_at: string; thread_id: string; sender_name: string }>;
+  ) as unknown as Array<{ id: string; row_id: number; body_md: string; created_at: string; thread_id: string } & Sender>;
   if (rows.length === 0) return `No messages${filter.query ? ` matching "${filter.query}"` : ""}${filter.before ? " before that point" : ""} in ${label}.`;
   const page = rows.slice(0, filter.limit).reverse();
-  const lines = page.map((m) => `[${m.created_at}] ${m.sender_name} (thread=${m.thread_id}): ${m.body_md}${attachmentNote(deps.db, m.id)}`);
+  const lines = page.map((m) => `[${m.created_at}] ${senderLabel(m)} (thread=${m.thread_id}): ${m.body_md}${attachmentNote(deps.db, m.id)}`);
   if (rows.length > filter.limit) lines.unshift(`(Older messages exist: pass before="${page[0].id}" to read them.)`);
   return lines.join("\n");
 }
 
 function unansweredMentions(deps: AgentToolDeps, ctx: AgentToolContext, limit: number): string {
   const rows = deps.db.prepare(`
-    select m.id, m.body_md,
+    select m.id, m.body_md, m.sender_type,
            coalesce(a.name, e.display_name, m.sender_type) as sender_name,
+           coalesce(a.role, e.role) as sender_role,
            m.thread_id, s.name as channel_name, s.space_type
     from chat_mentions cm
     join chat_messages m on m.id = cm.message_id
     join chat_spaces s on s.id = m.space_id
     left join agents a on a.id = m.sender_id and m.sender_type = 'agent'
-    left join employees e on e.id = m.sender_id and m.sender_type = 'employee'
+    left join employees e on e.id = m.sender_id and m.sender_type in ('employee', 'board')
     where cm.target_type = 'agent' and cm.target_id = ? and m.org_id = ? and m.deleted_at is null
       and not exists (
         select 1 from chat_messages reply
@@ -99,11 +107,11 @@ function unansweredMentions(deps: AgentToolDeps, ctx: AgentToolContext, limit: n
       )
     order by m.created_at desc
     limit ?
-  `).all(ctx.agent.id, ctx.orgId, limit) as Array<{ id: string; body_md: string; sender_name: string; thread_id: string; channel_name: string; space_type: string }>;
+  `).all(ctx.agent.id, ctx.orgId, limit) as unknown as Array<{ id: string; body_md: string; thread_id: string; channel_name: string; space_type: string } & Sender>;
   if (rows.length === 0) return "No unanswered mentions.";
   return rows.reverse().map((m) => {
     const where = m.space_type === "direct" ? "in your direct conversation" : `in #${m.channel_name}`;
-    return `[${m.sender_name} ${where}] (thread=${m.thread_id}): ${m.body_md}${attachmentNote(deps.db, m.id)}`;
+    return `[${senderLabel(m)} ${where}] (thread=${m.thread_id}): ${m.body_md}${attachmentNote(deps.db, m.id)}`;
   }).join("\n");
 }
 
@@ -124,3 +132,7 @@ function beforeCursor(deps: AgentToolDeps, orgId: string, text: string | null):
   }
   return { createdAt: normalized, rowid: -1 };
 }
+
+function senderLabel(m: Sender): string {
+  return m.sender_role ? `${m.sender_name} (${m.sender_type}, ${m.sender_role})` : `${m.sender_name} (${m.sender_type})`;
+}
diff --git a/src/main/services/chat-wake-context.ts b/src/main/services/chat-wake-context.ts
index fd865b77..36acbc36 100644
--- a/src/main/services/chat-wake-context.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/chat-wake-context.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const MESSAGE_SELECT = `
          coalesce(a.role, e.role) as sender_role
   from chat_messages m
   left join agents a on a.id = m.sender_id and m.sender_type = 'agent'
-  left join employees e on e.id = m.sender_id and m.sender_type = 'employee'`;
+  left join employees e on e.id = m.sender_id and m.sender_type in ('employee', 'board')`;
 
 interface ThreadMessageRow {
   id: string;
diff --git a/tests/integration/chat-context.test.ts b/tests/integration/chat-context.test.ts
index 9e86c4a3..d353d80e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/chat-context.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/chat-context.test.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ async function founderLine() {
     `).run(fileId, orgId, name, content.length, path, founderId, new Date().toISOString());
     return fileId;
   };
-  return { connection, orgId, ceoId, wakePrompts, wakeInputs, say, runWake, runManually, edit, remove, onWakeTurn, addFile };
+  const sayAs = (senderType: "employee" | "board", senderId: string, bodyMd: string, threadId: string) =>
+    chat.sendMessage({ orgId, spaceId, threadId, senderType, senderId, bodyMd, attachmentFileIds: [] });
+  return { connection, orgId, ceoId, founderId, wakePrompts, wakeInputs, say, sayAs, runWake, runManually, edit, remove, onWakeTurn, addFile };
 }
 
 describe("chat wake context", () => {
@@ -287,4 +289,22 @@ describe("chat wake context", () => {
     expect(dispatchAgentTool(deps, ctx, { id: "c2", name: "read_attachment", arguments: { file_id: fileId } })).toContain("Ship the booking API by Friday.");
     h.connection.close();
   });
+
+  test("each human sender keeps their own kind and role; nobody is labeled founder", async () => {
+    const h = await founderLine();
+    h.connection.db.prepare("insert into employees(id, org_id, display_name, role, created_at) values ('emp_mia', ?, 'Mia', 'Contractor', ?)")
+      .run(h.orgId, new Date().toISOString());
+    h.connection.db.prepare("insert into chat_memberships(space_id, principal_type, principal_id, role, mute_state) select space_id, 'employee', 'emp_mia', 'member', 'none' from chat_memberships where principal_id = ?")
+      .run(h.founderId);
+    const threadId = h.say("Kick off the audit.", null);
+    h.sayAs("employee", "emp_mia", "Can I skip the audit?", threadId);
+    h.sayAs("board", h.founderId, "No skipping.", threadId);
+    await h.runWake();
+    const prompt = h.wakePrompts[0];
+    expect(prompt).toMatch(/Yang \(employee, Board Chair\): Kick off the audit\./);
+    expect(prompt).toMatch(/Mia \(employee, Contractor\): Can I skip the audit\?/);
+    expect(prompt).toMatch(/Yang \(board, Board Chair\): No skipping\./);
+    expect(prompt.toLowerCase()).not.toContain("(founder)");
+    h.connection.close();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/tests/unit/agent-direct-messages.test.ts b/tests/unit/agent-direct-messages.test.ts
index 90ba5fc0..42aff882 100644
--- a/tests/unit/agent-direct-messages.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/agent-direct-messages.test.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,6 @@ describe("agent direct messages", () => {
     dispatchAgentTool(deps, h.ctx, call("send_message", { to: "Dana", body: "Morning - priorities for today are in the doc." }));
     const readBack = dispatchAgentTool(deps, h.ctx, call("read_messages", { with: "Dana" }));
     expect(readBack).toContain("priorities for today");
-    expect(readBack).toMatch(/\] CEO \(thread=/);
+    expect(readBack).toMatch(/\] CEO \(agent, [^)]+\) \(thread=/);
   });
 });