diff --git a/backend/controllers/user.controller.js b/backend/controllers/user.controller.js
index d6bad1e1d..2543b3ad2 100644
--- a/backend/controllers/user.controller.js
+++ b/backend/controllers/user.controller.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ UserController.user_list = async function (req, res) {
     const user = await User.find(query);
     return res.status(200).send(user);
   } catch (err) {
-    console.log(err);
+    console.error(err);
     return res.sendStatus(400);
   }
 };
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ UserController.admin_list = async function (req, res) {
     const admins = await User.find({ accessLevel: { $in: ['admin', 'superadmin'] } });
     return res.status(200).send(admins);
   } catch (err) {
-    console.log(err);
+    console.error(err);
     return res.sendStatus(400);
   }
 };
@@ -53,17 +53,24 @@ UserController.projectManager_list = async function (req, res) {
 
   try {
     const projectManagers = await User.find({
-      $and: [
-        { accessLevel: { $in: ['admin', 'superadmin'] } },
-        { managedProjects: { $exists: true, $type: 'array', $ne: [] } },
-      ],
+      managedProjects: { $exists: true, $type: 'array', $ne: [] },
     });
 
     // Collect all unique project IDs
-    const allProjectIds = [...new Set(projectManagers.flatMap((pm) => pm.managedProjects))];
+    const allProjectIds = [
+      ...new Set(
+        projectManagers
+          .flatMap((pm) => pm.managedProjects)
+          .filter((id) => typeof id === 'string' && id.match(/^[a-f\d]{24}$/i)),
+      ),
+    ];
 
     // Fetch all projects in one query
-    const projects = await Project.find({ _id: { $in: allProjectIds } });
+    const projects = await Project.find(
+      { _id: { $in: allProjectIds } },
+      { _id: 1, name: 1 }, // projection
+    );
+
     const projectIdToName = {};
     for (const project of projects) {
       projectIdToName[project._id.toString()] = project.name;
@@ -80,7 +87,8 @@ UserController.projectManager_list = async function (req, res) {
 
     return res.status(200).send(updatedProjectManagers);
   } catch (err) {
-    console.log(err);
+    console.error(err);
+    console.log('Projectlead error', err);
     return res.sendStatus(400);
   }
 };
@@ -100,7 +108,7 @@ UserController.user_by_id = async function (req, res) {
     // and look downstream to see whether 404 would break anything
     return res.status(200).send(user);
   } catch (err) {
-    console.log(err);
+    console.error(err);
     return res.sendStatus(400);
   }
 };
@@ -144,7 +152,7 @@ UserController.update = async function (req, res) {
     const user = await User.findOneAndUpdate({ _id: UserId }, req.body, { new: true });
     return res.status(200).send(user);
   } catch (err) {
-    console.log(err);
+    console.error(err);
     return res.sendStatus(400);
   }
 };
@@ -162,7 +170,7 @@ UserController.delete = async function (req, res) {
     const user = await User.findByIdAndDelete(UserId);
     return res.status(200).send(user);
   } catch (err) {
-    console.log(err);
+    console.error(err);
     return res.sendStatus(400);
   }
 };
@@ -232,7 +240,6 @@ UserController.signin = function (req, res) {
 };
 
 UserController.verifySignIn = async function (req, res) {
-   
   let token = req.headers['x-access-token'] || req.headers['authorization'];
   if (token.startsWith('Bearer ')) {
     // Remove Bearer from string
@@ -245,7 +252,7 @@ UserController.verifySignIn = async function (req, res) {
     res.cookie('token', token, { httpOnly: true });
     return res.send(user);
   } catch (err) {
-    console.log(err);
+    console.error(err);
     return res.status(403);
   }
 };
diff --git a/client/src/components/user-admin/UserPermissionSearch.jsx b/client/src/components/user-admin/UserPermissionSearch.jsx
index f3cc5894e..96f1a950f 100644
--- a/client/src/components/user-admin/UserPermissionSearch.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/user-admin/UserPermissionSearch.jsx
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ const UserPermissionSearch = ({ admins, projectLeads, setUserToEdit }) => {
               variant={isProjectLead ? 'contained' : 'secondary'}
               onClick={buttonSwap}
             >
-              Project Leads
+              Project Members
             </Button>
           </ButtonGroup>
         </Box>
diff --git a/client/src/pages/UserPermissionSearch.jsx b/client/src/pages/UserPermissionSearch.jsx
index fd559ff31..a077aa33f 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/UserPermissionSearch.jsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/UserPermissionSearch.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
-import {Box, Button, ButtonGroup, Grid, TextField, Typography, List, ListItem, ListItemButton} from '@mui/material';
+import {
+  Box,
+  Button,
+  ButtonGroup,
+  Grid,
+  TextField,
+  Typography,
+  List,
+  ListItem,
+  ListItemButton,
+} from '@mui/material';
 import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 import '../sass/UserAdmin.scss';
@@ -7,164 +17,170 @@ import '../sass/UserAdmin.scss';
 const Buttonsx = {
   px: 2,
   py: 0.5,
-}
+};
 
 const dummyData = [
   {
-    "_id": 1,
-    "name": {
-      "firstName": "John",
-      "lastName": "Doe",
+    _id: 1,
+    name: {
+      firstName: 'John',
+      lastName: 'Doe',
     },
-    "accessLevel": "admin",
-    "email": "johndoe@hackforla.org",
-    "projects": []
+    accessLevel: 'admin',
+    email: 'johndoe@hackforla.org',
+    projects: [],
   },
   {
-    "_id": 2,
-    "name": {
-      "firstName": "Vinny",
-      "lastName": "Harris",
+    _id: 2,
+    name: {
+      firstName: 'Vinny',
+      lastName: 'Harris',
     },
-    "accessLevel": "admin",
-    "email": "vinnyharris@hackforla.org",
-    "projects": []
+    accessLevel: 'admin',
+    email: 'vinnyharris@hackforla.org',
+    projects: [],
   },
   {
-    "_id": 3,
-    "name": {
-      "firstName": "Gary",
-      "lastName": "Jones",
+    _id: 3,
+    name: {
+      firstName: 'Gary',
+      lastName: 'Jones',
     },
-    "accessLevel": "admin",
-    "email": "garyjones@hackforla.org",
-    "projects": []
+    accessLevel: 'admin',
+    email: 'garyjones@hackforla.org',
+    projects: [],
   },
   {
-    "_id": 4,
-    "name": {
-      "firstName": "Jane",
-      "lastName": "Smith",
+    _id: 4,
+    name: {
+      firstName: 'Jane',
+      lastName: 'Smith',
     },
-    "accessLevel": "projectLead",
-    "email": "janesmith@hackforla.org",
-    "projects": ["VRMS", "Mobile"]
+    accessLevel: 'projectLead',
+    email: 'janesmith@hackforla.org',
+    projects: ['VRMS', 'Mobile'],
   },
   {
-    "_id": 5,
-    "name": {
-      "firstName": "Bonnie",
-      "lastName": "Wolfe",
+    _id: 5,
+    name: {
+      firstName: 'Bonnie',
+      lastName: 'Wolfe',
     },
-    "accessLevel": "projectLead",
-    "email": "bonnie@hackforla.org",
-    "projects": ["Home Unite Us"]
+    accessLevel: 'projectLead',
+    email: 'bonnie@hackforla.org',
+    projects: ['Home Unite Us'],
   },
   {
-    "_id": 6,
-    "name": {
-      "firstName": "Diana",
-      "lastName": "Loeb",
+    _id: 6,
+    name: {
+      firstName: 'Diana',
+      lastName: 'Loeb',
     },
-    "accessLevel": "projectLead",
-    "email": "dianaloeb@hackforla.org",
-    "projects": ["HackforLA Mobile", "LA TDM Calculator"]
+    accessLevel: 'projectLead',
+    email: 'dianaloeb@hackforla.org',
+    projects: ['HackforLA Mobile', 'LA TDM Calculator'],
   },
   {
-    "_id": 7,
-    "name": {
-      "firstName": "Zack",
-      "lastName": "Cruz",
+    _id: 7,
+    name: {
+      firstName: 'Zack',
+      lastName: 'Cruz',
     },
-    "accessLevel": "projectLead",
-    "email": "dianaloeb@hackforla.org",
-    "projects": ["LA TDM Calculator", "VRMS backend"]
+    accessLevel: 'projectLead',
+    email: 'dianaloeb@hackforla.org',
+    projects: ['LA TDM Calculator', 'VRMS backend'],
   },
   {
-    "_id": 8,
-    "name": {
-      "firstName": "Iris",
-      "lastName": "Sosa",
+    _id: 8,
+    name: {
+      firstName: 'Iris',
+      lastName: 'Sosa',
     },
-    "accessLevel": "projectLead",
-    "email": "irissosa@hackforla.org",
-    "projects": ["Home Unite Us", "VRMS Support"]
+    accessLevel: 'projectLead',
+    email: 'irissosa@hackforla.org',
+    projects: ['Home Unite Us', 'VRMS Support'],
   },
 ];
 
 const DummyComponent = ({ data, type }) => {
   return (
     <List className="search-results disablePadding">
-        {data.map((user, index) => {
-          // Destructure user object
-          const { _id, name, email } = user;
-          return type === 'admin' ?
-            (
-              <ListItem
-                sx={{
-                  px: 2.4,
-                  py: 1,
-                  borderBottom: 1.6,
-                  borderBottomColor: 'grey.300',
-                }} 
-                key={`result_${_id}/${index}`}>
-                <ListItemButton
-                  sx={{
-                    px: 0.25,
-                    py: 0.36,
-                    color: 'primary.main',
-                    mx: 0.16,
-                  }}
-                  className="search-results-button"
-                  type="button"
-                  onClick={() => setUserToEdit(user)}
-                >
-                  <Grid container>
-                    <Grid item>
-                      <Typography style={{fontWeight: 600}}>
-                        {`${name.firstName.toUpperCase()} ${name.lastName.toUpperCase()} ( ${email.toUpperCase()} )`}
-                      </Typography>
-                    </Grid>
-                  </Grid>
-                </ListItemButton>
-              </ListItem>
-            ) : 
-              <ListItem
-                style={{display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'flex-end'}}
-                sx={{
-                  px: 2.4,
-                  py: 1,
-                  borderBottom: 1.6,
-                  borderBottomColor: 'grey.300',
-                }} 
-                key={`result_${_id}/${index}`}>
-                <ListItemButton
-                  sx={{
-                    px: 0.25,
-                    py: 0.36,
-                    color: 'primary.main',
-                    mx: 0.16,
-                  }}
-                  className="search-results-button"
-                  type="button"
-                  onClick={() => setUserToEdit(user)}
-                >
-                  <Grid container justifyContent={"space-between"}>
-                    <Grid item>
-                      <Typography style={{fontWeight: 600}}>{name.firstName.toUpperCase() + " " + name.lastName.toUpperCase()}</Typography>
-                    </Grid>
-                    <Grid item>
-                      <Typography style={{fontWeight: 600}} color='black'>{user.project}</Typography>
-                    </Grid>
-                  </Grid>
-                </ListItemButton>
-              </ListItem>
-            })
-          }
-      </List>
-  )
-}
-
+      {data.map((user, index) => {
+        // Destructure user object
+        const { _id, name, email } = user;
+        return type === 'admin' ? (
+          <ListItem
+            sx={{
+              px: 2.4,
+              py: 1,
+              borderBottom: 1.6,
+              borderBottomColor: 'grey.300',
+            }}
+            key={`result_${_id}/${index}`}
+          >
+            <ListItemButton
+              sx={{
+                px: 0.25,
+                py: 0.36,
+                color: 'primary.main',
+                mx: 0.16,
+              }}
+              className="search-results-button"
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => setUserToEdit(user)}
+            >
+              <Grid container>
+                <Grid item>
+                  <Typography style={{ fontWeight: 600 }}>
+                    {`${name.firstName.toUpperCase()} ${name.lastName.toUpperCase()} ( ${email.toUpperCase()} )`}
+                  </Typography>
+                </Grid>
+              </Grid>
+            </ListItemButton>
+          </ListItem>
+        ) : (
+          <ListItem
+            style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'flex-end' }}
+            sx={{
+              px: 2.4,
+              py: 1,
+              borderBottom: 1.6,
+              borderBottomColor: 'grey.300',
+            }}
+            key={`result_${_id}/${index}`}
+          >
+            <ListItemButton
+              sx={{
+                px: 0.25,
+                py: 0.36,
+                color: 'primary.main',
+                mx: 0.16,
+              }}
+              className="search-results-button"
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => setUserToEdit(user)}
+            >
+              <Grid container justifyContent={'space-between'}>
+                <Grid item>
+                  <Typography style={{ fontWeight: 600 }}>
+                    {name.firstName.toUpperCase() +
+                      ' ' +
+                      name.lastName.toUpperCase()}
+                  </Typography>
+                </Grid>
+                <Grid item>
+                  <Typography style={{ fontWeight: 600 }} color="black">
+                    {user.project}
+                  </Typography>
+                </Grid>
+              </Grid>
+            </ListItemButton>
+          </ListItem>
+        );
+      })}
+    </List>
+  );
+};
 
 const UserPermissionSearch = ({ users, setUserToEdit }) => {
   const [userType, setUserType] = useState('admin'); // Which results will display
@@ -180,10 +196,9 @@ const UserPermissionSearch = ({ users, setUserToEdit }) => {
     } else {
       editURL = location.pathname + '/projects';
     }
-    window.history.replaceState({}, "", editURL);
+    window.history.replaceState({}, '', editURL);
   }, [userType]);
 
-
   // Swaps the buttons and displayed panels for the search results, by email or by name
   const buttonSwap = () =>
     userType === 'projectLead'
@@ -201,79 +216,91 @@ const UserPermissionSearch = ({ users, setUserToEdit }) => {
     filteredData = dummyData.filter((user) => user.accessLevel === userType);
     if (userType === 'admin') {
       // Default display for admins, sorted ASC based on first name
-      filteredData.sort((u1, u2) => u1.name?.firstName.localeCompare(u2.name?.firstName))
+      filteredData.sort((u1, u2) =>
+        u1.name?.firstName.localeCompare(u2.name?.firstName)
+      );
     } else {
       // Default display of all PMs, sorted ASC based on project name, then first name
       let tempFilter = [];
       filteredData.forEach((user) => {
         user.projects.forEach((project) => {
-          tempFilter.push({ ...user, project })
-        })
-      })
-      tempFilter.sort((u1, u2) => u1.project.localeCompare(u2.project) || u1.name?.firstName.localeCompare(u2.name?.firstName))
+          tempFilter.push({ ...user, project });
+        });
+      });
+      tempFilter.sort(
+        (u1, u2) =>
+          u1.project.localeCompare(u2.project) ||
+          u1.name?.firstName.localeCompare(u2.name?.firstName)
+      );
       filteredData = [...tempFilter];
     }
   }
 
   return (
-    <Box className="container--usermanagement" sx={{px: '1.8rem', mb: 0,}}>
-      <Box sx={{
-        display: 'flex',
-        flexDirection: 'column',
-        alignItems: 'center',
-        pt: 5,
-        height: '100%',
-        width: 1/1,
-      }}>
-        <Typography variant="h4" style={{marginBottom: 20, fontWeight: 'bold'}}>User Permission Search</Typography>
+    <Box className="container--usermanagement" sx={{ px: '1.8rem', mb: 0 }}>
+      <Box
+        sx={{
+          display: 'flex',
+          flexDirection: 'column',
+          alignItems: 'center',
+          pt: 5,
+          height: '100%',
+          width: 1 / 1,
+        }}
+      >
+        <Typography
+          variant="h4"
+          style={{ marginBottom: 20, fontWeight: 'bold' }}
+        >
+          User Permission Search
+        </Typography>
         <Box className="tab-buttons">
-          <ButtonGroup fullWidth sx={{
-            display: 'flex',
-            flexDirection: 'row',
-            justifyContent: 'center',
-            whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
-            mx: 1,
-          }}>
-              <Button
-                sx={Buttonsx}
-                type="button"
-                variant={
-                  userType === 'admin'
-                  ? 'contained'
-                  : 'secondary'
-                }
-                onClick={buttonSwap}
-              >
-                Admins
-              </Button>
-              <Button
-                sx={Buttonsx}
-                type="button"
-                variant={
-                  userType === 'projectLead'
-                  ? 'contained'
-                  : 'secondary'
-                }
-                onClick={buttonSwap}
-              >
-                Project Leads
-              </Button>
+          <ButtonGroup
+            fullWidth
+            sx={{
+              display: 'flex',
+              flexDirection: 'row',
+              justifyContent: 'center',
+              whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
+              mx: 1,
+            }}
+          >
+            <Button
+              sx={Buttonsx}
+              type="button"
+              variant={userType === 'admin' ? 'contained' : 'secondary'}
+              onClick={buttonSwap}
+            >
+              Admins
+            </Button>
+            <Button
+              sx={Buttonsx}
+              type="button"
+              variant={userType === 'projectLead' ? 'contained' : 'secondary'}
+              onClick={buttonSwap}
+            >
+              Project Members
+            </Button>
           </ButtonGroup>
         </Box>
         <TextField
           type="text"
-          placeholder={userType === "admin" ? "Search name" : "Search name or project"}
-          variant='standard'
+          placeholder={
+            userType === 'admin' ? 'Search name' : 'Search name or project'
+          }
+          variant="standard"
           value={searchText}
           onChange={handleChange}
         />
-        <Box sx={{ 
-          bgcolor: dummyData.length>0? '#F5F5F5': 'transparent',
-          my: 1.2,
-          borderRadius: 1,
-          flexGrow: 1,
-          width: 1/1,
-          }}>
+        <Box
+          sx={{
+            bgcolor: dummyData.length > 0 ? '#F5F5F5' : 'transparent',
+            my: 1.2,
+            borderRadius: 1,
+            flexGrow: 1,
+            width: 1 / 1,
+          }}
+        >
           <Box>
             {/*Component to render admins and PMs*/}
             <DummyComponent data={filteredData} type={userType} />