diff --git a/regolith/helpers/l_contactshelper.py b/regolith/helpers/l_contactshelper.py
index eb8f41f1..df12f9f7 100644
--- a/regolith/helpers/l_contactshelper.py
+++ b/regolith/helpers/l_contactshelper.py
@@ -70,12 +70,16 @@ def subparser(subpi):
     return subpi
 
 
-def stringify(con, verbose):
+def stringify(contact, verbose):
     if verbose ==True:
-        return f"id: {con.get('_id')}    name: {con.get('name')}    email: {con.get('email')}\n" \
-               f"institution: {con.get('institution')}    department: {con.get('department')}\n" \
-               f"notes: {con.get('notes')}\naka: {con.get('aka')}"
-    return f"name: {con.get('name')}, institution: {con.get('institution')}, email: {con.get('email', 'missing')}"
+        notes = '\n        -'.join(map(str, contact.get('notes', [])))
+        aka = '\n        -'.join(map(str, contact.get('aka', [])))
+        return f"{contact.get('name')}\n    id: {contact.get('_id')}\n    email: {contact.get('email', 'missing')}\n" \
+               f"    institution: {contact.get('institution')}\n    department: {contact.get('department')}\n" \
+               f"    notes:\n        -{notes}\n    aka:\n        -{aka}"
+    return f"{contact.get('name')}\n" \
+           f"    institution: {contact.get('institution')}\n" \
+           f"    email: {contact.get('email', 'missing')}"
 
 
 class ContactsListerHelper(SoutHelperBase):

ENH: verbose contact output format change
Thanks so much for the verbose output on the contacts.   Please could we format it like this though?
```
Simon J. L. Billinge
    id: sbillinge
    email: sb2896@columbia.edu
    institution: Columbia University
    department: Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics
    notes:
      - old fart
      - grumpy
    aka:
      - Billinge, Simon
```
and this for a short one
```
Simon J. L. Billinge
    id: sbillinge
    institution: Columbia University
```
diff --git a/tests/test_helpers.py b/tests/test_helpers.py
index be073122..d5bd394c 100644
--- a/tests/test_helpers.py
+++ b/tests/test_helpers.py
@@ -73,17 +73,22 @@ helper_map = [
      ),
     (["helper", "l_contacts", "run", "--name", "ny", "--inst", "col",
       "--notes", "coffee", "--date", "2020-01-15", "--range", "2"],
-     "name: Anthony B Friend, institution: columbiau, email: friend@deed.com\n"
+     "Anthony B Friend\n    institution: columbiau\n    email: friend@deed.com\n"
      ),
     (["helper", "l_contacts", "run", "--name", "ny", "--inst", "col",
       "--notes", "coffee", "--date", "2019-01-15", "--range", "2"],
      ""
      ),
     (["helper", "l_contacts", "run", "--verbose"],
-     "id: afriend    name: Anthony B Friend    email: friend@deed.com\n"
-     "institution: columbiau    department: physics\n"
-     "notes: ['The guy I meet for coffee sometimes']\n"
-     "aka: ['A. B. Friend', 'AB Friend', 'Tony Friend']\n"
+     "Anthony B Friend\n"
+     "    id: afriend\n"
+     "    email: friend@deed.com\n"
+     "    institution: columbiau\n"
+     "    department: physics\n"
+     "    notes:\n"
+     "        -The guy I meet for coffee sometimes\n"
+     "    aka:\n"
+     "        -A. B. Friend\n        -AB Friend\n        -Tony Friend\n"
      ),
     (["helper", "u_milestone", "20sb_firstprojectum", "--index", "5",
       "--status", "converged", "--due_date", "2020-06-01"],

pip install -e .[dev]
parse_log_pytest
requirements.txt
pytest
apt-get update apt-get install -y gcc
3.8
requirements/run.txt requirements/test.txt
pytest --no-header -rA --tb=line --color=no -p no:cacheprovider -W ignore::DeprecationWarning
bibtexparser==1.4.3
Cerberus==1.3.7
certifi==2025.1.31
charset-normalizer==3.4.1
codecov==2.1.13
coverage==7.6.1
dnspython==2.6.1
docutils==0.20.1
et_xmlfile==2.0.0
exceptiongroup==1.2.2
idna==3.10
iniconfig==2.1.0
Jinja2==3.1.6
MarkupSafe==2.1.5
nameparser==1.1.3
numpy==1.24.4
openpyxl==3.1.5
packaging==24.2
pandas==2.0.3
pluggy==1.5.0
pymongo==4.10.1
pyparsing==3.1.4
pytest==8.3.5
python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
pytz==2025.2
-e git+https://github.com/regro/regolith.git@5fe46aaf74e9b9610cf58e98c340b5bb9d3956cd#egg=regolith
requests==2.32.3
rever==0.3.3
ruamel.yaml==0.18.10
ruamel.yaml.clib==0.2.8
six==1.17.0
tomli==2.2.1
tzdata==2025.2
urllib3==2.2.3
xonsh==0.14.0

name: regolith
channels:
  - defaults
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r
  - conda-forge
dependencies:
  - _libgcc_mutex=0.1=main
  - _openmp_mutex=5.1=1_gnu
  - ca-certificates=2025.2.25=h06a4308_0
  - ld_impl_linux-64=2.40=h12ee557_0
  - libffi=3.4.4=h6a678d5_1
  - libgcc-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libgomp=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libstdcxx-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - ncurses=6.4=h6a678d5_0
  - openssl=3.0.16=h5eee18b_0
  - pip=24.2=py38h06a4308_0
  - python=3.8.20=he870216_0
  - readline=8.2=h5eee18b_0
  - setuptools=75.1.0=py38h06a4308_0
  - sqlite=3.45.3=h5eee18b_0
  - tk=8.6.14=h39e8969_0
  - wheel=0.44.0=py38h06a4308_0
  - xz=5.6.4=h5eee18b_1
  - zlib=1.2.13=h5eee18b_1
  - pip:
      - bibtexparser==1.4.3
      - cerberus==1.3.7
      - certifi==2025.1.31
      - charset-normalizer==3.4.1
      - codecov==2.1.13
      - coverage==7.6.1
      - dnspython==2.6.1
      - docutils==0.20.1
      - et-xmlfile==2.0.0
      - exceptiongroup==1.2.2
      - idna==3.10
      - iniconfig==2.1.0
      - jinja2==3.1.6
      - markupsafe==2.1.5
      - nameparser==1.1.3
      - numpy==1.24.4
      - openpyxl==3.1.5
      - packaging==24.2
      - pandas==2.0.3
      - pluggy==1.5.0
      - pymongo==4.10.1
      - pyparsing==3.1.4
      - pytest==8.3.5
      - python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
      - pytz==2025.2
      - requests==2.32.3
      - rever==0.3.3
      - ruamel-yaml==0.18.10
      - ruamel-yaml-clib==0.2.8
      - six==1.17.0
      - tomli==2.2.1
      - tzdata==2025.2
      - urllib3==2.2.3
      - xonsh==0.14.0
prefix: /opt/conda/envs/regolith

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regolith/helpers/l_contactshelper.py
regolith/helpers/l_contactshelper.py