Roles and permissions

Hi Chad
You may check the “Allowed to do everything” role under system roles in the permissions list. According to Moodle, this capability:
• Allows a user to execute all actions in Moodle. This is a special capability intended for admins, since it overrides all other capability settings.
• This also allows a user to browse every course without being required to enroll and without being listed as a course participant.
Source: "http://docs.moodle.org/en/Capabilities/moodle/site:doanything"

So you might creat a customized role and assign people to it on category or course level.