About Us

Our Crew…. more like our Burner Family

We are veteran burners , a camp of all sorts; builders and welders, electricians and a lighting engineer, photographers, artists… teachers, lawyers and a hairstylist — and filmmakers! 

Our Crew

The Church of the Open Mind

Captain Fantastic

Michael Daly
Captain, Architect, Designer, Builder, and Visionary of the COTOM.

Drilldo

Dave Sotnick
Lighting Designer, Builder, and CEO of the COTOTM. 

Stephanie Mohan

Steph

Stephanie Mohan
COTOM Photographer, first to pitch the idea of building an art car.

Marcel

Welder, Builder, Hero! An original member of our Burning Man camp “Camp Never leave”

Sean

Electrician, Builder, Bartender, Heart of the Burn. An original member of our Burning Man camp “Camp Never leave”

Greg

Builder extraordinaire, Electrician, D.J

Nicki Tostevin

COTOM filmmaker, COTOM Stain Glass Window Designer, Mixologist, D.J.

Stefan

Builder, Cheer Leader, Yes We Can!

Stephanie Mohan

Nancy

COTOM Goddess, Cook, Designer, and Believer in all that is Good. 

Heather Sotnick

COTOM mother, Goddess, and Yogini

Sean & Cyn

Our heroes, supporters, dancers, and lovers.

Kaz

Glorious fundraiser, hostess and Goddess.

Shanna

COTOM Goddess, Interior decorator, Coolest Confessional Designer

DJ Adam

Playa and COTOM DJ bad ass, fundraiser

Adam Neville

Terry

Videographer

Adam Neville

Adam

Builder, Playa adventure leader

Shauna and Jon

COTOM original supporters and builders

Heide

Heidi

Goddess, Fundraiser, beloved dancer

Jessica

COTOM Goddess

Eric

Our beloved Angel

Adam Neville