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.

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!

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

Terry
Videographer

Adam
Builder, Playa adventure leader

Shauna and Jon
COTOM original supporters and builders

Heidi
Goddess, Fundraiser, beloved dancer

Jessica
COTOM Goddess

Eric
Our beloved Angel
