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
![michael-captain-400](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/michael-captain-400.jpg)
Captain Fantastic
Michael Daly
Captain, Architect, Designer, Builder, and Visionary of the COTOM.
![dave-400](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/dave-400.jpg)
Drilldo
Dave Sotnick
Lighting Designer, Builder, and CEO of the COTOTM.
![DCIM100GOPRO Stephanie Mohan](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Steph-400-GOPR0809.jpg)
Steph
Stephanie Mohan
COTOM Photographer, first to pitch the idea of building an art car.
![dutch-eric2 Stephanie Mohan](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/dutch-eric2.jpg)
Dutch Eric
Dutch Eric
Art Car hero, Keeper of all things Important
![kaz-IMG_4573-400](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/kaz-IMG_4573-400.jpg)
Kaz
Glorious fundraiser, hostess and Goddess.
![Sean-bday](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sean-bday.jpg)
Sean
Electrician, Builder, Bartender, original member of our Burning Man camp “Camp Never leave”
![greg-crop-400](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/greg-crop-400.jpg)
Greg
Builder extraordinaire, Electrician, D.J
![stephan-400](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/stephan-400.jpg)
Stefan
Builder, Cheer Leader, Yes We Can!
![Nicki_critical_tits_unicycle_crop](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Nicki_Tostevin-400.jpg)
Nicki Tostevin
COTOM filmmaker, COTOM Stain Glass Window Designer, Mixologist
![marcel-light-400](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/marcel-light-400.jpg)
Marcel
Welder, Builder, Hero! An original member of our Burning Man camp “Camp Never leave”
![nancy-400 Stephanie Mohan](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/nancy-400.jpg)
Nancy
COTOM Goddess, Cook, Designer, and Believer in all that is Good.
![Shanna--400](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Shanna-400.jpg)
Shanna
COTOM Goddess, Interior decorator, Coolest Confessional Designer
![heather-400](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/heather-400.jpg)
Heather Sotnick
COTOM mother, Goddess, and Yogini
![sean-hogle](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sean-hogle.jpg)
Sean & Cyn
Our heroes, supporters, dancers, and lovers.
![Terry_IMG_6992-400 Adam Neville](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Terry_IMG_6992-400.jpg)
Brother Terry
Videographer
![heide-calderon-400 Heide](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/heide-calderon-400.jpg)
Heidi
Goddess, Fundraiser, beloved dancer
![Jessica_IMG_7144-400](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Jessica_IMG_7144-400.jpg)
Jessica
COTOM Goddess
![dj-adam](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dj-adam.jpg)
DJ Adam
Playa and COTOM DJ bad ass, fundraiser
![adamP1000665_400 Adam Neville](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/adamP1000665_400.jpg)
Adam
Builder, Playa adventure leader
![john--shauna-cropDSC_6935](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/john-shauna-cropDSC_6935.jpg)
Shauna and Jon
COTOM original supporters and builders
![erik-400](http://www.thechurchoftheopenmind.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/erik-400.jpg)
Eric
Our beloved Angel
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