The people listed here, while not currently holding official roles in the organization, form an essential part of our culture. Their contributions as senior staff members and organizational pioneers have been vital to our efforts. Many are still active members of the community, and their leadership will always be deeply appreciated.
Ada Lee Chester
AKA Dago Bay
Operations Manager, DPW
Senior Staff: 2000-2004
Beth Scarborough
AKA Bettiejune
Associate Director of Art Management
2004-2015
Bex Workman
Regional Network Coordinator
Senior Staff: 2005-2008
Breanna Wagner
Senior Accountant
2015-2017
Brian Forsyth
Tech Initiatives Manager
2009-2015
Brian Garmire
AKA Shiloh
Gate Manager 2003
Caleb Anderson
AKA C-load
Gate Co-manager
Senior Staff: 2007-2009
Carmen Mauk
Executive Director, Burners Without Borders
2005-2015
Chris Lewis
Gate Manager
Senior Staff: 1998-2000
Damien Heiser
AKA Shama Llama
Salesforce Administrator
2015-2020
Dana Harrison
AKA Biz Babe
Business Services Director
Senior Staff: 1998-2005
Dave Pedroli
AKA SuperDave
Nevada Properties, DPW Operations Manager
Senior Staff: 2004-2007
Dave Thornton
AKA Thorny
Finance Manager
Senior Staff: 2000-2009
DJ Momme
AKA Fathom
Senior Staff Accountant
2009-2017
Eli Peterson
AKA Wiggle Room
Program Services Manager
2010-2016
Emerald
Technology Team Tools Advocate
2012-2015
Etai Freedman
AKA Fancy Pants
Development Associate
2014-2016
Flynn Mauthe
Director of Operations, DPW
Senior Staff: 1995-2003
Frank Diaz
AKA Frolic
Staff Accountant
2006-2014
Frog Gilmore
Gerlach Office: 1999-2000
Ticketing Support and Year-round Office Staff: 1999-2014
Gate: 1999-2005
Box Office: 1999-2003, 2012-2014
Flambe Lounge & Decompression Vol Coordinator: 2000-2005
BMIDs: 2002-2012
Playa Animal Welfare Team: 1999-2014
Glenda Solis
Art Department Material Culture Manager
2013 – 2015
Art Department Assistant
2010-2012
Greg Miller
AKA SeaDog
Black Rock Ranger Department Head
Senior Staff: 2003-2009
Heather Gallagher
AKA Camera Girl
Director of Technology
2004-2019
Holly Kreuter
Theme Camp Coordinatrix
Senior Staff: 1999-2003
Ira Wing
Gate, Perimeter, and Exodus Manager
2016-2017
J. Duane Hoover
AKA Big Bear
Ranger Director, LEAL Team Manager
Senior Staff: 1998-2014
Jeff Oshani
AKA Mr. Freeze
Gate Co-manager
2000-2002
Jeph Ward
AKA Entropy
Gate Co-manager
Senior Staff: 2007-2008
Jess Bobier
Office Efficiency Nurse
Senior Staff: 2003-2005
Jim Graham
AKA ronjon
Senior Advisor, Strategic Projects – Communications Team
2014-2019
Jon Mitchell
AKA Argus
Publisher
2014-2019
Joseph F. Fenton
AKA Boggmann
Ranger Operations Manager
Senior Staff: 2000-2002
Joseph Pred
Emergency Services Operations Chief
Senior Staff: 1996-2013
Executive Committee: 2012-2013
Josh Lease
AKA Freefall
Business Culture Partner
2014-2020
Josie Schimke
Arts & Civic Engagement Communications Specialist
2007 – 2016
Joy Orabella
Office Manager
1998-2009
Kara Lander
AKA Quaker
Ticketing Associate
2015-2016
Kat Steinmetz
AKA Lambchop
Head of Human Resources
2005-2015
Kimmie Vaccaro
AKA All-In
Human Resources Manager
2003-2015
Kristen Berg
AKA Answergirl
Placement Manager
2013-2017
Kristy Evans
Gate Manager
2012-2013
Lee Anna Mariglia
Media Operations Supervisor
2010-2014
Marci Bennett
AKA Settle Down
Senior People Partner
2014-2019
Marcia Crosby
Cafe & Ice Manager
2010-2020
Mark “Bucky” Evan Oliver II
AKA Spiderman
Gate Co-manager (with Pearl)
Senior Staff: 2004-2006
Marshall Perry
AKA Wilde Childe
Gate Operations Manager
2010
Meghan Rutigliano
AKA Megs
Associate Director, Regional Network
2008-2020
Molly Tirpak
AKA Safetygirl
Volunteer Department Manager
Senior Staff: 2001-2003
Paul Landgraver
AKA Pearl
Gate Co-manager
2004-2006
Peter Kranz
AKA Moebius
Perimeter Manager
1999-2013
Peter Letourneau
AKA Open Mic
Office Administrative Assistant
2016-2018
Piper Hook
Communications Specialist
2016-2017
P Segal (aka Miss P)
Founder, Center Camp Café and Decompression
Senior Staff: 1990-2000
Rachael Devlin
AKA Miss Roach
Office Host
2010-2012
Rachel Kallett
Administrative Associate & Special Projects
2010-2015
Rob Miller
AKA Ra
Tech Department Lead
Senior Staff: 2001-2003
Rosalie Fay Barnes
Government Relations Manager
2009-2017
Rosie Von Lila
Cultural Relations Maven
2014-2015
Selena Ozuna
AKA Sassette
People Lifecycle Manager
2016 – 2018
Seth Schrenzel
AKA Bluecross
Exodus Manager
2009 – 2013
Shawn Saleme
BWB Program Coordinator
2016-2017
Shelley McTamaney
AKA Demanda Fortune
Accounting Manager
2010 – 2015
Sherry Carter
Gerlach Office Manager
2004-2017
Silvia Stephenson
UX Design Manager
2011-2020
Spider Davila
Gate Co-manager
Senior Staff: 2007-2008
Steven Young
AKA Thor
2014-2015
Teri Oshani
AKA Virgin Mary
Gate Co-manager
2000-2002
Tomas McCabe
AKA Tomas
Associate Director, Strategic Initiatives
2007 – 2016
Victoria Mitchell
AKA Trippi Longstocking
Director, Business Culture
2018 – 2020
Vladimir Shpilberg
PHP Developer
2017-2020
Walker Fisher
Philanthropic Engagement Associate
2015-2017
Will Chase
Minister of Propaganda
Webmaster
Web Team Project Manager
Burning Man Art Council
Senior Staff: 2003-2016
Zabed Monika
Administrative Manager
Senior staff: 2008-2011