Kelsey, known as Trouble on playa, is a Rope Access Technician and general enthusiast of all things up-in-the-air and/or combustible. On playa since 2011, she fell hard for the big art scene and helped in the creation of the Pier and La Llorona, the Ichthyosaur, Embrace, the Temple of Promise, and the Space Whale. She is happiest in a climbing harness, behind the wheel of a VR, or with a fistful of matches.
Kenny Reff (K~Love) is a photographer, writer, producer and entrepreneur. He found Burning Man in 2012 while doing research for a techno thriller novel and hasn't climbed out of the rabbit hole since. Within three years of going to BRC solo, he was mayor of Washington DC's Home Rule Village, a co-leader of Theme Camp It's All Made Up, and an active participant in the DC Burner community. He is the director and co-producer of Burning Man: A Hueman Experience, which examines the challenge of cultural and economic diversity on playa. His video and photo work can be found at LimelightDC.com.
Kez Quin is Assistant Manager for Café and Ice in Black Rock City. Kez arrived in BRC in 2009, became a Ranger in 2011, and started working for The Man in 2013. Now Kez plans to ride the BRC merry go round until they kick him off. He lives by the motto, “There is nothing I can’t do. Just things I haven’t done yet.”
Kim Cook serves as the Senior Director of Global Activation with responsibility for events, networks, and strategy related to how Burning Man connects to the world. She was hired in 2015 as the Director, Art & Civic Engagement where she restructured the approach to art on Playa in BRC, and led partnerships with the Smithsonian and Google. In 2020 she became the Director, Creative Initiates where among other things she led the Multiverse Virtual Burn project and the Radical Horizons exhibit at Chatsworth House in England. Since 2019 Kim has also served as the Art Director for the Man Pavilion. Prior to joining Burning Man Project she was the President of the Arts Council for the City of New Orleans. Her playa name is RoadRunner.
Kirsten Weisenburger (aka kbot) first dipped her toe into the Burnerverse in 2004. Over time, she became fully immersed as a Black Rock Ranger, theme camp organizer, and Regional Event rabble-rouser. As Associate Director of Communications, she wrangles year-round storytelling across the nonprofit’s many channels.
Kristin Slye is a psychotherapist, dancer, reader, writer, and nemesis of the ordinary based in Truckee, California. Kristin was a founding member of The Deep End camp, if you’re old enough (or lucky enough) to remember.
Born in 1948, Larry Harvey grew up on a small farm on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. In the late 1970s he moved to San Francisco, and soon discovered the city's thriving underground art scene. In 1986 he founded Burning Man at a local beach, and guided its progress from that moment until his death in 2018. Larry was Founding Board Member and Chief Philosophic Officer of Burning Man Project. He scripted and co-curated Burning Man's annual art theme and collaborated with artists in creating aspects of the art theme and the design of Black Rock City. Larry also wrote articles and essays for the Project's website. As spokesperson for Burning Man, he was frequently interviewed by reporters, and lectured on subjects as diverse as art, religion, civic planning and the rise of cyber-culture in the era of the Internet. Larry was also a political planner, supervising the organization's lobbying efforts and frequently attending meetings with state, county and federal agencies.