Flat Tire Cafe was founded by Charlie, Will, Vicky, Rasheed, and Lauren in 2017. Their mission was to co-create a community aligned with collective building and the 10 Principles of Burning Man. Almost a decade later, FTC has grown to hundreds of members worldwide, burning all year long from SF to NY, Berlin to Amsterdam, and Hong Kong to Australia. We’re so lucky to call FTC our home—not just in Black Rock City, but wherever our people are.

Our incredible leads have run FTC alongside the board over the years, constantly improving our infrastructure and operations on Playa. We BOW DOWN and thank them for their invaluable contributions to this community. It’s SO HARD, and it’s a total labor of love. We do this to build something bigger than ourselves and to inspire people to burn all year long. Burning Man is a cultural movement, and our community members are the shepherds of it.

FLAT TIRE CAFE (SNAP CAMP INC.) BOARD

• Charlie Guthrie (Answer Man) - Treasurer/Co-founder

• Vicky Sarmiento (Bender) - President/Placement Liason/Community/Co-founder

• Lauren (Athena) - Ops Advisor/Co-founder

• Will Frazier (Freezer) - Build/Co-founder

• Rasheed Robinson (Ra) - Secretary/Community/Build/Co-founder

• Siska Silitonga (Chili) - Kitchen

2026 Burn Team:

• Charlie and Sophie: Treasury + Ops

• Vicky, Rasheed, Nicoll: Community + Ops

• Vicky: Camp + Placement Lead

• Will Frazier, Rob, Rasheed, Jake: Build, Strike, Maintenance, LNT

• Dave + Charlie: Bikes

• Siska + Terry: Kitchen

• Carissa + Connor: Cafe