FAKIR MUSAFAR, SCHOOL DIRECTOR
Born in Aberdeen, South Dakota -- Age 74 -- B.S. in Education, Northern State University, M.A. Degree San Francisco State University (with California Teaching Credential) -- U.S. Army, Instructor in Demolitions & Explosives -- 40 years experience in body piercing & branding, 25 years commercially -- Conductor of Shamanic Rituals since 1990 -- Photographer & artist -- Spirit+Flesh photobook -- International speaker and television personality on body modification.

KEN COYOTE, ADMINISTRATOR & ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, INSTRUCTOR
Native of California -- Age 33 -- A.A. Anza College -- B.A. University of California -- Attended Fakir Basic Course 1993, Advanced Course 1995 -- Did advanced work with Fakir & Erik Dakota in 1994, 1995, 1996 -- Piercer in San Jose, Santa Cruz, Bergen Norway and on 1995 Lollapalooza Tour -- Licensed in CPR and First Aid -- Researcher in Health & Safety and Physiology of Healing

IAN BISHOP, INSTRUCTOR
Native of Tennessee -- Age 29 -- Middle Tennessee State University and student of Herbal Medicine -- Attended Fakir Basic 1994, Fakir Advanced 1997, Fakir Basic Branding 1996 -- Owns and operates ICON Body Piercing in Nashville (two studios) -- Ten continuous year professional body piercing experience -- Guest piercer in Philadelphia, Santa Cruz, Oklahoma City, San Jose

SETH CAMERON, INSTRUCTOR & ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BRANDING
Grew up in Iowa -- Age 32 -- Owner Progress Body Jewelry & Body Piercing Studio in Raleigh, North Carolina -- Attended Fakir Basic 1998, Advanced 1999 and Fakir Branding School 2001 -- Talented cautery brander -- Pro piercer for 9 years in Iowa City; Eugene, Oregon; Nashville, Tennessee -- Certified in First Aid, Bloodborne Pathogens and CPR -- New jewelry innovator

DUSTIN ALLOR, INSTRUCTOR
California native -- Age 27 -- Began her piercing career at age 17 -- Attended Fakir Basic and Advanced and apprenticed under Ken Coyote in Santa Cruz in 1996 and 1997 -- 10 years of professional experience -- Recently pro piercer in California, Texas, Tennessee, and Australia

NATALIE LOWRY, INSTRUCTOR
Native of Utah -- Age 22 -- Student at University of San Francisco with majors in Biology and French; major research in DNA and Conservation Genetics -- 5 years professional piercing experience, mainly in Utah at Blue Boutique, Wizard and Altitude

NEO COLLETTE, INSTRUCTOR
Neo is a native of New York State, 33 years old, and an ardent branding and tattooing enthusiast. Neo attended Rensselaer Polytechnic in New York in 1989 and is currently a prelaw student at Laney College in Oakland California. She completed Fakir Intensives in 2000 and was recently a shop assistant at Black & Blue Tattoo in San Francisco. Neo's passion is the art of branding where her skills excell in multi-strike work.

TOD ALMIGHTY, INSTRUCTOR
Native of Dallas, Texas -- Age 37 -- College work in communications -- Attended Fakir Basic and Advanced in 1993 and 1997 -- Has pierced professionally for 10 consecutive years in Dallas, Santa Barbara, San Jose, Santa Cruz and Los Angeles -- Staff member at Anatometal in Santa Cruz -- Innovator of many new techniques