Elizabeth Azzuz is of Yurok and Karuk descent. She grew up in the traditional Yurok village of Weitchpec, where she currently resides. She is a cultural practitioner, gathering and propagating traditional food and medicine plants.  She is the Cultural Fire Management Council Board of Directors Secretary, a key planner for TREX, responsible for logistics and permitting.  She is an active community member, a mom, and a grandma.

Margo Robbins is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Cultural Fire Management Council (CFMC).  She is one of the key planners and  organizers of the Culture Burn Training Exchange (TREX) that takes place on the Yurok Reservation twice a year. She is also a co-lead and advisor for the Indigenous People's Burn Network. Margo is an enrolled member of the Yurok Tribe, she gathers and prepares traditional food and medicine, is a basket weaver and regalia maker. She is the Indian Education Director for the Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School district, a mom, and a grandma.

Dr. Doug Bird is Associate Professor of ecological anthropology, with broad interests in how social and ecological factors interact to influence patterns of resource use and their archaeological expressions. He focuses especially on questions about livelihood decisions and habitats, exploring the dynamics of human subsistence practices, their role in ecosystem function, and their archaeological implications in Australia and Western North America.