After going through the Rites of Passage program in 2008, Mark Bacon grew up attending Family Camp at Karme Choling nearly every summer since. He has practiced at local Zen centers during his time in New York and Seattle, and now teaches the Rites of Earth Warriorship program (2025-) at Karme Choling's Family Camp, as well as leading their Leadership Core. He's currently based in Seattle working as a software engineer by trade, and pursuing the arts and game design outside of his day job.