Annie Oak is the co-founder and managing editor of Lucid News https://www.lucid.news, which covers the psychedelic ecosystem including business, culture and policy. She has an MS in science reporting from the Columbia University School of Journalism and reports under her given name, Ann Harrison. In 2007, Annie founded the Women’s Visionary Congress https://womensvisionarycongress.org, an annual event which presents the work of women who work with psychedelics. In 2008, Annie co-founded the event's parent organization, the Women’s Visionary Council, which is the first nonprofit focused on psychedelic women. Recognizing the need to provide a quiet, comfortable space at music festivals, Annie created the Full Circle Tea House as a Burning Man art project. The Tea House is now a collective based in Oakland, CA. Annie is also the co-founder of Take 3 Presents, a San Francisco-based event production company that produces private immersive art experiences. A long-time harm reduction activist, Annie develops risk reduction strategies for event organizers. She is a resident of the San Francisco Haight-Ashbury neighborhood.