Workshop Presenters for MsC 2011
The presenters for MsC 2012 will be formally announced in Spring 2012. Meanwhile, below you can find the bios of last year’s presenters.
Guy Baldwin, Author & Psychotherapist
Race Bannon, Author
Raven Kaldera and boy Joshua, Authors
Viola Johnson, Librarian and Historian
Master Skip Chasey, Butchmanns, Inc.
slave Rick, Psychotherapist
Patrick Mulcahey, The 15 Association
slave patrick, MAsT San Francisco
slave Caroline, Clinical Psychologist
Master David Walker, Council of Tribes
Mistress Khiki, International Master 1999
Master Bert, International Master 2003
slave nadine, International slave 2003
Master Z, International Master 2004, Butchmanns, Inc.
Sir Stephen, International Master 2005, Master/slave Development Center
Mistress Suzan, International Master 2006
slave ziggy, International slave 2006
Master Rick and slave tina, International Master/slave 2008
Master Obsidian, International Master 2010
slave namaste, International slave 2010
Liza and jody, International Master/slave 2011
Lady Catherine Gross, SouthEast LeatherFest
Mollena Williams, International Ms Leather 2010
Master John Weal,
Author, Leathermen’s Academy
slave justin, Order for Discipline & Service
Robert Rubel, Ph.D., Author
slave raven, Northeast slave 2005
Master Don and orja, Northeast Master/slave 2010
Sir Eric Pride, MAsT Metro NY
Dirk and sarah
Rick Storer, Leather Archives and Museum
Master Taíno, Founder, MTTA, Inc.
Master David Cook, Ph.D., MAsT Baltimore, Psychologist
Lady Lynette, Northeast Master 2007, MAsT Hampton Roads
slave llamb, Northeast slave 2007
Master J (Joansie), MAsT DC Pan, Brother Help Thyself
slave lara, Art of slavery, MAsT Philadelphia
Sir Ross, TNG New York, MAsT Metro NY
Mr Ellen
Master Jake
Madam Tarantuladoll, MAsT Baltimore
Alex McGeorge, Order of Discipline and Service
Lee Harrington,
Educator and Author
slave rene, MTTA, Inc.
Sir Paul, MAsT Washington
Master RT, MAsT Washington
Master Rob,
MAsT Baltimore
slave lori,
MAsT Baltimore
slave amelia
Guy Baldwin
Author & Psychotherapist
Los Angeles’ pioneering psychotherapist, author and activist, Guy Baldwin, has worked clinically with erotically uncommon clients for the last 30 years. He has also traveled the U.S. and Canada extensively to present a wide array of workshops and seminars to BDSM audiences and health care professionals alike.
Baldwin has delivered keynote addresses for the International Leather Leadership Conference, the International Masters and slaves Weekend, the Living in Leather convention of the National Leather Association, South Plains Leatherfest, the Austin Bash, and the Dominion Gathering, to name only a few. Although the list of his published work is a long one, he is perhaps best known for his essays in Drummer magazine, many of which can be found in his 1993 book, Ties That Bind. His most recent book, SlaveCraft, now in its fourth printing, has offered us a view into the inner dynamics of erotic servitude that has been compelling and controversial.
In 1989, judges chose Guy to serve as the second Mr. National Leather Association, and the 11th International Mr. Leather, concurrently, the only person ever to do so. Baldwin was awarded both the Pantheon and Dominion Lifetime Achievement Awards. In 2004, the Society of Janus established its Hall Of Fame – Baldwin was among the first inductees. He received the first Master/slave Heritage Award at the Master/slave Conference 2009.
In 2000, the Leather Archives and Museum identified the twenty people whose service to the Leather Community has been the most significant in the 20th Century and named each of them, Centurion – Guy Baldwin, among them.
Kinky sex has been one of Race Bannon’s passions as a practitioner, organizer, educator, commentator, activist and leader since his first explorations of the leather world starting in 1973.
Since that time Race has ardently explored his own sexuality and encouraged others to do the same. Race’s accomplishments include founder of Kink Aware Professionals, a nonprofit service that refers people to kink-sensitive psychotherapeutic, medical and legal professionals (now hosted and managed by the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom); leader of The DSM Project that led to a beneficial change in the way the psychotherapeutic profession views kink; author of the best seller Learning The Ropes: A Basic Guide to Safe and Fun SM Lovemaking; founder of Daedalus Publishing Company, the first publishing company dedicated to publishing nonfiction leather/SM/fetish books; writer of many articles on sexuality; former sex advice columnist; former producer and host of Bound To Talk, the first internet talk show about kinky sex; past Board member of NLA International, NLA Los Angeles and Avatar Club Los Angeles; and member of Chicago Hellfire Club.
In addition to his Board membership for the Leather Hall of Fame, Race is currently on the Board of Directors for Community-Academic Consortium for Research on Alternative Sexualities (www.caras.ws). He is prominently featured in the documentaries Vice and Consent and Out of the Darkness: The Reality of S&M.
Race is regularly interviewed by the press, radio and television as an expert on kinky sexuality and he has spoken to thousands of people at many speaking engagements. He was awarded the National Leather Association International's 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award and he was recently given the 2010 Mister Marcus Hernandez Lifetime Achievement Award (Man) Pantheon of Leather Community Service Award.
Race can be reached through his web site at www.bannon.com. He lives in San Francisco with his two partners.
Raven Kaldera and boy Joshua
Authors
Raven Kaldera is a queer FTM transgendered intersexual shaman. He is the author of too many books to list here, including "Dark Moon Rising: Pagan BDSM and the Ordeal Path"; “Dear Raven and Joshua: Questions and Answers About Master/Slave Relationships”; and "Double Edge: The Intersection of Transgender and BDSM". He and his slaveboy Joshua have been teaching and presenting workshops regularly for six years, bringing BDSM to the Neo-Pagan, Sex/Spirituality, transgender, and other communities.
Joshua is Raven's boy, and his devoted assistant, partner, and slave for life. He is a massage therapist and Shiatsu practitioner. He is polymorphously perverse, and finds spiritual fulfillment through any kind of worthy service.
Viola Johnson
Librarian and Historian
Viola Johnson is a leatherwoman, vampire and author who has been active in the leather BDSM scene for over three decades. A mentor and confidante to many in the fetish world, she has a special fondness for the ‘boys’ of our community, and those who choose to serve as slaves and submissives. Viola is the wife of Jill Carter, International Ms Leather 1996.
Viola had the distinction of winning the "Lifetime Achievement Award" from Pantheon of Leather and The National Leather Association, making her the only person to receive both awards in the same year. In August of 2007 she was honored with the first Lifetime Achievement Award given by Black Beat. Viola is also the recipient of the Pantheon of Leather "Woman of the Year" award The Jack Stice Award and the Slave Heart Award. Viola is the author of two books, Dhampir and To Love, To Obey, To Serve. Currently, she is working on her third book, a follow up to To Love, To Obey, To Serve.
Master Skip Chasey
Butchmanns, Inc.
Skip Chasey, a/k/a Master Skip, heads a family of spiritually grounded leatherfolk in the City of Angels, where he is a practicing spiritual director and certified Grief Recovery ™ counselor and also earns a living as a missionary among the savages of Hollywood. As an out and proud leatherman, Master Skip addressed a crowd of nearly one million people at the Millennium March on Washington, and since then he has given ten keynote addresses and presented over 200 programs on the spiritual dynamics of SM and D/s relationships at noteworthy leather events throughout the US and Canada.
From 2001-2007 Master Skip was a core instructor for the Butchmanns Experience, a periodic weekend retreat that offers opportunities for profound personal growth to leathermen and women of all sexual orientations and identities. He is a co-founder of People of Leather Among You (“PLAY”), a social and educational group for Southern California men and women interested in the integration of spirituality and leather/fetish sexuality, and for six years he was a co-producer of Southwest Leather Conference, “The Leather Family Gathering of Heart and Spirit.” Master Skip presently serves on the Theologies Team for Metropolitan Community Churches and on the board of directors for Butchmanns, Inc., a non-profit educational organization dedicated to self-actualization through the mindful use of physical practices and the conscious exchange of personal power for spiritual awareness.
Master Skip and his pup Tim are the subjects of the award-winning documentary film “Pup” and have been profiled in “Nerve.com” magazine and “Power Exchange” magazine; he and his slave Rick are two of the subjects of “Ask the Man Who Owns him”, a book about gay male Master/slave relationships that received the NLA’s 2010 non-fiction literary award. He is a past recipient of the Lee Montague Memorial Award for Outstanding Community Service from Avatar Club Los Angeles, was named “Best Trainer” at the 2002 International Puppy Contest, received the 2005 Pantheon of Leather Community Choice Award and was honored with the Master Heart Award at the 2008 Master/slave Conference.
In his own words, “Blood may be thicker than water, but leather is thicker than blood.”
slave Rick recently retired from a 30-year career with the Federal government and expanded his practice as a licensed psychotherapist within the BDSM community (KinkTherapistLosAngeles.com).
In addition to assisting his clients in achieving more satisfying lives, he seeks to raise consciousness within the therapeutic community by depathologizing BDSM in order that “vanilla” psychotherapists might more effectively work with their own kinky clients.
Aside from his work as a therapist, slave Rick is a part-time college instructor, a massage therapist and a retired Science of Mind practitioner. he has presented programs on the spiritual dynamics of M/s and D/s relationships at dozens of conferences and leather events throughout North America. In 2010, he delivered the endnote address at Southwest Leather Conference.
In 2008 slave Rick was honored to receive both the Southwest Leather Conference “Leatherman’s Heart Award” and the “slave Heart Award” from the Master/slave Conference. More recently, he was proud to participate as one of the subjects of “Ask the Man Who Owns Him”, a book on gay male M/s relationships by david stein.
First and foremost, however, he is by grace in service to his beloved Master.
Patrick Mulcahey
The 15 Association
Patrick Mulcahey has been playing with rope, men, pain, trust and power for 35 years. He has presented on M/s, Leather and SM topics for the Society of Janus, Leather Alley at S.F. Pride, the Sacramento Valley Leathercorps, Leather SINS in Chicago, the Northwest Leather Celebration, and last year’s Master/slave Conference. He is a proud member of the 15 Association, MAsT and Janus, and chairman of the S.F. Leathermen’s Discussion Group. Better known to FetLife members as “MrEasy,” he lives in San Francisco with his slave patrick.
slave patrick
MAsT International
At an age where he thought life had finally settled down, slave patrick found himself coming out again: this time it was leather. It's been quite a ride. Thanks to the love and guidance of some extraordinary souls he finds himself walking the path of slave, collared to a loving Master, Patrick Mulcahey, who has a habit of driving him wild with desire on a regular basis. A resident of San Francisco, slave patrick is a member of Janus and The 15 Association, has co-presented with his Master at the Northwest Leather Celebration, and is currently Membership Director for MAsT International. Oh, and he's a grandpa.
slave Caroline
Clinical Psychologist
slave Caroline has been “kinky” since her earliest memory, and in one form of Ds or Ms relationship since her late teens, having served a number of Masters of different genders and sexual orientations. Along with a lifetime interest in spirituality, theology and philosophy, which has included twenty years of practice in meditation, her journey in slavery has been her central path to the sacred.
In recent years, through the grace of her Guru, Sai Baba, she has been able to integrate her spiritual practices with her slavery and her business through a deeper appreciation of love, devotion, surrender and service and power exchange. She is a registered clinical psychologist, business woman, consultant, a self-proclaimed Jungian, corporate priestess, a spiritual seeker/teacher as well as a deep lifestyle slave.
Relocated to Southern California from Australia in October 2008 when she enrolled in a PhD in Depth Psychology, her dissertation topic is in the area of Master/slave dynamics. She aims to serve the collective by bringing light and understanding to dispel the prejudices and stereotypes of Mastery and slavery held by the therapeutic, medical and legal professions.
Since attending her first Master/slave Conference in DC in 2004, she has been an active member of the Master/slave community in the USA. In the kink community she has been invited to give workshops and keynote addresses on various aspects of Master/slave and spirituality at Southwest Leather Conference, Together In Leather, P.L.A.Y., the Master/slave Conference, the Leather Leadership Conference and Great Lakes Leather Alliance. Outside the Kink community she is active in writing and educating the academic and psychotherapeutic communities about Mastery and slavery.
Master David Walker
Council of Tribes
Master Walker began his formal journey into the Leather/BDSM lifestyle in 1980. As a corporate trainer he often traveled to southern California and San Francisco, where he was introduced to the Leather lifestyle. As an educational developer he has authored and taught BDSM and Leather programs for local, regional and national meetings and conferences.
He is a founding member of SAADE (School for Advanced American Dominant Education) and an emeritus member of its Tribal Council. He is currently the Executive Director for the Council of Tribes, an organization dedicated to providing leadership tools and training to communities throughout the COT's defined region. This service includes international support of Dungeon Monitor and BDSM First Aid training via the DM Resource Page and the Certified Dungeon Monitor Training program.
He is the developer and founder of the Mentors Project. This Council of Tribes project works in cooperation with local communities to establish authoritative Dominant and submissive training programs in cities across the nation. He continues as a Boot Camp Mentor and teaches Mental Dominance, Healthy Relationship Building, BDSM Ethics, and BDSM Club Leadership. He currently resides in Dallas and is one of the founders and leaders of in the DFW Leather Corps.
Mistress Khiki
International Master 1999
When she was 15, Mistress Khiki found a copy of Bob Damron’s Address Book in a local gay bar that happened to be owned by a friend’s mom. She quickly assigned herself the task of learning the "hanky code." About the same time she discovered Drummer Magazine, and that was, as they say “all she wrote,” she was hooked. She was already out as a dyke, so her brain easily jumped to “somewhere there are women to do those naughty things with me.” So she flagged, everywhere.
Mistress Khiki traveled a lot with her mother and used the "address book" to try finding and gaining entry to those specially coded bars and clubs that were “leather and SM.” For several years, she wasn’t very successful. Then she found the Atlanta Eagle and a whole new chapter of her life began.
Her journey in the Leather community was aided almost entirely by gay men (and interestingly, her mom as well) and more specifically by Drummer boys. Yep, most of her mentoring was done by bottoms and boys. She considers herself incredibly lucky because they taught her a million and one lessons about being a Top, and even more about being a Master. She was taught how to behave and follow what she was told were "Old Guard" protocols for doing things; then the protocols themselves became a fetish for her, which probably explains why she loves “Old Guard” (ask her about that) and “Traditional Leather” so much.
Mistress Khiki was the first Ms. Atlanta Eagle, ’95-’96 (really, that’s what the sash says), Ms. Georgia Leather 1996, 1st Runner Up American Leather Woman 1997, recipient of a 2002 Jack Stice Community Service Award, International Master 1999, Producer, Mid-Atlantic Olympus Leather, and Chairperson of the Leather Heart Foundation (leatherheart.org).
Master Bert, Ph.D.
International Master 2003
Master Bert considers himself an SM lifer, having built his first wooden stocks in 1954 (courtesy of the Cub Scouts) and started exploring out of the SM closet in 1978. Professionally he has had roles as an electronic engineer, a software designer and entrepreneur, a sexologist and BDSM researcher, and a college professor.
Bert has a passion for Master/slave dynamics and the possibility of self-actualization when living an intentional M/s life. He is a founder and incorporator of the Arizona Power Exchange [a 501(c)(7) corporation], a founding board member of Butchmann’s, Inc. [a 501(c)(3) corporation], and a board member of CARAS. He is an instructor and a member of the Executive Committee for the Butchmann’s Experience weekends. Bert’s academic publications include: 2003 doctoral dissertation “Partner Selection, Power Dynamics, and Sexual Bargaining in Self-Defined BDSM Couples” and co-author in the 2009 Archives of Sexual Behavior “Hormonal Changes and Couple Bonding in Consensual Sadomasochistic Activity.” He holds the titles of Mr. APEX 1991-1992, Southwest Master 2003, and International Master 2003.
slave nadine Cutler
International slave 2003
slave nadine has been an instructor at Women’s Butchmanns Experience since its first event in 2004, and is an Instructor at Butchmanns Pansexual Experience. she met Master Bert at a spiritual-sexuality seminar in 1984, and her first Butchmanns Experience in 2002 enriched the full time service to him. she is one of the founders of the Arizona Power Exchange (APEX) in 1988 and an incorporator of the APEX Corporation [501(c)(7)] in 2001, and holds the titles of Southwest slave 2003 and International slave 2003. slave nadine supports the opportunity for BDSM people to meet in safe space to discover and develop their gifts.
Master Z
International Master 2004
Butchmanns, Inc.
Master Z of Dallas is a well-known Dominant, Presenter and Leader in the Leather and BDSM scene. He is the International Master 2004 and traveled all over the United States and Canada making presentations on the Master/slave and Leather lifestyle as well as being a noted Keynote Speaker. He is the owner of slave bill and slave kiki.
Master Z is Chairman and President of the Board of Directors for Butchmanns, Inc. and the Director as well as an Instructor for the Butchmanns Weekend Experience. He is also the Producer and HeadMaster for boys Training Camps and Co-Producer of Masters Retreat. In 2008, Master Z joined the Board of Directors of NCSF.
In 2010, Master Z was the recipient of the Leather SINS, Inc., President’s Award. He was the recipient of the “Masters Heart Award” in 2006 and the “Leatherman’s Heart Award” in 2004. He is one of the Head of Household for the Texas Leather Tribe; a Leather family he shares responsibility for with his wonderful Leather Brother, Master Roy of Houston.
Master Z is eternally grateful to his mentors, the late Master Dean Walradt and the late boy Patrick Chees, who taught him much of the Leather protocols and rituals that he cherishes today. Master Z is certain that his Leather Journey and BDSm experiences are directly related to his Spiritual Path
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Sir Stephen
International Master 2005
Master/slave Development Center
Sir Stephen is a 62 year old het, male Master whose M/s Household currently includes his slave of nearly 15 years, slave catherine, and one other affiliated member – slave shelly.
He has been actively involved in the BDSM and Master/slave communities for over 14 years.
His current memberships and affiliations include: Board member of MTTA, Inc., Associate Producer, Master/slave Conference, the Mid-Atlantic Masters’ Forum (founder and producer), the Master/slave Development Center (founding member and instructor), Emeritus Member of MAsT: Central NJ, Member MAsT: Philadelphia and MAsT: Edgewater Park, NJ and Founder of the M/s Household Registry (an on-line resource for the Master/slave Community)
He was honored to be the recipient of the title of International Master 2005 and Northeast Master 2004. He was presented with the first Master Jack McGeorge Excellence in Education Award at the Master/slave Conference in 2010. He was nominated in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 in various categories for the Pantheon of Leather Awards.
He cherishes the opportunities the community provides to him as an educator. His educational focus is on topics related to Master/slave Relationships and the Master/slave Community.
Mistress Suzan
International Master 2006
Born and raised in Western New York, Mistress Suzan found her way to the Leather/SM lifestyle through the clubs of New York in the early 80’s. She has lived in the Caribbean, California, on the US highways, in the mountains of North Carolina for the last 18 years, and recently returned to the Rochester, NY area. Mistress Suzan is the proud and happy owner of slave ziggy.
Over the years, Mistress Suzan has served on the boards of several nonprofit and political organizations. She has worked in sound-reinforcement, radio, hotel management, eral estate and managed a meditation-based retreat center in the NC Mountains. She was a co-founder of MDG and a Leather women's group in Asheville, NC and MAsT: Upstate NY. She presents on Master/slave dynamics throughout the US and Canada and believes in being a positive resource for the Community. Mistress Suzan and slave ziggy were honored with the title of Southeast Master and slave 2006, and International Master and slave 2006.
Mistress Suzan holds true to the core values of honor, integrity, and a sense of duty. These core values help to guide and direct her in life, and in her Mastery. Her S/M interests include various forms of restraining, whacking, poking, cutting, and umm…decorating. Mistress Suzan is committed to honoring Leather traditions and the practice of ethical Mastery.
slave ziggy
International slave 2006
Born in California and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, slave ziggy joined the Marines in 1981. He has traveled extensively throughout the US and in Asia where his initial exposure to SM was in the clubs of Japan. Later, he became active in the Southeast where he co-founded MDG of Asheville, North Carolina boys of Leather and Asheville Women of Leather/AWOL.
slave ziggy and owner Mistress Suzan have traveled throughout the US presenting on the Master/slave dynamic. Together they were honored with the title of Southeast Master and slave, and then International Master and slave 2006. They now reside in Western New York State where they have recently started a local Master/slave group.
slave ziggy has a lifelong passion for teaching and assisting others in the discovery and actualization of one’s slave heart. His other passions include Leather history, traditions, the art of formal service, and the practice of ethical slavery. Slave ziggy believes that we are the creators of our desires. This pertains not only to the journey of the slave but also extends itself to our community as well. “If you can dream it, believe it, it can be done, begin it now.”
Master Rick and slave tina
International Master/slave 2008
International Master 2008, Master Rick has been involved in the Leather community for about 10 years. He is the current board chair of Pleasure Bound, a pansexual Northern California area BDSM social group. In the past few years his general interest in BDSM has become focused around his heart deep passion, the Master/slave relationship. He is a member of SM Odyssey, NCSF, Society of Janus, Edges, and SF Citadel, and is the Founding Director of MAsT Sacramento Valley. In addition to doing presentations on the Master/slave dynamic, he is a presenter for the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom’s Legal Educational Outreach Program.
Master Rick divides his time between keeping up the ranch property and home he and slave Tina share, his hobby restoring cars, being head of his house and family, and activities that support and promote the leather community as a whole. He and slave Tina enjoy a variety of outdoor activities and believe in living life to the fullest.
International slave 2008, slave Tina has been involved in the Leather community for 8 years. She is a strong woman, a dedicated mother, and an independent, successful business owner. Slave Tina is also an avid charity supporter and often uses her favorite sport, distance running, as a vehicle for both leather and non-leather charity efforts. She is the Events Coordinator for Pleasure Bound and MAsT Sacramento, a member of SubHaven, SM Odyssey, Edges, and SF Citadel. In her spare time she enjoys welding, fishing, target shooting, climbing trees, raising goats and reading and writing poetry. She defines one of her greatest personal accomplishments as having allowed herself to be who she is, and from that place, utilizing her strengths for the joy of service to her Master.
Master Rick and slave Tina are honored to have been selected to represent our community as the International Master and slave 2008 and previously held the Northwest Master and slave 2007 title. They have been Master and slave for 4 ½ years and have been married for nearly 3 years.
Master Obsidian
International Master 2010
Master Obsidian is the Founder and Director of MAsT: Austin and is the Junior Regional Representative for the Southwest Region of MAsT International. He has served on the Board of GWNN (Group with No Name) in Austin, Texas and is the current moderator of Black BEAT Texas.
He and his devoted slave namaste hold the titles of International Master and slave 2010 and Southwest Master and Southwest slave 2010. They serve as moderators for the national MAsT: Open yahoo group as well as the regional MAsT: Austin discussion list. Master Obsidian is a published author with articles in BDSM publications covering the M/s and BDSM lifestyle and philosophy. His educational experience includes workshop presentations, seminars and classes focusing on M/s relationship dynamics and techniques. A 2009 nominee for the Pantheon of Leather Man of the Year award, he has been honored to mentor both novice and seasoned Dominants. Master Obsidian has been in the lifestyle for over two decades and is the owner of slave namaste and the Master of House Obsidian located in Central Texas.
slave namaste
International slave 2010
slave namaste is honored and privileged to be the 24/7 slave of Master Obsidian. she has counseled, mentored and taught on Surrender, Internalization of slavery, Spirituality, and submission. Her writings on surrender and absolute slavery have been featured on web sites and in books including the "Art of Slavery" edition of the Power Exchange Reference Series.
she is Founder and co-moderator of various lifestyle groups, including one geared specifically for slaves in TPE relationships as well as running a blog website with a focus on excellence in service called Service Savoir Faire (servicesavoirfaire.blogspot.com). she possesses a great passion for aiding her fellow slaves in the lifestyle.
Liza and Jody
International Master/slave 2011
Liza has been involved in the formal leather community since 2002 and has been kinky since she was about 5 years old playing slave games. Liza was raised in a household with servants and weekly formal dinners, and learned much of her mastery at the knee of her Grandmother. In her day job, Liza is an entrepreneur and co-owns “The Complete Bear.com,” “Twisted Bear.com” and “Bear at Home.com”.
Liza took Jody as her full-time slave and Jody gratefully accepted Liza’s collar in July of 2002.
Jody has been formally involved in leather and Ms/Ds since 1980, when she founded Leather and Lace, a BDSM support and social group for women in Los Angeles. She has also been kinky since she was about 5 years old, playing “Pirates and the Queen.” Before founding Leather and Lace, Jody was in the US Air Force (and, before that, in the Arizona Wing of Civil Air Patrol) and trained Drill Teams and Color Guards.
Liza and Jody have been members of both the San Francisco MAsT group and the Greater San Francisco Bay Area MAsT group for at least seven years. In addition to their involvement in MAsT, they are active in the San Francisco Bay Area leather community and are members of the Exiles (Liza is a past Coordinator) and the Bears of San Francisco (Liza is their Treasurer). In addition, both are on the steering committee of Leather Levi Weekend, are on the organizing committee for Leather Alley at San Francisco Pride and are the producers of the Ms. San Francisco Leather contest. Liza was named 2009 “Woman of the Year” by the San Francisco Bay Area Leather Alliance.
In February 2011, Liza and jody became International Master/slave 2011.
Lady Catherine Gross
SouthEast LeatherFest
Lady Catherine is an educator and a PCC certified success coach. She offers classes that focus on relationships, dominance and submission, physical skills, Master/slave, improving your sex life, personal development, house management, service, keeping relationships healthy and much more. She’s logged 4000+ education hours teaching Servant’s Retreat (SR) alone. She has served on both local and national boards, judged contests, staffed conferences in a variety of positions, and emceed and produced events and fundraisers for several charities and organizations. She is currently the co-producer of SouthEast LeatherFest in Atlanta, GA and a board member of Community Academic Consortium for Research on Alternative Sexualities (CARAS.ws), and Leather Archives & Museum (LA&M).
Lady Catherine enjoys both having the opportunity to interact with large groups as well as the one-on-one contact that smaller events offer. She has presented classes at Frolicon, Black Rose, South Plains LeatherFest, Living In Leather by NLA-I, San Diego Leatherfest, SouthEast LeatherFest, Southwest Leather Conference, Together in Leather, Northeast Master/slave Conference, Leather University, Boys Camp, International Ms. Leather, Leather Leadership Conference, Pantheon, TES, Folsom Fringe, Orlando Bash, Great Lakes Leather Alliance, Tribal Fire, Leather Reign and at many more events. She was presented with Black Rose's Vaughn Keith National Educator Award in 2002 and Pantheon of Leather Southeast Region Service Award 2006.
Lady Catherine created Servant's Retreat I & II, Nine Fold Path Seminar, and Foundations in Mastery. She is known for life changing weekend seminars. She also offers private classes and coaching for couples and individuals. She is the owner of Fetish Auctioneer—which received the Pantheon of Leather Business of the Year award in 2006. She has also written a safety manual in use by more than a dozen organizations scattered from coast to coast. You can download a copy on her website at BDSMClasses.com.
"Teaching provides me with great joy. I love seeing emotional and intellectual connections made in class discussions. We've all contributed to educating each other in many ways. It's my great fortune to participate in the creation of these moments."
Mollena Williams
International Ms. Leather 2010
Mollena Williams, "Delicate, Trembling Flower of Submission” © is a NYC born and raised writer, actress, BDSM Educator and Executive Pervert.
She is extremely honored, humbled and proud to serve as International Ms Leather 2010. She is also thrilled to have been named Ms. San Francisco Leather 2009 after that contest's decade long slumber. Active in BDSM and the Leather Community since 1996, she speaks at Leather, BDSM and Kink events across the US, Europe and Canada on many Leather and BDSM focused topics.
Mollena has been invited to present by BDSM and Leather Groups in MI, OH, OR, GA, FL, PA, OK, MD, Washington DC, MO, IL, NY, NJ, AZ, CA, WI, NM, TX, and WA. IMsL 2010 is truly an international title year with visits to the Pride Festival in Stockholm, Sweden, where she became the first woman invited to march with the Scandinavian Leathermen’s Association! She’s also done her thing in Dublin, Ireland, Berlin, Germany, the UK, Amsterdam, visited Netherlands for Leather Pride, as well as teaching and performing in Vancouver, Canada.
Master John Weal
Author and Leathermen's Academy
Master John has been actively involved with the BDSM Lifestyle for over 45 years. He started serving his Master in the true Old Guard ways in the Castro in the 60’s.
He is the author of the book “Smoke, Ash and Burning Embers”, a Handbook on Cigar Play and following right behind with his new book on Old Guard called the “Leatherman’s Protocol Handbook” a Handbook on Old Guard Rituals, Traditions and Protocols.
He currently is the producer of Leathermen’s Academy along with his board of directors and holds the Position of President in LMA Events, Inc.
Master John received the Pantheon Community Service award for Men 2010. Master John was Honorary Member of the Year 2008 by the SFLBC South Florida Bondage Club. He was a principle in Daddy’s Closet and hosts the website: www.Dungeon Academy.com. He was the publisher and editor of the Leather Link.
Actively involved in educating our, his educational focus embraces both gay ad pansexual lifestyles. He is a voting member and contributor to the Leather Archives. He is an experienced judge at many contests globally. Master John co-chairs Leather Title Holders Sunday at the M.C.C. Sunshine Cathedral annually. He is involved in charity work at Tuesday’s Angels, Center One, Care Resource, The Leathermens Brotherhood/The Leather Masked Ball, Lighthouse for the Blind, The Children with Aids Network, Leather Archives and Museum and SCC Fund/Hearing from the Heart. Over the past five years, he has attended and presented at more than 200 events.
slave justin
Order for Discipline & Service
slave justin has been enjoying SM for over 20 years and has served as a slave for almost 14 years; he was honored to have been a member of the Order for Discipline and Service (ODS) and to have been owned by Master Jack McGeorge. He is currently in service to Sir Stephen. Justin is the editor of The Leather Times, the newsletter of the Leather Archives & Museum, and was the recipient of the 2008 Pantheon of Leather Rocky Mountain Regional Award. He has presented at a wide range of leather events including Leather Leadership Conference, Southplains Leatherfest, the Master/slave Conference, Los Angeles Leather Weekend and Rio Grande Leather. He works for a national LGBT advocacy organization.
Robert Rubel (Dr. Bob), is an educational sociologist and researcher by training, and has nine books currently in print (four on Master/slave topics, three erotic art books, and one each on fire play and advanced non-penile sex techniques).
Dr. Bob is the recipient of the 2008 Pantheon of Leather Community Choice Award and, on an ongoing basis, serves as the series editor of Power Exchange Books’ Resource Series (the successor to Power Exchange Magazine). This is a series of books covering a wide range of special topics within the larger field of BDSM.
He lives in a 24/7 Master/slave structure with slave mindi. mindi first entered the training phase of her relationship with Dr. Bob in the Spring of 2003. It is the Manual of Protocol written for slave mindi that later became Dr. Bob’s book: Protocols for the Female slave: Handbook of Theory and Practice.
slave raven
Northeast slave 2005
With over twenty years of experience in the BDSM/leather lifestyle, Raven Rykers has been everything from owned property to a Domo, a Top, and a Daddy. In 2005, Raven held the Northeast Master/slave title with Master Jack McGeorge. She has presented nationally and locally on leather care, M/s relationships, and general BDSM issues. She has spoken at Black Rose, the Eulenspiegel Society, South Plains Leatherfest, and the Master/slave Conference, to name a few. Raven also taught at both the slave and Master training weekends at the acclaimed Master Taíno's Training Academy (MTTA, Inc.) in Washington. DC.
Currently collared to Master David Walker and Ms Blue, an open-minded Raven identifies as a butch leather dyke. A proud member of the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, National Leather Association, and the Leather Archives & Museum, Raven brings passion and experience to the community. “I believe we are all capable of anything we set our hearts and minds to succeeding at,” Raven says, “and if I can help another on his or her journey, I further my own journey. We must give to learn how to receive.”
Master Don
Northeast Master 2010
Master Don’s journey in the lifestyle began in 1956 when he was eighteen years old. That journey of exploring and learning still continues to this day. Master Don believes we are never too old to acquire knowledge. He feels there is much to learn by attending workshops, presentations, seminars, and classes at various venues. As a retired educator he continues to help others explore and learn in their journey.
Master Don is or was a member of a number of groups and organizations over the years. Currently, the list includes BESS, Baltimore BDSM, Black Rose, BESS P/E SIG, Northeast Dominants Forum, MAsT DC Pan, MAsT-Baltimore, MAsT Philadelphia, MAsT Washington , MAsT Wilmington, and several private discussion groups. He is currently the Chairman of the BESS Board of Directors and Deputy Director of MAsT-Baltimore. He and orja, his slave of fifteen years, have been presenters and/or panelists at many events, as well as diversified groups and organizations in recent years.
orja
Northeast slave 2010
orja is the slave of Master Don. Her experience in the lifestyle covers some sixteen years. She has a B.S. in education and her membership in various diversified groups and organizations, past and present, mirrors those of Master Don. orja is a member of the Executive Board of MAsT-Baltimore, Secretary of BESS, co-coordinator of the BESS submissive/slave SIG, Director of the BESS Education Team, and Coordinator and Team Leader/Producer of the BESS Charm City Fetish Fair event. orja was honored at the 2009 Master/slave Conference with the 2009 slave Heart Award in recognition of her many contributions. At the 2010 South Plains Leather Conference in Dallas, Texas, orja received the MAsT International 2009 Presenter of the Year Award.
Eric Pride heads, together with his wife Lady Christie, a structured lifestyle household in New York. The primary focus of the household is on integrating healthy power-exchange dynamics into daily life and to provide guidance, training, and support for its individuals. He enjoys consensual S&M, blogs on different aspects of the lifestyle, and gives presentations on structured living and S&M.
Eric is a founding member and an instructor at the Master/slave Development Center, an educational group for Masters and slaves. He is the founder of NYC Kinky Living (NYCKL) and the producer of the workshop series Creating and Living Positive BDSM Lifestyle Relationships.
Eric is a member of MAsT: Metro NY, TES, and NCSF. He can be reached at eric.pride@gmail.com, and his blog is available at http://ericpride.blogspot.com
In addition, he has an interest in psychic phenomena and gives demonstrations on telepathy, clairvoyance, psychometry, psychic readings, and other ESP experiments. He believes we all have this ability – we just have to develop and nurture it.
Dirk and sarahDirk has been active in the general BDSM community for decades, with a long-term focus on power dynamics. Like many, he discovered the lure of knots and restraints at an early age.
Sarah’s awakening stems from a similarly early discovery of a Penthouse spread on the “Story of O” among her father’s magazine collection. Much later, they met in the mid-90s and have been creating and refining their relationship dynamic ever since.
That relationship began as dominant/submissive – language more frequently encountered in the het community in the 1990s. They attended many BDSM events and presented numerous workshops on shibari and suspension bondage and other “technique”-based subjects. A milestone in their journey was attending the seminal 1999 Master-slave conference in Atlanta. There they discovered concepts that spoke to their passions, provided new energy and awareness, and gave them a language to explore the potential of their own relationship. MAsT 99 is also where they discovered this welcoming community, and the wealth of knowledge, experience, and commitment that resides here.
Since then, they have consciously evolved how they view their relationship, into one that is based on full time ownership, leather, and mastery and slavery. Dirk and sarah are grateful for the guidance and help they have received in their journeys from many masters and slaves in this community.
Dirk and sarah live an hour north of New York City, but are in the process of moving to the high desert outside Santa Fe, NM.
Rick Storer
Leather Archives and Museum
Rick Storer is the Executive Director of the Leather Archives & Museum. He is a certified public accountant and holds a Masters of Library Science degree from Dominican University (River Forest, IL). He has presented papers for library, art and museum conferences and sexuality conferences and enjoys working in the arena where these two subjects overlap. His research interests lie in copyright and privacy issues as related to sexuality and GLBT archives. During his tenure in the corporate world, he worked on a team to successfully bring domestic partner benefits to a large insurance company.
Rick joined the Leather Archives staff as Executive Director in 2002, after serving as a volunteer for the museum for several years. He has been presented with awards including Pantheon of Leather Man of the Year, Pantheon of Leather President's Award, Southwest Leather Conference Leatherman's Heart Award and the Peter Thomas award from Rodeo Riders Chicago. He lives in the Chicago area with his husband, Jeffrey Storer.
Master Taíno
Founder, MTTA, Inc.
Master Taíno has been active in the Leather community since the early nineties. He has a Leather Family and household. He is the owner of slave david since 2005 and slave paul is in his service since 2010 and currently lives at the Master's household. Other members of the Family are Sir Ross (Junior Master) and his slave Martha from New York City. boy matthew, previously known as slave matt, served Him for two years and is currently a fraternal family member.
He has presented workshops around the country since 2001. During 2011, Master Taíno
received the Pantheon of Leather's "Man of the Year 2011 Award" and the "Master Steve Golden
Paintbrush Award 2011" at the Southwest Leather Conference. He also has been honored with
the "Jack Stice Memorial Award 2010" at South Plains Leather Fest, the "Black Rose Vaughn
Keith National Educator Award" in October 2009, the DC Leather Pride "Community Service
Award 2009", the Pantheon of Leather's "Mid-Atlantic Regional Award 2007" and the "Lifestyle
Achievement Award 2004" at Together in Leather.
He is a member of Defenders Leather Levi Club since 1993 and served as President for three years (2002-2005). He also founded MAsT Washington in 1999, one of the oldest chapters.
Master Taíno has a very comprehensive website: www.mastertaino.com. He can be reached at Master@mastertaino.com.
Master David Cook, Ph.D.
MAsT: Baltimore
Psychologist
Master David is a scene-friendly psychologist who first developed his appreciation for “the fine art of SM” while growing up in the San Francisco Bay area. He swore to protect the values of a Leather Master and was presented his Master’s top in Hayward, California in 1969. He is a long-time contributor to safe, sane, pleasure-filled learning opportunities for adults to explore and expand their self-awareness. He has the ability to befriend people of all ages, enjoys the diversity found in the scene, and recognizes that in our lifestyle, “no one is perfect but, it’s important to strive for excellence.”
Master David is the founder of MAsT: Baltimore and remains an active member of MAsT: Washington. He is a long-time member of Black Rose and serves as a Consultant to their Board of Directors. He is Vice-President of Baltimore Educational and Social Society (BESS) and also served as their Ombudsman. Additionally, he is a member of the faculty and Senior Counselor of MTTA Academy and serves as Vice President on the Board of Directors of MTTA, Inc.
Lady Lynette
Northeast Master 2007
MAsT: Hampton Roads
Lady Lynette began her Leather journey over 10 years ago in Oklahoma, where she met slave llamb who eventually became not only her slave but her husband as well.
Through the years Lady Lynette has helped found a number of BDSM clubs as well as the first pansexual Leather club in Virginia. She also began the Gloucester Service Academy and opened Ms Lynette’s School for Gyrls. Together with slave llamb, she re-organized the MAsT: Hampton Roads Chapter. After attending MTTA Academy, Lady Lynette became a member of the faculty and is now its Deputy Director. She also serves on the Board of Directors for MTTA, Inc. She is Camp Director for Camp Wacka-Wee-Wee, a summer camp for adults.
Lady Lynette works to serve her community in whatever way she can. In 2007, she was chosen as the Northeast Region Master. Although she has stepped down from the title, she continues to work in the community and has, through the years, presented all over the country as well as serving as judge at various events.
slave llamb
Northeast slave 2007
slave llamb is the Northeast Region slave, 2007. In the 10 years leading up to this title he helped found BDSM and Leather clubs in Oklahoma and Virginia, including Old Dominion Leather Club. He has served on the staff of the Gloucester Service Academy and is Assistant Director of Camp Wacka-Wee-Wee. slave llamb has also helped reorganize the MAsT: Hampton Roads Chapter.
Earlier in 2007, slave llamb attended MTTA Academy and has been honored to serve on the staff and faculty. He has presented workshops across the country on several topics pertaining to Master/slave issues, as well as BDSM workshops.
slave llamb believes in service to his community, his Leather community and his country. He believes he should give Lady Lynette anything she should even whisper she wants. To date that has included barbeque nachos, his heart, his love and his life, all of which he has gladly given.
Master J (Joansie)
MAsT: DC Pan
Brother Help Thyself
JoAnn “Joansie” Kokindo currently serves as President of Brother Help Thyself, a Baltimore/Washington, DC community based foundation that awards grants to non-profit organizations that have applied for funds to implement specific programs that benefit the GLBTQ or HIV-AIDS communities.
During MsC 2010, Master J received the “Sir Steve Community Service Award”. She also was awarded the 2007 Boyhood Award from the DC boys of Leather, Black Rose 2007 Community Elder Award and the 2009 Anthony Bachrach Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service to the Gay and Lesbian Community. She is a frequent judge of Leather Contests and recently was “goldie locks” at the DC Bear Invasion.
By serving as Treasurer of the Board of Directors, MTTA, Inc., and staff for the Master/slave Conference, she affirms strong support of the Master/slave lifestyle, she is founding director of MAsT: DC Pan. She is a brother in the Highwaymen TNT and a member of SigMa, Black Rose, MAsT: DC Pan, and an associate member of C.O.M.M.A.N.D. and the DC boys of Leather.
slave lara
Art of slavery
MAsT Philadelphia
slave lara is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is owned and collared to Lord Brick. she is the Founder and Moderator of the national consortium entitled, Art of slavery (Aos), Assistant Director of MAsT: Philadelphia, and a Member of the Board of Directors of MTTA, Inc. slave lara serves as Volunteer Coordinator for the Master/slave Conference 2010, Chairperson of MAsT: International Member’s Choice Presenter of the Year Award Committee, and was recently selected to be part of the first cadre of Mentors for the newly formed MTTA Mentor Service currently in development.
slave lara was a co-founder and organizer of the Philadelphia Submissive Snack and Learn group, and was previously a presenter as part of the “slave track” program at the M/s Conference 2007 and 2008 and the Southwest Leather Conference 2008. she was the Series Coordinator for the “Art of slavery” Power Exchange Resource book published in 2008.
slave lara is widely known for her ethical and principally driven viewpoints on transparency, communication, diversity, mentoring, safety for new submissives, protocols and rituals, and she is often seen as a Higher Protocol slave. Aos is slave lara’s heart and soul, which was created in 2004 in an effort to fill a void in the national slave community. Aos is a group that provides and encourages real life specific information, support, networking, and inspiration to those of the slave mindset in a safe haven.
Sir Ross
TNG New York, MAsT Metro NY
Sir Ross has been an active member of the New York BDSM community for the past ten years. He was welcomed as a member of Master Taíno’s Leather Family in 2010, where he has held the position of a Junior Master.
Sir Ross is a member of MAsT Metro NY, TES, and NYC TNG. He is a MTTA board member and a founding member of NYC TNG. Sir Ross is an alumnus of the MTTA Academy.
He has presented for numerous organizations, including TES, DSF, Conversio Virium and Tribe.
Mr. Ellen is a genderqueer Dominant, Daddy, and Sadist - often seen being mean to boys and nice to her little girl. Active in the Leather, BDSM, and Kink communities across the East coast since 2004, Mr. Ellen currently lives in Maryland with her girl and partner Amy Morgan where they serve on staff together for Dark Odyssey events and the annual Master/slave Conference.
Over the past seven years Mr. Ellen has lead workshops and discussions at TES, goLEATHER, Dark Odyssey, BESS, Charm City Fetish Fair, and is now honored to present at MsC for the first time in 2011. Mr. Ellen and her partner Amy, received the “slave bill Volunteer Award” during MsC 2010.
Master Jake joined the M/s community in 2008 and has been actively participating at various M/s events since. Master Jake is thirty years old and is faithfully served by his slave laura. Also, Master Jake is member of Master David’s Leather family and is a member of MAsT Baltimore. In his professional life, Master Jake is a junior prototype engineer for a Hampton, Virginia based company. He enjoys a quiet life in the countryside of New Kent County, Virginia.
Madam Tarantuladoll
MAsT Baltimore
Madam Tarantuladoll is a 27-year old Dominant bisexual female who has been active in the BDSM community since early 2007. She has been in a loving and evolving female-led 24/7 M/s relationship with her husband and pet rigel since 2005. She is the cofounder of Southern PA iN Kink (SPANK), a social group for kinksters in Southern PA and Northern Maryland. She is a staff member for DXS Rapture, a member of MAsT Baltimore and TNG Baltimore, and is involved with many other groups and organizations. She enjoys passing down what she has learned to others and feels that everyone is both a teacher and a student regardless of their age or experience. She has presented in the past for Charm City Fetish Fair, TNG Baltimore, and DC TNG. She is an alumnus of the MTTA Master Training Program.
Alex McGeorge
Order of Discipline and Service
Alex McGeorge works on the offense side of computer security for a specialized security firm. He is a lead consultant on active exploitation security assessments for a diverse range of customers in the private sector, he is also an experienced trainer and lecturer on computer security topics. Despite the implication of his youthful good looks and approachable demeanor Alex has been around the M/s and BDSM communities for over a decade.
Lee Harrington
Educator and Author
Lee Harrington is a passionate spiritual and erotic educator, gender explorer, eclectic artist and published author and editor on human sexuality and spiritual experience. He is a nice guy with a disarmingly down to earth approach to the fact that we are each beautifully complex ecosystems, and we deserve to examine the human experience from that lens. He’s been traveling the globe (from Seattle to Sydney, Berlin to Boston), teaching and talking about sexuality, psychology, faith, desire and more, and has no intention to stop any time soon. Along the way he has been a brainy academic, a female adult film performer, a world-class sexual adventurer, an outspoken philosopher, a long-time sexuality and faith blogger (since 1998), a spirit worker and priest, and an award winning author and artist.
slave rene is part of the faculty and staff for the MTTA Academy, serving as a counselor and teaching classes in Communication, the slave Perspective and Accepting Service. he has served on the MTTA Board of Directors since 2004. he is a member of the DC boys of Leather and has served on their Executive Board. slave rene lives with his partner of 21 years and has been in service to his Master for the past 5 years.
Active with MsC since attending the first conference, Sir Paul is the contest coordinator for the annual Northeast Master /slave contest. A member of Master Taíno’s extended family, Sir Paul has been a panelist at MAsT Washington and DC Leather Fest. Sir Paul resides in Washington DC. He has a Brother Sir in Chicago, receives service from a slave in Denver, and owns a collared slave. His collared slave lives across an international border, 1360 miles away. Protocols and rituals play a key role in keeping that relationship vibrant and strong.
Master RT began his Master/slave and leather journey in 2007. He has been participating in the community in numerous events and is a member of MAsT Washington and SigMa, a local all-male BDSM club. Master RT attended the MTTA Academy in 2008. As he often states about his professional IT career, “If I learn just one thing today, then today is a great day. As it turns out, every day is a great day for me.” And as such, he continues to learn and grow as a Master on a daily basis.
Master RT owns slave henry. They have been in a long distance M/s relationship for three years. However, both are committed in making the “long distance” less significant and focus on the M/s dynamics in keeping the relationship alive flourishing.
Master RT is also in a long-term vanilla committed relationship of fifteen plus years. While his husband is not involved in the M/s community he does support Master RT in following his Master journey.
Getting involved in local kink communities over eight years ago, Master Rob has traveled a long and windy road on his journey to become a Master. Bestowed by his peers, he does not take the title lightly and feels that the journey is one he believes to be never ending. He lives in a 24/7 Master/slave household as the owner and Master of slave lori, his wife of 23 years.
Active in the Baltimore Educational and Social Society (BESS), as well as MAsT: Baltimore, Master Rob has presented to local groups and participated in panel discussions. He is proud to be an alumnus of MTTA and part of Master David Cook’s Leather Family. Master Rob strongly believes in giving back to the community and volunteers at various community activities and events.
slave lori is the slave of Master Rob of whom she proudly wears his ring and collar. Kinky from a young age, the journey into submission and slavery became real through her marriage without her being truly aware of what was happening. Exploring her desires led to the BDSM community and shortly thereafter to a D/s structure. The path to slavery has been helped by the many dear friends she has found within the lifestyle. slave lori feels extremely blessed to have been able to travel this road with her mate and Master.
lori shares her fulfillment by being a member of the Executive Board of MAsT: Baltimore, participating as a member of the BESS Communication and Charm City Fetish Fair teams, providing support to newcomers, and volunteering at events. She has presented along with her Master to local groups. lori is proud to be an alumnus of MTTA, part of Master David Cook’s Leather Family and a member of the Art of slavery (Aos).
amelia has been practicing law for more than 20 years. She is owned and collared by Tatsujin-Paris and a proud alumna of the MTTA female slave Training Academy (March 2010). She is a femme bootblack and a full member of The Bootblack Brigade. amelia has volunteered her services as a femme bootblack at many events. In addition to hosting a roundtable, amelia will be volunteering as femme bootblack for the Master/slave Conference.