Workshop Presenters for MsC 2012
Guy Baldwin
Guy Baldwin has been both participant and observer of the American leather scene since the mid-1960s. An acclaimed speaker, he has delivered keynote addresses for the Leather Leadership Conference, the International Master/slave Weekend & South Plains Leatherfest, the "Living in Leather" convention of the National Leather Association, the Austin Bash and the Dominion Gathering, to name a few. Of his published work, he is perhaps best known for his essays in Drummer magazine, many of which were collected in his 1993 book, Ties That Bind. His 2002 SlaveCraft, now in its fourth printing, offers a compelling and controversial look at the inner dynamics of erotic servitude in the Master/slave dynamic.
In 1989, he was selected Mr. National Leather Association and the 11th International Mr. Leather, and is the only person ever to hold both titles concurrently. He has been awarded both the Pantheon and Dominion Lifetime Achievement Awards, and in 2000 was named "Centurion" by the Leather Archives & Museum – one of twenty in the 20th century recognized for outstanding contributions to Leather. He was among the first inductees to the Society of Janus Hall Of Fame in 2004 and received the first Master/ slave Heritage Award at the 2009 Master/slave Conference. In 2008 he received the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force's third-ever "Leather Leadership Award," in recognition of his lifelong commitment to the leather community.
Guy was inducted into the Leather Hall of Fame in April of this year at CLAW.
Laura Antoniou
Author
Laura Antoniou is the author of the well-known Marketplace series of erotic novels. Her work has been translated into Spanish, German, Hebrew, Japanese and Korean. Many examples of her short fiction, articles, essays and rants can be found in the collection titled The Catalyst and Other Tales. In 2011, Laura won the prestigious John Preston Short Fiction Award from the National Leather Association, for her short story, "That's Harsh," which appears in the e-book edition of The Slave.
As a presenter, panelist, and keynote speaker, Laura has appeared at dozens of conferences over more than twenty years, both entertaining and delivering an occasional verbal indictment. She has also appeared at colleges and universities, including NYU, Rutgers, Columbia and the University of Washington. She received the NLA International Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. She is also the recipient of the 2011 "Worst Camper" award a Dark Odyssey: Fusion and yes, she totally deserved both of these awards.
The Marketplace series describes "an elite and secretive world organization, dedicated to the auctioning and overseeing of the world's finest lifestyle slaves… a world so vivid in sequel after sequel, it takes on a reality of its own, one that's visually hard to let go of once the reader has put down the book." (Libido Magazine). Laura plans several more novels in the series and is currently working The Inheritor.
Laura lives in Queens, NY with her wife Karen, and happily serves as boy to Kim Attica.
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.
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.
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.
In January 2012, Viola received within 8 days the Master Steve's Golden Paintbrush Awards at Southwest Leather Conference in Arizona and the Leather Leadership Award at the Creating Change Conference in Baltimore sponsored by the Gay & Lesbian Task Force. 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.
Sharrin Spector
Body modification artist, teacher and vendor, Sharrin has been active in the BDSM and Master/slaves communities for the last 20 years. Her passions include blood, rattan canes and being on the receiving end of excellent service. Sharrin has taught for numerous organizations including Black Rose, Thunder in the Mountains, Dark Odyssey and IMsL. When not traveling, she lives in a non-traditional "poly-cule" in Oakland, CA, does piercing, branding and scarification as she vends at leather events and runs the Cock Farm!
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.
Patrick Mulcahey
SF Leathermen's Discussion Group
Patrick Mulcahey has been playing with rope, men, pain, trust and power for 35 years. He currently serves as program director of the S.F. Leathermen's Discussion Group and has presented on Master/slave, leather and SM topics for the Society of Janus, the Sacramento Valley Leathercorps, Leather Alley at SF Pride, Behind Closed Doors in Tucson, Leather Traditions in San Francisco, and the Master/slave Conference in D.C.
slave patrick
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.
patrick ("little p") served this year as a judge for the Southwest Master-slave Contest. He has co-presented with his Master at the Northwest Leather Celebration, and is past Membership Director of MAsT International. Patrick and patrick live together in San Francisco and are proud members of Janus, MAsT, and the 15 Association.
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.
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 boy clifford hooks and some naughty-sweet Drummer boys also groomed and mentored by him. 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.
Proud member of "Mama's Family," 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, and International Master 1999.
slave jezebel
slave jezebel was introduced to the scene when she was 19 by a college friend. Although she was too young (and too naive) to understand the significance, she was in the heart of the San Francisco Leather Dyke scene and had some pretty interesting experiences, none of which can be printed here due to decency laws, lifetime confidentiality agreements and dead French masters with no forwarding address.
she’s lived in many cities across our country, but finally settled in Philadelphia, and in 2000-ish became involved in the Mid-Atlantic Leather/Fetish/Kinky and BDSM communities with a vengeance. In 2011 she moved to Atlanta with her Master, Sir Khiki.
Since 2007 jezebel has done graphic design for many organizations and events within our larger kink and Leather communities such as The Floating World, Master/slave Conference, MAsT (regional and International), The Leather Heart Foundation, MTTA, DC Leather Pride, The Carter/Johnson Leather Library, Art of slavery, and BrimStone. she is the official “genie” of “Mama Vi’s Leather Library,” and in her free time, all 30 seconds of it, writes and blogs about Leather, M/s, etc., bottom to her cats, serve her Master, and continues to volunteer in both the Leather and greater Kink/BDSM/M/s communities. Proud member of "Mama's Family," slave jezebel was the recipient of the Sir Steve Community Service Award during MsC 2011.
Master Jim
International Master 2001
Master Jim, International Master 2001, is a leatherman who has been involved in the SM/Leather community for over 20 years. During that time, he has presented seminars and weekend programs on Master/slave relationships across the U.S. and Canada. Master Jim is one of the owners of South Plains Leatherfest-International Master/slave Weekend held in Dallas each year.
Master Jim is most interested in the dynamics of Master/slave relationships and for him the psychological, emotional, and mental elements are the core of these relationships. Master Jim identifies sexually as a gay leatherman; however, he is comfortable being served by persons of any gender or sexual orientation. Currently, he is the owner of a biological female slave, slave marsha, who has been in service to him for over 14 years. Master Jim, slave marsha, and slave marsha's mate, Cougar, have live together as a leather family since early 2007.
During MsC 2011, Master Jim and slave marsha received the Guy Baldwin Master/slave Heritage Award.
slave marsha
International slave 2001
slave marsha, International slave 2001, has been involved in BDSM for nearly 17 years. She has been in service to Master Jim of Dallas for over 14 years. She frequently assists Master Jim in presenting seminars on Master/slave relationships across the U.S. and Canada. slave marsha is a co-owner of South Plains Leatherfest –International Master/slave Weekend (www.southplainsleatherfest.com).
slave marsha views slavery as a "calling." Those called do not respond to the call because they can do nothing else – they respond because for them, nothing else will do. For her, slavery offers a way of life in which she can best use her strength, talents, and intelligence in service to another.
slave marsha identifies as a Femme leatherdyke. -- however, her desire to serve transcends sexual orientation. Master Jim. She is grateful that Master Jim has allowed her to share a romantic partnership relationship with Cougar, a Butch leatherdyke.
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.
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.
slave catherine
International slave 2005
slave catherine has been honored to serve in the Household of Sir Stephen for 15+ years. she has always felt that slavery is a radically different way to live her life that is fulfilling, productive and exciting. she is very glad she was able to say "Yes" to the call.
she has been honored to have been the recipient of the titles of Northeast slave 2004, and International slave 2005, as well as the recipient of the slave Heart Award 2007 and the MAsT International's Presenter of the Year 2007.
slave catherine has been an active member in numerous lifestyle groups in the New York/New Jersey area. This year she has been very happy to focus her efforts on being a part of the team that brings the Master/slave Conference to our community.
Most recently she has been focused on her inner journey and a deeper understanding of the spiritual nature of the calling to serve.
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 was the recipient of the slave Heart Award at the Master/slave Conference 2011.
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 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 Her slave, Jody
International Master/slave 2011
Liza and her slave, Jody, (International Master and slave 2011) have a passion for each other, their two adult children, their Labradors, their horses, leather, teaching, mentoring, and having fun. Liza came to her dominance early, learning her mastery at the knee of her Grandmother, a true Matriarch. Jody discovered her need for hierarchy and service while in the military. After leaving the military in 1980, she came out as a leatherdyke and slave, soon founding Leather and Lace, Los Angeles' first women's leather club. Their paths eventually led them to San Francisco, where they found their match in each other.
As educators, Liza and Jody bring their life experience -- including 10 years of living their M/s dynamic 24/7 in the same household – together to share insights into the reality of sustaining long-term M/s relationships filled with heat, sex, deep intimacy and fun. They teach extensively all over the U.S.
Beyond being ardent educators, Liza and Jody are the producers of the Ms. San Francisco Leather Contest and the Master/slave Retreat, and are very active in the San Francisco leather community. They are proud members of Mama's Family.
David Stein
Author
Born in Pittsburgh in 1948, David Stein grew up in Western Pennsylvania, where he started tying himself up at age 5. He graduated high school three years early and went off to study philosophy at NYU in 1965 and later at Northwestern University, which awarded him a Master's degree — little did they know!
When the academic job market collapsed in the early 1970s, he fell into publishing and in 1977 landed back in New York City, where he got a job as a magazine editor and came out in the S/m-leather scene. He's lived in New York ever since except for a year in San Francisco to produce two books, Ask the Man Who Owns Him: The real lives of Gay Masters and slaves and a collection of his leathersex stories, Boots, Bondage, and Beatings (both Perfectbound Press, summer 2009).
In 1980 David co-founded Gay Male S/M Activists (GMSMA), once the world's largest gay s/m organization, and served it in many capacities, from president to newsletter editor and program chairman, for the next 11 years. It was for the GMSMA statement of purpose, back in 1983, that david coined the phrase "safe, sane, and consensual S/m," now a ubiquitous catch phrase he has mixed feelings about. Retired from GMSMA, in 1999 he co-founded New York City's gay chapter of Masters And slaves Together (MAsT), from which he is also now retired.
For six years he wrote the "Bond+Aid" safety column for Bound & Gagged magazine, and in 1996 he guest-edited issue #14 of International Leatherman magazine, devoted entirely to real-world gay Masters and slaves. Over the years, his BDSM fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Drummer, DungeonMaster, International Leatherman, Mach, Power Play, and other periodicals as well as the anthologies Leatherfolk edited by Mark Thompson (Alyson), SM Classics edited by Susan Wright (Masquerade), Horsemen: Leathersex Short Fiction edited by Joseph W. Bean (Leyland), Men on the Edge edited by Christopher Pierce (StarBooks), and the "novelology" The Academy: Tales of the Marketplace by Laura Antoniou (Mystic Rose). Some of his writing is available online at www.boybear.us, as is a fuller biographical essay.
David has presented at numerous leather and S/mevents, including the International Master/slave Weekend in Atlanta in 1999 and several times at the Master/slave Conference in DC. In 2006 he was the keynote speaker at the South Plains Leatherfest in Dallas. During MsC 2009, slave david received the first Sir Steve Community Service Award.
Having been involved in three Master/slave partnerships of various lengths, David is currently unowned but under the protection and long-distance supervision of Master Steve, the founder and longtime director of Butchmann's (www.butchmanns-experience.org), the parent organization of MAsT International.
Master Alex Keppeler
Keppeler Household
Master Alex Keppeler is the Director Emeritus of MAsT International (Masters And slaves Together), a non-profit education, support and resource group for people living or desiring to live in the Master/slave lifestyle and a division of Butchmanns, Inc. During his tenure as head of MAsT the organization has more than quadrupled the number of its active local Chapters and has gone international.
Prior to assuming control of MAsT in 2000 and for many years after, Master Alex was the Webmaster for MAsT and for many of its local MAsT Chapters.
Master Alex heads Household Keppeler, a residential community of gay leathermen living in Jackson, Michigan. His leather family, which has existed continuously since 1996, currently includes two live-in 24/7 slaveboys, one of whom has served the Household since 1997, and an extern submissive.
Master Alex has served as a judge at numerous of Master/slave contests and a variety of leather contests. He has also been a workshop presenter at many Master/slave and leather events.
Master Alex is active in the Midwest leather community and is regularly involved with leather clubs and bars in Detroit and Chicago. He is an associate member of the Chicago Hellfire Club, ICON Detroit and Trident Windy City. He is also an active member of Detroit's gay square dance club, the Cadillac Squares.
Master Alex, the father of two children from a prior marriage, is 66. He is retired from Consumers Energy Company in Jackson for whom he continues to work part-time as a contract computer systems administrator and employee benefits consultant.
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 and slave paul. slave beau is a live-in slave-in-training. Other members of the Family are Master J (Senior Master) from Arlington, VA, Sir Ross from New York City, Sir Silas from Virginia Beach, VA, and Sir Greg from Indianapolis (Junior Masters).
He founded MTTA, Inc., a non-profit organization that runs MTTA Academy, a Mentors Service, the Master/slave History Project (www.mtta-programs.org), as well as the annual Master/slave Conference (www.masterslaveconference.org). 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, and is the longest serving chapter director.
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. He received the "Master Heart Award 2011" during MsC 2011.
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.
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.
During MsC 2011, slave justin received the "Master Jack McGeorge Excellence in Education Award 2011".
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 MTTA Academy 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."
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 Steve
Northeast Master 2009
Master Steve is Northeast Master 2009 titleholder. He has been active in the Master/slave lifestyle for 30+ years. Master Steve's household consists of one collared slave named slave tami with whom He has been in a M/s relationship for seven years.
Master Steve's passion and creed for Himself and His household is to educate and outreach to the community, offering avenues for our local community to have healthy positive experiences in a family environment.
Nominated for 2009 Pantheon of Leather awards - Community Choice Award (Man), Mid Atlantic Regional Award, Couple of the Year, Forbear, Man of the Year
Master Steve is Co-Founder NDDs - Northern Delaware Dominants and submissives, Director of MAsT: Wilmington DE, Co-Founder of NDDs Boot Camp, He is a board member of The Leather Heart Foundation, founding member of Ms Development Center, a current member of BESS, Black Rose, MAsT Philadelphia, MAsT Central New Jersey, The Gate, SDDs - Southern Delaware Ds, Black Phoenix, NCSF, and East Coast Group Leaders Forum.
slave tami
Northeast slave 2009
slave tami is Northeast slave 2009 titleholder. She has been active in the Master/slave lifestyle for 17+ years. slave tami has been in a relationship with Master Steve for seven years, of which she most proudly wears His brand which was placed on her in a public ceremony in 2006 as part of their growing commitment to their M/s relationship.
Because of her own experiences, slave tami's passion and creed as a slave is to teach and educate slaves/submissives on how to be safe during their search of a Master or Mistress. She also started The National Safe Call Network which currently covers 37 States, Canada & British Columbia.
She was recently awarded Pantheon of Leather Community Choice Leather Woman 2009, of which she is very proud.
slave tami is Co-Founder of NDDs - Northern Delaware Dominants and submissive, National Safe Call Network, Co-Founder of NDDs Boot Camp, a current member of BESS, Black Rose, MAsT: Wilmington DE MAsT Philadelphia, MAsT Central New Jersey, The Gate, Submissive S.C.E.N.E, SDDs - Southern Delaware Ds, NJ substation, Black Phoenix, NCSF, and East Coast Group.
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.
Master Griffin and slave ann goodpet
Northeast Master/slave 2011
Master Griffin and slave ann have been active in the public lifestyle for 15 years. They met 14 years ago and in 2005, slave ann moved in with Master Griffin and began a Master slave relationship.
Their home, fondly referred to as Castle Griffin, in District Heights, Maryland, was established in 2006 as a service and education household to the M/s and Leather community. The entire Castle Griffin Leather Family is focus on education and outreach. Master Griffin and slave ann present locally and nationally. At home, they host Castle Griffin events held throughout the year, which include Master retreats, slave retreats, private events, workshops and classes.
A very important event for them is their annual Orphans Christmas, open to anyone in the lifestyle without a place to go regardless of religion. Often with over 20 attending, it is a joy to see all the stocking hanging on a chain across the dungeon, all stuffed full of fun items.
They are active in the local MAsT chapters: MAsT Washington (men), MAsT Laurel (women) and the MAsT DC Pan chapter. Also they host the MAsT Regional meetings; the Masters Round Table and the slave circle. Both Master Griffin and slave ann are alumni of the MTTA Academy.
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.
slave rene
MTTA, Inc.
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.
Robert Rubel, Ph.D.
Author
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.
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
slave amelia
Lawyer & Bootblack
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.