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Judges

International Master/slave Contest
International Person of Leather Contest

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2025 Judges

Bri Burning

Bri Burning (Head Judge)

Bri Burning has served as your International Person of Leather 2020-23 and Northwest Person of Leather 2019! Bri is a queer, femme, proud Indigenous Mexican, Leather little, s-type, and more. They’ve been active in the SF Bay Area Leather community since 2010 and have been presenting since 2015 nationally and internationally. Bri loves service, whether volunteering, teaching, or hyping people up. Passions include edge play, self-care, power exchange, ageplay, and service—which she spreads like glitter!

Daddy BBeeFF

Daddy BBeeFF

A Husband, Dog Dad, Caregiver, Educator, Producer, Model, Advocate, Switch, Leatherman, Kinkster and FFister with a Salt and Pepper beard that will tickle the ecstasies of your nether regions. Co-Founder and former co-owner of FFeral Guys Dallas, Founder of Team Friendly DFW, Former Tally Master of ILSb-ICBB, Former President of Dallas Bears, current Mentor of the Dallas Mentors Program, current Board Member of ONYX Lone Star and author of absolutely nothing, Yet!

Derek

Derek

Derek is the Producer of the Rocky Mountain Person of Leather Contest and has been immersed in the BDSM and Leather lifestyle for 16 years, originating in Denver. He's honed skills as a needle top and developed a taste for particularly sadistic scenes. From managing monthly parties to hosting an annual convention, he's deeply involved in his community. He served as Rocky Mountain Person of Leather in 2018 and has taught classes on needles, kink on a budget, and negotiating with creative sadists.

Master Thaddeus Twist

Master Thaddeus Twist

In 2015, he began exploring BDSM, deepening his involvement in Leather in 2017 through events and classes. In 2018, he collared BunnyNichol and graduated from the Austin Mentorship program. By 2020, he shifted to teaching, embracing the “each one, teach one” and “iron sharpens iron” philosophies. He mentors in the Texas Mentorship Program and presents nationally. Heartland Person of Leather 2023, Patriarch of The House of Twisted Creations, and a decorated veteran.

Master Varii

Master Varii

Master Varii is an Indigenous covered Leather Woman and SE Master 2022 & 2023. She lives M/s as a Total Authority Transfer dynamic and has for 36 years with her husband and her boy since 2014.

She leads a highly diverse Leather House, is a mentor to some incredible individual, teaches both online and in person nationally, has served on numerous boards, and she and her slave are the current curators of the Leather Quilt.

slave boiD

boi D

slave boiD has been playing in the Seattle leather community since 1992. slave boiD was actively involved with the CSPC; an advocate for the Women’s Parties, Co-founder of the monthly party: BSQ. They are also Washington State Ms. Leather 2010 and NW slave 2017. slave boiDi has presented workshops for Kinkfest, Leather Reign, Paradise Unbound, Vancouver Edge, NWLC, SWLC, SELF, MsC Worldwide, the CSPC, and Lupercalia. Currently HOI House member

Toni Solenne

Toni Solenne

Toni Solenne is the recipient of the 2015 Female Leathertarian Award and 2016 Mid-Atlantic Pantheon of Leather Award. She produces six Women of Drummer regionals throughout the world, and one leather family event called the Women of Drummer Contest Weekend every year. Toni has published two books, Women in Leather and Leather Journal. She is the Senior Scholar-in-Residence at the Carter-Johnson Library and host of the Radical Rhythm Podcast and Voyage of Desire TV show.

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Liza

Liza came to power at Woodstock and has been kinky since. She is a member of Portland Bad Girls, San Francisco Exiles and is a founding member of LTHR (Long Term Hierarchical Relationships) discussion group. She has always been interested in teaching and training. Among her pupils have been horses, dogs, dolphins, children and inmates. She is honored to have served as International Master 2011 & 2021.

Liza

Sir Mark Athens

Mark (He/Him) is a queer poly Leatherman who heads a Master\slave household that focuses on personal growth, exploration, and service. Being born and raised in Kansas city. He has been a part of the Leather community since 2015 and is well sought after both locally and nationally as a kink educator. He flags black on the left and is well known for his tagline ‘Why the fuck not!’. He is an erotic instigator, delighting in encouraging people to explore their most debaucherous sexual desires and can often be found in his home dungeon “The 13th Floor”, telling Dad jokes, and cruising with his devilishly sadistic smile.

Sir Mark Athens