2027 Presenters

Dignityinruin (he/him) has been practicing BDSM and power exchange relationships in some form since 2008, with extended breaks for an existential crisis or two. He has been consistently involved in the BDSM community since 2018. During one of those existential crises, he was a student of Jewish law and mysticism. Dignityinruin is a critical theorist and published academic researcher who has lectured at Australian universities in gender and sexuality studies – His proudest achievement is being his owner’s property.   

Goddess MsTique is a poet, writer/researcher, FemDom and facilitator/presenter who has been in BDSM and kink community for 17 years. She has been with her slave, kayode for 14 of those. MsTique has been presenting and facilitating for 10+ years finding community and kinship in Leather and M/s. Her interests lie in nurturing community and contributing work to intersections that include Black folks, Disabled and neurodiverse people, and Spiritualists.

As a Hoodoo whose maternal lineage is rooted in America’s upper South and whose paternal lineage is Gullah Geechee by way of Barbados, she is a wisdom keeper and spiritual historian. As a Priestess MsTique enjoys engaging ritual and liberation praxis and preserving tradition while building bridges with modern solutions.

LeatherChaplain (they/it) is a progressive urban monastic and pastoral caregiver, shaped by twenty years in the kink and poly communities, and formal theological training from Phillips Theological Seminary. Its work centers on offering spiritual care to those rarely met by traditional ministry — kink and poly folks carrying both beauty and bruises in their stories.

Living a full-time protocoled life, their practice of “Disciplined Simplicity” embraces chosen restraint as a path to gratitude, clarity, and self-mastery. Known for leading Deconstruction Bible Studies and teaching on religious trauma, sexuality, and ritual, LeatherChaplain weaves faith, service, and surrender into a lived devotion where spirituality and kink are not at odds but intentionally braided together.

Luna holds a PhD in Mythological Studies with an emphasis in Depth Psychology. As both a mythologist and practitioner, her work explores the intersections of mythology, ritual, symbolism, spirituality, and consensual power exchange, with particular attention to the deeper stories and meanings that emerge through surrender, devotion, service, transformation, and power.

She is proudly owned by Sire August (AugustAtNight), with whom she shares a 24/7 TPE M/s dynamic. Together, they teach workshops exploring power, surrender, service, devotion, and meaning within BDSM.

At the heart of Luna’s work is the belief that the sacred can emerge when ordinary actions are consciously transformed into expressions of trust, responsibility, care, and devotion.

Viola Johnson is a formidable Leatherwoman, visionary activist, captivating speaker, accomplished author, and wife to the first International Ms. Leather (IMsL, 1996), Jill Carter. She is passionately involved with preserving the history of the SM/Leather/Fetish communities, and has stood as a cornerstone of the Leather, BDSM, and kink communities for over four decades. Dubbed “Mama Vi” by scores of Leathermen and Leatherwomen, she has grown into “Grandmom,” “Great-Grandmom,” and now, joyfully, into “Great-Great-Grandmom” to a new wave of kinklings exploring their paths with pride.

Her unwavering belief in the power of our collective story led to the establishment of the Carter-Johnson Leather Library & Collection for which she is the director, owner, founder, Senior Griot, and serves on the Board of Directors. Currently she serves on the Board of Directors for the Leather Hall of Fame, and in past she has served on the Board of Directors of the Leather Archives & Museum. A Lifetime Member of ONYX, Mama Vi is proud to be one of the eight original PEARLS, and a member of ONYX Pearls Mid-Atlantic chapter. She is also a charter member of Tulsa Uniform Leather Seekers Association (T.U.L.S.A.), and the Lesbian Sex Mafia (LSM). 

Vi has received numerous honours for her work. Her voice has graced magazines, newspapers, and anthologies across the decades, Vi has spoken at numerous academic institutions including Bryn Mawr and Barnard Colleges, Orange Coast College, Oklahoma State University and Kean College. She is the 2019 Forebearer Award from Tri-State Leather. The 2018 Leathertarian Lifetime Achievement Award winner, and has received Lifetime Achievement Awards from Pantheon of Leather, the National Leather Association, the first Lifetime Achievement given by Black Beat, and the Palm Springs (CA) Pride Organization “Spirit of Stonewall Award”. Additionally, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) honoured her in 2012 with its Leather Leadership Award at its Creating Change conference in Baltimore. Vi is a 2014 inductee into the Society of Janus Hall of Fame, the recipient of the Pantheon of Leather “Woman of the Year” and Forebear Award, The Legacy Award from Sweat In The City, The Jack Stice Award, The Slave Heart Award from the Master/slave Conference in Washington D.C, The Golden Paintbrush Award at Southwest Leather Conference in Arizona. Viola is the author of two books, Dhampir, Child of the Blood and To Love, To Obey, To Serve. She has written for numerous magazines and newspapers over her almost fifty years in service to her tribe.

Mistress Sky has been a New England conference presenter for the past sixteen years. She is a longtime member of M.A.S.T., author of Unequal Partnership: a dating guide for loving non-egalitarian relationships, and has written many articles and essays on the collaborative model of Dominance/submission. Her main subjects of interest are power exchange relationships, BDSM and spirituality, female empowerment, and mentorship. And, then, there’s rope bondage and erotic hypnosis. 

Visit her websites:  http://elevatingwomen.org and http://gatescounseling.com

MonsignorX considers himself a bisexual switch male philosopher with strong interests in rage work, male submission, ethics, ordeal, helping the abused, strength and vulnerability. He has been in an owner/property relationship for 8 years. More recently, he has been drawn more to poetry, storytelling and working to help others find their voices, especially submissives who have trouble finding a strong and functional path where their needs are met and strengths recognized.

Raven Kaldera is a queer FTM transgendered intersexual shaman. He is the author/editor of 42 books, including “Dark Moon Rising: Pagan BDSM and the Ordeal Path,” and “Power Circuits: Polyamory In A Power Dynamic.” He and his slaveboy Joshua have been teaching and presenting workshops regularly for many years to the BDSM, Neo-Pagan, Sex/Spirituality, transgender, and other communities. Raven is the 2014 Northeast Master titleholder, and He lives with his big poly family on a homestead in Massachusetts.

Joshua Tenpenny has been in service to Raven Kaldera since 2002. He is Raven’s devoted assistant, partner, and slave for life. Josh is also a massage therapist, Shiatsu practitioner, and yoga teacher. The 2014 Northeast Slave titleholder, he and his master Raven Kaldera were chosen as the MAsT 2011 Presenters of the Year, and given the 2018 Jack McGeorge Excellence in Education award. He is the author of “Real Service” and the creator of the Service Notebook. He finds spiritual fulfillment through any kind of worthy service. ’Tis an ill wind that blows no minds.

Salt is a young buck in the game of spiritual education, but nobody can remain a student forever. Having spent a decade and a half in personal practice, training and learning, both in kink and spiritual exploration, he is now being gently encouraged by his husband and Owner to spread his wings.

Salt is here on this earth to share the wisdom of traditional witchcraft, tarot, animism, earth and class consciousness, all from a profoundly queer lens, under the name Wildwood Cunning. His more mundane accolades include a degree in English with Creative Writing, a flair for poetry and erotica, and not killing all of his houseplants.

shannon (she/they/it), is a slave in service to her Gods, to Alpha Eclipse (her Master), and to the Spirits that Eclipse is connected to. She is a proud S/switch and member of Gemini Leather Collective, as well as MAsT Metro New York. As a First-Degree Gardnerian Priestess with an eclectic personal practice and a Jewish upbringing, she brings a diverse set of spiritual viewpoints that mix with her identities as a queer transfem leatherwoman.