ILSb/ICBB 2008 Judging Panel
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Nikitas Chondroyannos
Nikitas Chondroyannos is 26 years of age and is both a Canadian
and Greek citizen. Ever since he can remember he has been drawn
to leather. Nikitas’ recalls completely submitting to his leather
sexuality at the first ever ‘Folsom Europe’ event in Berlin.
His first exposure to leather eroticism, as for many leather
men, was through the works of Tom of Finland. Nikitas has spent
the last eight years travelling the world, working for various
organizations and exploring his leather self.
In 2004 he was a part of the production team, which choreographed
the ceremonies for the Athens 2004 summer games. He is a member
of the European based ‘BLUF’ uniform league and has organized
several high profile events for the organization. In 2006, Nikitas
challenged the Human Rights Tribunal of British Columbia (Canada)
for their failure to fully recognize the rights of HIV positive
citizens under its own unique accord. He won his case and a
settlement that saw a considerable donation made to a Vancouver
based gay men’s health organization. In the latter part of 2007
Nikitas was offered a position with RECON to open their USA base
and now lives in Chicago Illinois where he oversees the USA
extension of the UK based fetish network.
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Tony Buff
His passion for the Sadomasochistic arts has made Tony a recognized
activist and leader in his local community. In addition to teaching
workshops, performing demos and helping out with various fundraising
events, Tony served as Washington State Mr. Leather in 2002. He now
serves as a Member at Large on the Board of Generic Leather
Productions of Washington as a Board Member and Producer for the
Washington State Mr. and Ms Leather Organization.
He is also a member of Seattle Men in Leather and an associate
member of the Chicago Hellfire Club. Tony's deepest connections
are with the members of his leather family, the Dragon Clan and
his collared boys.
For his involvement, Tony has been twice knighted by the Imperial
Sovereign Court of Seattle and received the Leather Emerald Award
in 2003; has been sainted by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,
Abbey of St Joan and was most recently adopted by Sandy Reinhardt
into Mama’s Family as "Mama's Big Screen."
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John Pendal
John Pendal was the 25th person (and first ever Brit) to win the
International Mr. Leather contest in Chicago. He raffled the Harley
Davidson that was part of his prize to raise money for the Leather A
rchives and Museum in Chicago and the Spanner Trust in the UK. He
became a Spanner Trustee in May 2004 and also served as its Chairman
for a year.
John continues to travel to leather events around the world to teach
SM, host leather contests and give presentations, such as the closing
keynote speech at the 11th Leather Leadership Conference in Minneapolis.
He is a regular columnist on www.Leatherpage.com and an Associate
member of the Chicago Hellfire Club. His long-suffering partner of 15
years is David Harris, who is also the official photographer for this event.
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Woodie Barnes
Woodie has over 23 years experience in BDSM. He has
been an active member in the leather community Mid-Atlantic and
Florida for over 11 years. woodie co/produced hooker/boys productions
"12 Days Of Christmas" . woodie won PA drummerboy 1999, Mid-Atlantic
drummerboy 1999 and International drummerboy 1999. He was the first
boy to win Pantheon’s Man Of The Year in 2001.
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Sir Mike Russell
Sir Mike lives in San Diego CA with his partner Jack of 6
years and their dog Sheba. He is the second person and second
Californian to win the title of International LeatherSIR. He
won his title at the Sun Coast Inn in St Petersburg FL in 2003.
As a country boy from Texas, there are no strangers to Mike; just
someone else to get to know, or play with, and tie up. He believes
"everyone" has a deviant sexual side, which is why he loves to
connect and share Energy. One way he shares his primal energy is
by volunteering as Den Daddy for the Mr. San Diego Leather contest.
Mike is the creator and producer of the Pantheon nominated Annual
San Diego Leather Community Awards where the community pats
itself on the back for the work "it" does.
On Thanksgiving Eve, Mike and Jack deep fry turkeys and invite
the members of the community to join them in being thankful
for family/friends. Community concerns challenged Mike to
spend the last two years studying to become an alcohol and
substance abuse counselor. He is an avid sports fan and loves
working out! In between times, he enjoys practicing making
babies, and he’s a community volunteer. Most importantly to
Mike, he is the father of two great sons; one serving in
the US Army. He is also a very proud grandfather.
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Mr. Marcus Hernandez
Celebrating his 38th year as the leather columnist in San
Francisco's Bay Area Reporter, (Mr.) Marcus Hernandez has been
covering the worldwide leather scene since October 1971. He has
contributed articles and photos to Drummer Magazine, The Leather
Journal, the annual International Mr. Leather Program, the annual
International Mr. Drummer Program, and many other publications.
He has been honored as the Outstanding Columnist in the public
voting for San Francisco's Cable Car Awards so many times, he
was taken out of contention and placed in the Hall of Fame
in that category.
Marcus has received numerous other awards including two Pantheon
of Leather awards, the National Emerald Award and tributes from
the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the Secretary of State
of California and San Francisco’s Inter-Club Fund Motorcycle
Awards the latest being Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002.
In 2007, he was voted Man of the Year in San Francisco’s
Inter-Club Fund’s Annual Motorcycle Awards. He was recently
awarded accolades by a San Diego City Councilwoman.
Marcus has been judging International Mr. Leather since 1980
and is now the Judge Emeritus for life on that panel.
He has judged leather contests from coast to coast, in
Canada and in Europe and is also the Judge Emeritus for
the American Brotherhood Weekend titles and International
LeatherSIR/boy contests. He was the Judges' Coordinator
for International Mr. Drummer for some seven years and has
served on the board of directors of the Mr. San Francisco
Leather Contest for some 20 years ago.
He recent mayor of San Francisco (Willie L. Brown, Jr.)
honored Marcus by proclaiming the entire month of November
2000 as Mr. Marcus Month in honor of his 31st year
milestone as the leather columnist in San Francisco’s Bay Area Reporter.
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Ms Kendra
Ms Kendra has been a part of the Leather community for over 25 years.
Ms Kendra is the Executive Director and owner of the Great Lakes Leather
Alliance. The website can be found at
www.greatlakesleather.org.
Serving the Board of Directors for the Leather Archives and Museum
for the past few years has been an honor and a privilege. Ms Kendra
received the Woman of the Year award at the Pantheon of Leather 2006.
Living in Indianapolis, Indiana, owning slave garret and enjoying
Samantha Christine, a beloved Maltese, as well as traveling extensively
have been some of the most rewarding years. Being a part of the
Leather community has been a wonderful part of life’s journey.
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alex Dunlop
boy alex, (Mama's Canadian Bootblack) has been living life as a
bootblack and a leather boy in the Toronto leather community
for the past eight or so years. He also has traveled to many
leather events and considers himself lucky to have met many
mentors and friends at home and in the International Leather
community who has shared knowledge and passion with him.
alex is a founding member of the Toronto boys of Leather and
is an active contributor to the Mr. Leatherman Toronto
organization. In 2006, alex held the title of Bootblack Toronto
and went on to compete in the ICBB contest that year where he
received the Community Choice award. boy alex has developed and
delivered workshops and forums on bootblacking and leather boy
topics at home and on his travels. Alex says: "my leather life
is a transforming experience and it is a joy to pass along what
is so freely shared with me."
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Master Mike Zuhl
Master Mike is the founder, past owner and Judge Emeritus of the
International LeatherSIR/boy contests. He previously produced the
International Mr. Drummer and Drummerboy contests.
His current passion is the Leather Skills Certification Council,
a certification program open to all who wish to obtain different
levels of skill certifications within our leather kink lifestyle.
This will be an online process with peer review conducted
anonymously by certified Leathermen and Leatherwomen. The LSCC
is open to tops, bottoms, Masters, slaves, Sirs, boys and others
who wish to be certified in their Leather Lifestyle skills.
Master Mike is a dedicated Leatherman who has been teaching his
leather skills to many others for the past 25 years. He is a past
winner of the Pantheon of Leather awards for Community Choice Man
of the Year, President’s Award and Couple of the Year. He is also
the proprietor of Leather Central Leather Bar located in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Master Mike lives with his partner of
11 years, slave and boy in a traditional protocol oriented leather family.
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Queen Cougar
Queen Cougar began her open leather lifestyle in the famed
Castro District of San Francisco in 1992. A tireless fundraiser,
skilled workshop presenter and leather activist, she has
assisted in the successful production of numerous fetish events.
Queen Cougar was a featured performer in the leatherwomen’s
documentary "Bloodsisters" and appeared in the SM video
"Safe, Sane & Consensual" and other BDSM scene related video
projects. Known for her unique stage presence and performance abilities,
Ms Cougar has lead the national anthem or performed as a jazz
vocalist at leather events. She is known as a top female emcee
with IML, Drummer and numerous other contests in her resume credits.
A highly respected judge, she has served as Tallymistress and
Den Mom at leather events on the national, regional and local
levels. In 1993 Cougar held the simultaneous titles of
"Ms. Headquarters" (a leather- uniform bar) and "Ms. San Francisco Leather".
That same year she placed 1st runner-up at International Ms. Leather.
Ms. Cougar was chosen "Leather Woman of The Year" in 1994 and 1995
by the readers of the SF "Leather /Levi Lexicon."
A recipient of numerous community service certificates and many
"Pantheon Of Leather" nominations, she received the "Pantheon"
Reader’s Choice "Woman Of The Year 2000" award. The Queen is
the leather daughter to Mr. Marcus Hernandez and is an
associate of COMMAND, ONYX, The Philadelphians, NJ Andromeda
and TULSA. With a perspective as broad as her leather
resume she is proud to join the "players" at ILSB and ICBB!
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