End of the Olympus Leather Contest?

It is my pleasure to announce that we have selected a new Marketing Coordinator: Kimmie,  Kimmie has been helping with our fabulous event programs since the beginning and this year is stepping into a more prominent role.  We are very excited about this new role Kimmie is taking on.

I am also greatly pleased to announce our Head Judge for 2012,  Sythen.  Sythen served as Ms. Rocky Mountain Olympus 2010 and 1st Runner up for International Olympus Leather 2010.    More information to follow...

HEAD JUDGE

Sythen
Salt Lake City, UT

Sythen has been an active member of the BDSM and Leather community, regionally and nationally, since 2007.  She is heavily involved in her local community and has given much of her passion and time into its structure and functions.

She graduated from Leather Quest in 2009, as well as the  Wasatch Academy for the Refinement of Ladies and Gentlemen of Leather in 2011.  She was awarded the Ms. RMOL 2010 title, as well as 1st Runner Up for Ms. International Olympus Leather 2010.

Sythen has instructed for local SLC, UT groups (The Path, UPEX, Wasatch Academy for the Refinement of Ladies and Gentlemen of Leather and Leather Quest) the Boise BDSM Society (Boise, ID) as well as Foundations in San Francisco, CA.  She desires to travel, meeting other communities and present workshops nationally.

She has held numerous volunteer positions within the community and helps to raise funds for various charity organizations through her volunteer work with kink themed events.  Sythen is the current Head Master for The Path.

She is honored to be Head Judge for this year's event.

CONTEST JUDGES

Mistress Cyan
Los Angeles, CA

Mistress Cyan has been in this Lifestyle for 21 years and is the force behind Sanctuary in Los Angeles. She is the Founder and  Executive Producer of DomCon LA and DomCon Atlanta, the world’s largest Professional and Lifestyle Domination Convention and named as one of the top 5 fetish events in the world in a recent online poll.  She is also the Coproducer of International Olympus Leather. 

She has judged numerous Leather Contests in The United States and Canada, including the Mr. Los Angeles Leather Contest in 2006 and Mr. Palm Springs Leather
in 2009.  She currently serves as Secretary of The Los Angeles Leather Coalition.

She is considered an expert with a whip, but she is
best known for her fund raising and charity work. She has received a number of international awards including two International Pantheon of Leather Awards, she received The Community Choice Woman of the Year Award in 2006 and is the current Pantheon of Leather Woman of The Year.

Dave Rhodes
Hollywood, CA

Dave Rhodes is the publisher and editor of The Leather Journal which was founded in 1987, founder and president of the Pantheon of Leather Community Service Awards which he founded in 1991 and is founder and coproducer of the International Mr. and Ms. Olympus Leather Contest which is the only male and female contest targeting the pansexual Leather community.

He was winner of the Pantheon of Leather Man of the Year Award in 2001 and 2007, the NGLTF’s (National Gay
and Lesbian Task Force) Leather Leadership Award in 2006, received the Southland Honors’ Business of the Year Award in 2004, and l the Spirit of Leather Award at the Southwest Leather Conference in 2009. He is an honorary board member of the Leather Archives and Museum. 

He is a member of Hot Ash and Bears LA, an associate member of the  Chicago Hellfire Club and The 15 Association of San Francisco and is an honorary member of Tarheel Leather Club.

Genesis
California

Genesis is a Lifestyle and Professional Domina located in Los Angeles. She has been an active member of the Los Angeles BDSM and Leather Communities since 2004 when she relocated from Oregon to pursue Her interest in BDSM. In 2006, Mistress Cyan became her Mentor and Sanctuary became her home dungeon.

Genesis has presented classes and workshops at DomCon LA and DomCon Atlanta, as well as Ottawa Leather Pride, LA Pride, and Great Lakes Leather Alliance. She loves judging Leather Contests  and has been a Judge for The Mr Sanctuary Leather Contest before.  Genesis has just recently resurrected Gio’s Leather Title Holder’s Boot Camp with The L.A. Band of Brothers.    

Mr. Colorado Leather 2011
Levi "Otter"
Colorado

Levi "Otter" Healy discovered his love for leather as a young kid when he was given his first pair of cowboy boots and taught how to care for them.  Little did he know that love would translate itself into a core set of values and a community that would truly became his chosen family which he is heavily invested in today.  He is currently serving as Mr. Leather Colorado 2011 and is looking forward to representing at the International Mr. Leather contest in May 2012. 

Levi is an assistant instructor at Denver Bound, a traditional rope bondage studio.  He is also the co-founder along with Lady Bandita of Spa Day, a sex-positive and pansexual gathering that promotes physical intimacy and radical sexuality.  He writes a blog that focuses on sex, sexuality, language, and his life experiences at the moment; and is working on his undergraduate degree in English Literature and Linguistics. 

 Levi's life focuses on education, both his own and what he can give back to the community.  He is legally married to a wonderful man affectionately called the Husbear and also has an amazing boyfriend.

Mr. Rocky Mountain Olympus Leather 2011
Amadio

Salt Lake City, UT

Amadio began his Journey in 1999 by donating construction materials and labor to Seattle's Center for Sex Positive Culture.
Shortly there after he was a founding member of Ascension, the first Seattle TNG group, and was Director of Ascension until he handed off the reigns to new leadership and moved to Salt Lake City. During his time in Seattle he was also a member of the National TNG Leadership board, Seattle Whip Enthusiasts, and Dom Support Group.

Since Joining the Salt Lake Community in 2009, Amadio took an active roll in supporting the SL'UT TNG group by hosting TNG Bondage Socials. He also has been teaching workshops for The Path, Utah Power Exchange, The Wasatch Academy for the Refinement of Ladies and Gentlemen of Leather, and in the Boise BDSM community.

Amadio will be giving up his leathers in 2012, so that he may earn each piece back through his community and leather family.

Ms. Rocky Mountain Olympus Leather 2011
Stacey

Salt Lake City, UT

Stacey has been in the Leather lifestyle/scene for 22 years beginning at age 19 in Great Falls, Montana. An accomplished chef and creator of Kanati Kulinary Kreations, Stacey has a passion for education and service. She finished her doctoral work in Social Psychology in 2009, completed study with the Druidic Order of the Northern Way in 2011, became an ordained member of the clergy through Universal Life Church in 2011, is an Alumnus of the Austin Mentor’s Program (2003), and is currently member of Leather Quest, SLC, class of 2011. Additionally, Stacey holds membership in NLA (Austin Chapter-2001), MAsT-Austin Chapter (2001), and currently serves as a senior advocate and organizing co-chair for Human Alive-SL as well as chapter organizer for MAsT-SL,UT. Stacey also serves as a member of the spiritual leadership for the Salt Lake BDSM/Leather community.

Stacey’s personal passions are as varied and diverse as she is. Some highlights that showcase her ability and passion include M/s dynamics and communication; Leather Spirituality; Sensation, Impact, Fire, Knife and Needle-play; Service, Protocol/ Etiquette; Gender Fluidity; Bondage; Uniforms; and BOOTS!

Stacey dedicates her time to helping others, serving self and community, and advocating spiritual awakening and development in individuals who seek such enlightenment through passionate mentorship and educational opportunity.

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