BootWitch is a Boot Black from Cincinnati, OH with over seven years of experience at the stand. They have provided services at events like North American Bear, Cincinnati Leather Weekend, Cincinnati Critter Contest, Iowa Leather Weekend, various community events, and private sessions. They enjoy teaching bootblacking from a perspective of care and preservation of gear and goods. They are experienced in taking care of leather, rubber/latex, and neoprene. BootWitch is always looking to expand their kit and add more information to their knowledge pool! So be sure to come strike up a conversation with them, they're open to questions that range from 101 to more advanced questions on specific pieces and aren't afraid to refer to their mentors for assistance as well.
Classes, Events, Roundtables, or Socials:
Speed Friending
Share, Care, and Repair Stations - Gear Care
Chris Is Fine is an evil sadist who loves receiving all types of service. After joining the kink scene in 2012, he dove in headfirst and attended every event he could, learning lots along the way. Now he wants to share his knowledge with you. Among the things he is passionate about are cigars, which he enjoys smoking and using for play.
As a member of OhioSMART for more than a decade, Chris has partaken in many cigar themed classes and adjacent events, and helps co-organize the Cleveland CBC (Cigar, Boots, and Chocolate) group.
When at home, he enjoys receiving service including wet-shaving, bootblacking, and enjoying an expertly prepared cigar from his partner and human ashtray Lore.
Classes, Events, Roundtables, or Socials:
Cigars 101
CBC-CLE (Cigars, Boots, and Chocolate Cleveland) Social hosted with Lore Siren (They/Them)
Share, Care, and Repair Stations - Cigars
Emma Zonn is a queer performer, creator, activist and educator living and working on the unceded lands of the Nacotchtank, Piscataway, and Manahoac people on the Mid-Atlantic coast of Turtle Island. Involved in the performing arts for 25 years, Emma began his career as an actress and dancer, progressively expanding hir repertoire to include directing, choreography, dramaturgy, costume and set design, education, and recently specializing in non-verbal storytelling through theatrical intimacy and combat. Her work in spiritual and creative spaces alike focuses on support, communication and the interplay of binaries, always working to center justice, education and liberation. Ze can be reached at Amaezonia on fet, and @emma_zonn_prime on IG.
Classes, Events, Roundtables, or Socials:
Stanislavsky? More like StaniSLUTSky- Theater Techniques for Next Level Roleplay
Share, Care, and Repair Stations - Makeup and Skin Care for All
Jason discovered the Chicago BDSM scene and emotional sadism in 2009. Raised in the “Chicago Way” of dark emotional play, he finds pleasure in exploring feelings that are often left unexplored. He has been teaching nationally since 2012, classes such as ES&M, Fear Play, The Long Game, and Sensory Manipulation.
Classes, Events, Roundtables, or Socials:
Emotional Sadism and Masochism 101 with Miss Red
D/S Roundtable
Lore Siren (they/them), the 2019 Ohio Bootblack, is a service-oriented, sadomasochist who joined the public kink community in 2013. Though extensively trained in many areas of service, one of Lore’s greatest passions is the sensuous, meticulous ritual of bootblacking. It was their love of bootblacking that led them to make the leap into the leather community in 2015.
Lore is a leader of CBC-CLE (Cigars, Boots & Chocolate, Cleveland), a member of OhioSMART, and a past member of the CLAW bootblack crew. They have lead many demos/classes over the years and look forward to many more opportunities to share with others.
When at home, Lore enjoys pampering their partner through bootblacking, wet shaving, foot worship, and cigar service. They are very excited to formally share their knowledge with all of you.
Classes, Events, Roundtables, or Socials:
Wetshaving 101
CBC-CLE (Cigars, Boots, and Chocolate Cleveland) Social hosted with Chris is Fine (he/him)
Share, Care, and Repair Stations - Bootblacking
lutaytay loves the human body and all its quirks. They are passionate about science and medicine, with an eclectic healthcare and education background, and a curious mind. Their goals in presenting are to empower kinksters to make balanced choices in risk assessment, and to open the door for people to better understand how their own body responds to kink activity. When they're not making their friends into deep sea creatures with weird needle art, they're studying to be a nontraditional med school applicant, listening to NPR, and playing fetch with their dog.
Classes, Events, Roundtables, or Socials:
Neuroscience of Primal Play
Freaky Squeaky Clean: Microbe Management for Kinksters
Master Mocha Breeze is a Leatherwoman, Licensed Professional Counselor, and Life Realignment Coach who specializes in empowering women to heal, realign, and live fully. She developed the trademarked “CCW Method,” guiding those in the lifestyle to master relationships through capacity, capability, and willingness. Blending LS experience, clinical knowledge, and trauma coaching, she helps women unapologetically seek their highest potential. She's a founding member of MAsT–Marietta, authors articles for Black Leather In Color (BLIC), and has mentored, presented at Atlanta Leather L3 Munch, F.L.A.I.R., amongst other events, and served through Onyx Pearls SE (OPSE), Black Female Dommes (BFD) Atlanta, Women of Drummer (WOD), and Women in Leather Atlanta (WiLA). She and House Mantis remain devoted to being a mental health and wellness anchor for empowerment, and community uplift.
Classes, Events, Roundtables, or Socials:
Say What?! The Art of O/our Communication
From Burnout to Balance: The CCW Framework™ - Kink Edition
D/S Roundtable
Red is an emotional S&M switch who has been active in the Chicago community for over 10 years. Her creative sadism and emotionally vulnerable masochism give her a unique and balanced perspective into the pleasure and problems that can come from playing with the emotionally dark corners of the mind. She has been involved in kink instruction nationally for 5+ years and comes from formal training in both group and 1:1 instruction techniques through her professional channels
Classes, Events, Roundtables, or Socials:
Emotional Sadism & Masochism 101 with Jason (he/him)
Stockings for Every Body
RopeSiren (she/her) began her rope journey in 2018. With a deep appreciation for both traditional kinbaku and circus-style Shibari, she has taught and performed around the Midwest and South. While she primarily identifies as a bottom, Siren credits learning to top and self-tie as transformative aspects of her rope practice and personal growth. She continues to seek out opportunities to teach and expand her skills, with a growing passion for integrating rope with aerial arts.
Classes, Events, Roundtables, or Socials:
Single Columns & Circus Ties
Bottoms Say What?
Angel (She/Her) is an educator, community organizer, and advocate within the kink and leather lifestyle, known for her deeply informed, medically grounded, and experience-driven approach to risk-aware Kink, With a passion for education rooted in both lived experience and ongoing research, she specializes in breaking down complex topics, ranging from physical risk and anatomy to emotional and psychological dynamics….. into accessible, actionable knowledge.
Her teaching emphasizes accountability, informed consent, and the responsibility that comes with both sides of the slash. Angel is particularly known for her work on medical risk awareness in BDSM, consent negotiation, infection control in dungeon environments, and the nuanced care required in power exchange dynamics.
As a community builder, she is dedicated to fostering inclusive, safer spaces where individuals can learn, grow, and engage authentically. Her classes challenge assumptions, encourage critical thinking, and center the importance of education before participation.
Classes, Events, Roundtables, or Socials:
The Body is a Medical Playground
D/S Roundtable
Share, Care, and Repair Station: S/type Support
sudisa is a skilled top and Domme and has been active in the local community for over ten years. Two of her favorite things are afternoon tea and flogging! She got hooked on flogging at her first play party. It was on a whim during the summer of 2017 that she purchased a matched set of floggers and learned how to do Florentine flogging. Within no time she had her first flogging scene as a top! Soon after, she created a flogger class that was held at the local dungeon and has since developed intermediate and advanced two-flogger Florentine classes as well. She continues to practice is happy to demonstrate the art of flogging with others.
Classes, Events, Roundtables, or Socials:
Ready, Aim, Flog! Intro to Flogging
Advanced Flogging
Willow (she/they) is a top-heavy switch and BDSM educator who has been weaving play and education into the scene for nearly a decade. Based in Massachusetts, Willow blends a colorful aesthetic with a creative, adaptable approach to kink. Whether they’re hosting leather picnics or performing at regional events, her mission is simple: stripping away the intimidation and barriers to make complex topics playful, accessible, and inclusive for every kind of kinkster.
Classes, Events, Roundtables, or Socials:
The Kinkster's Safety Toolkit: Essential Self-Defense Skills
BIPOC & Kink: A social mixer for kinksters of color
Zahara (any pronouns) (Fet: @MyQueerlyBeloved/@SexualQueeries) is an autistic, agender-ish, queer switch and sex educator. They spend their time educating people about safer sex practices and harm reduction (professionally), recommending lubes and sex toys (solicited), and telling friends fun facts relating to sex and kink (usual unprompted). They also do freelance work and consulting related to sex, kink, gender, & sexuality.
Classes, Events, Roundtables, or Socials:
Hynokink 101
