THE JUDGES  
 
    Sir Raul Mendez    
  International Leather Sir 2008
Florida Leather Sir 2008		    
  Raul and his partner, George, have been in the leather lifestyle for 11 of the 17 years they have been united. During his leather journey, Raul has been involved in a number of fundraising activities benefiting local not for profit organizations ranging from Care Resource, an HIV counseling establishment to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. He is a member of Seattle Men in Leather as well as the South Florida Bondage Club and is also engaged with Beyond Leather to further the leather community in South Florida.    
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    Daddy Alan    
  International Mr. Leather - 2nd Runner Up 2009
Mr. Atlanta Eagle 2009		    
  Daddy Alan has been actively involved in the Leather and BDSM communities for over 15 years. Alan is currently the owner and executive producer of the Southeast Rubber Weekend and Mr. Southeast Rubber Contest. He is a full member of Panther L/L, Inc, Vice President of Atlanta S/M Solidarity, member of the Atlanta Gay Men’s Chapter of MAsT, founding member of the Hotlanta Rubber Group, supporting member of the Leather Archives and Museum, as well as an associate member of the Conductors L/L, Inc.    
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    Sir Jason Pelky    
  Southeast Leather Sir 2009
    
  Mr. Oklahoma Bear 2005, Jason Pelky has been a member of the leather community for the past 9 years. He was introduced to the lifestyle in Tulsa, OK and became a member of T.U.L.S.A. (Tulsa Uniform Leather Seekers Association) in 2001. Since then, he has worked within the community by volunteering for HIV/AIDS organizations, raising money and mentoring. Jason also enjoys working with newcomers to the leather lifestyle; whether his role is helping them get in touch with their leather and fetish desires or mentoring them in their discovery.    
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    boy stephen palaschak    
  Southwest Leather boy 2008
International Leather boy - 1st Runner Up 2008		    
  Stephen's journey into leather began at 23 in Paris, where he lived in the early 90's. Dragged by a friend to the Bastille district's famous Le Keller bar, he remembers spending the first 30 minutes absolutely terrified. By night‘s end however, he found himself face-first in the sweaty pits of a Sir while another poured beer over his bare butt and spanked him from behind. Suffice it to say he's never looked back ... except at the marks! A brief stint in New York followed, where Stephen balanced PhD studies in French Literature at NYU with all that the city offered in the days of the Lure and the Eagle.    
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    Dan Osmialowski    
  Mr. Ramrod 2008    
  Dan was first introduced to the leather community at the Bound South, Leather Masked Ball in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Over the past several years, he has done volunteer work with Cross Roads Food Bank and Volunteer Broward, while donating his time and energy to help at numerous fundraising events. For the past four years, he has spent his Thanksgivings passing out Thanksgiving dinners to needy families who could not afford to celebrate the holidays. Professionally, Dan has worked as a fraud investigator for a national bank helping locate fraud rings.    
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    Matthew Pavelich    
  Mr. Leatherman Toronto 2008
Mama's Canadian Shipper 		   
  Raised in Windsor, Ontario, Matthew moved to Toronto in early 2007, after 16 years in Ottawa and a one-year stint in Montreal. From his first under-age visit to the old Interchange in Detroit, Michigan, Matthew knew that the leather community would be a part of his life. He has since embraced the community’s traditions of mentoring, brotherhood and service. A passion for travel has taken him to leather communities in Canada, the United States and Europe. Matthew is a communication consultant with a major human resources consulting firm.    
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  TALLY MASTERS  
 
    Eric Lawrence    
  Co-Owner of LeatherWerks, Fort Lauderdale    
  Eric and his life partner Ira C. Smith the renowoned erotic artist were married in October 2008 at ILS/b in San Francisco. He is a long time activists for the gay community, and more recently focusing on the Leather community in South Florida. Among his titles are: Founding member and President Emeritus of NLA-FT. Lauderdale; founding member of Leather University (Dungeon and Men’s Academy series), and director of Living In Leather XIV; South Florida Drummer Daddy, 1995; past president of FFA Florida Golf Coast; Chaired the Black Heart Ball 2000 and past member of M.A.F.I.A.    
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    Ira C. Smith    
  Renowned Erotic Artist    
  Smith has been heralded as a successor to the world renowned Tom of Finland. Upon seeing Smith's work, Finland said himself in a letter, "I am grateful to see that there is someone who will follow in my footsteps when I am gone." Ira C. Smith, husband of long-time Fort Lauderdale Community leader Eric Lawrence, is one of a very small number of men in North America who make their living as artists serving the needs of the Leather Community. Since 1990, Ira’s art has been featured in more than 200 issues of nearly 50 periodicals for gay men.    
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  JUDGE'S boy  
 
    boy Pete    
  beta boy - South Florida boys of Leather    
  A South Floridian since 2007, boy Pete is an Iowa native, lifelong performer and instructor, having worked with a diverse collection of groups as a performer, volunteer, event organizer or board member. For the past year I have served as Secretary for Bound South, Inc., producers of The Leather Masked Ball ®, a local Fort Lauderdale 501(c)3 non-profit organization. I have a degree in Fasion Design and work as a Designer for an international costume manufacturer in South Florida. I also continue to work with scholastic performance groups nationwide.    
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  MASTER OF CEREMONY  
 
    Michael J.    
       
  Michael J. developed a knack for performing magic shows at the age of eight, with the assistance of his pet rabbit Montegue. They were famous throughout the neighborhood until Montegue was eaten by the family dog. At this Juncture Michael J. began performing in plays and local talent shows. After touring as John Henry in "The Member of the Wedding" he was invited to attend a magnet school for performing arts. Michael's career took a turn, however, when the family relocated to the Virgin Islands. His performing days were sidelined until college.    
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  CONTEST PRODUCER  
 
    bill hoeppner    
  International Leather boy 2008
Pantheon of Leather Man of the Year 2009		 Mr. Ramrod 2006
Mama's Sugar boy		    
  bill was introduced to the Leather Community in 1993 in NYC while the community was still galvanized by the AIDS Epidemic. The philanthropic nature of the community was what drew him in and is one of the many things that still inspires him today. bill became an associate member of The Philadelphians MC and began his work as a volunteer for non-profit organizations. he also is Co-Founder of Positively Sober, a support group for sober people living with HIV/AIDS and in 2007 helped to create Clean Sober Leather (CSL), an online support group for sober leather men and women.    
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