THE JUDGES  
 
    Rich Rodriguez    
  Mr. Ramrod 2010
 		    
  Rich Rodriguez lives in South Florida and works in the real estate business. His leather journey began as a child seeing leather-clad 1970's gay men in the VA/DC area... masculine guys who stopped in as customers in his mother's convenience store, and increased in significance while attending law school in NYC in the early 1990's with the LURE and Eagle providing significant meeting and educational venues...    
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    Jeffrey Payne    
  International Mr. Leather 2009
 		    
  Jeffrey Payne, International Mr. Leather 2009, is originally from Maine and moved to Louisiana at the young age of 3. He relocated to Texas after Hurricane Katrina shook the city of New Orleans. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University, and currently owns and manages Notarius Reporting, a court-reporting firm, and is co-owner of the Dallas Eagle. He works diligently as a Board Member of the Sharon St. Cyr Fund (SSC Fund) to raise money for individuals within our community to assist them with the purchase of hearing aids...    
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    Sir Don    
  ILS/b ICBB Executive Board Member & Co-Contest Director
Great Lakes Leather Sir 2002		    
  Sir Don has been involved in the Leather Community for 17 years. He came out into leather in Columbus, OH where he was a member of several clubs and still holds Associate Membership with Trident International Columbus and the Iron Eagles of Akron, OH and worked in various capacities with the Ohio and Great Lakes Mr. Drummer contests in the mid and late 1990s. He was the first Ohio and Great Lakes Leather Sir and has maintained his involvement with several premiere community events...    
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    Sir Merrill    
  Great Lakes Leather Sir 2011
 		    
  Sir Merrill is the Great Lakes LeatherSIR for 2009 and 2011 and is producer for the Michigan feeder contests for Great Lakes Leather. He has been active in several community endeavors, including the local committee that produced LLC XIV in Detroit, MI, is President of the Michigan Motormen, and is on the board of directors for CLAW, an organization that has raised over $260,000 for community charities...    
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    Toni Barone    
  Special Guest Judge
 		    
  bio pending    
       
 
  TALLY MASTERS  
 
    boy paul    
       
  Originally from Massachusetts, paul moved to the Miami area in 1997. As a successful business owner, he enjoys the free time he is afforded by volunteering in the community and helping others find their own pride and confidence in who they are. He is one of four founding members and a 3rd term scribe of the South Florida boys of Leather...    
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    boy eddie    
  Mid-Atlantic Leatherboy 2009
 		    
  boy eddie became part of the Leather Community in 2006. The community embraced him and he immediately felt at home. In 2006, eddie became a member of the DC boys of Leather (DCboL), and was elected as their Vice President a year later. Through his five year involvment in the community, eddie participated in numerous fundraisers, volunteered at events and served as Judge's boy for leather contests in his region...    
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  JUDGE'S ASST.  
 
    Pete    
       
  A South Floridian since 2007, 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. He has served as Vice President for Lambda Men's Brotherhood, producers of The Leather Masked Ball ®, a local Fort Lauderdale 501(c)3 non-profit organization. He has a degree in Fashion Design and work as a Designer for an international costume manufacturer in South Florida. He also continues to work with scholastic performance groups nationwide.    
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  MASTER OF CEREMONY  
 
    Russell Matheney    
       
  bio pending    
       
 
  CONTEST PRODUCER  
 
    Bill Hoeppner    
  International LeatherSIR Leatherboy Community Bootblack Co-Executive Producer
Pantheon of Leather Man of the Year 2009		    
  Bill became an associate member of The Philadelphians MC and at that time began his work as a volunteer for non-profit organizations, supporting the community through fund raising. Bill was the Co-Founder of Positively Sober, a Ft. Lauderdale 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 woman struggling with staying sober today in the leather community. He is a supporting member of The Leather Archives & Museum, Chicago, Illinois; he has served as President of the Board for Bound South, Inc., ...    
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