OUR BOARD
The LHPF Board of Directors has worked hard to represent the diversity of the Leather community. Board members hail from across the US, with current board members from Georgia, Florida, Virginia, Massachusetts and North & South Carolina. They represent people of multiple ethnicities, gender identifications, sexual orientations and Leather lifestyle roles.
Sir David Labriola
Sir David is a Leatherman of the Old Guard tradition. Winner of the 2000 Pennsylvania Mr. Drummer and the 2000 Mid Atlantic Drummer contests, and he is a founding member of The Guardsman. Sir David has been an educator and judge for many events across the US, and has had the privilege and honor of being the head Judge at SELF.
Ms Tori Jones - Co-Founder
Tori has been a presenter and advocate for several years. She is a past president and treasurer of Tarheel Leather Club, and has been a Den Momma and a judge for several contests.
Ms Tori served as Southeast Bootblack 2016, and was the Ms. SECC Leather 2019-2020 titleholder.
Baroness DSilver
Baroness DSilver has been living in the lifestyle since 1992. She is a 24/7 lifestyle Dominant, and is a founder of the Mid-Atlantic chapter of Onyx Pearls and the 757 Spectrum POC munch. She has a variety of classes she can teach, and has been involved with several events over the years.
Sir Michael Malcavian
Sir Michael Malcavian started his path in P.E.P. Atlanta over 20 years go. He is an avid volunteer in his local community and at many national events. He presents on lifestyle topics with an emphasis on educating those new to the lifestyle, and on healthy lifestyle relationships.
He is the director of the Carter Johnson Leather Library and Archives - Hampton Roads Annex, an Associate member of the KnightHawks of Virginia, board member for the Leather Pride Cruise, a founder and current President of The Cavaliers Leather and Levi Club.
Lady Jennifer
Secretary of the Board
Lady Jennifer, a lesbian trans woman, has served as a Founder, moderator, Board Member or co-host for education and support groups across the Southeast like SC-LOCK; KEY; Coffee & Espresso Programs; Carolina Leadership Network; STARS; RODS; Southwest Virginia Association; Magnolia Hall; and Pathfinders.
She has been a presenter for Leather Leadership Conference (2016-2018), and Leather History Preservation Weekend 2018 before being elected to the LHPF Board in 2019.
Lady Jennifer has a passion for helping those who are new, unsure, and minorities find their place of belonging along their individual journeys.
Master Talos
Master Talos has spent many years in the lifestyle and thrives on continual learning. He enjoys leading lectures and discussions and sharing the knowledge he has.
Master Talos is an alumni of Master Taíno's MTTA, and has been a part of many MAsT chapters over the years. He is currently Co-Director of MAsT Kissimmee and Co-Founder of the Orlando Leather & Kink Social, and is an associate member of ONYX Deep South.
He considers his Family to be guardians of our Leather values and lifestyle, and is the Founder of the House of Talos, focused on promoting and making education available. Recently he was elected to serve as a Board Member of Leather History Preservation Foundation.
Geoff Wingard - Co-Founder
Geoff has been a part of the Leather community since his first visit to The Sanctuary of a Dark Angel in 1998. He is a former member of the Tarheel Leather Club, an associate member of both the Charlotte Tradesmen and Columbia Leather Order, and served two terms as Sergeant-At-Arms for the Southeast Conference of Clubs.
He founded T3WD (This Thing That We Do), an alternative lifestyle group focused on BDSM, kink and Leather education, in Columbia, SC in 1999.
Relly Prospec
Director
Relly has been in the Leather lifestyle for almost 15 years. In that time he has served as President of the Tarheel Leather Club, Co-Producer of the Leather History Conference 2015, Regional Representative for Masters And slaves Together - South East (MAsT), and he held the title of Mr. North Carolina Leather 2019 - 2023 (COVID).
Relly wholeheartedly subscribes to the core values and beliefs laid out in the Foundation's mission statement. He feels the commitment to safeguarding the practice and tradition of passing on the collective experiences and wisdom of the Leather community through oral histories is both commendable and vital, for our shared cultural heritage as well as our survival.
boy Dave - Co-Founder
Dave, along with Tori and Geoff, created the Leather History Preservation Foundation in April of 2016, and served as our first Board Chair. Dave stepped down from the Board of Directors to concentrate on his further education and career goals for a couple of years. LHPF was delighted to have his insight and wisdom return to the Board after he completed his degree program. He has stepped down from the board once again, to more directly support the hands on production of Leather History Preservation Weekend.
Dave started his journey in Leather in 2000. He has been active in producing several events over the years. Dave is an Alumni member of the Charlotte Tradesman, and has held the SE Bootblack 2004, SE Leatherboy 2011 and most recently - American Leatherboy 2014 titles.
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PROFILE
The Leather History Preservation Foundation is an IRS recognized non-profit corporation,
EIN: 81-2184399. We are registered with the NC Secretary of State, SOSID# 1513067. Our Articles of Incorporation are a matter of public record and can be searched for HERE.
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Donations to Leather History Preservation Foundation are NOW tax deductible! Donations to our general fund are appreciated, and applied to our event production costs. Donations specificly for our Scholarship Fund may be made by commenting Scholarships or Scholarship Fund in the donation comments.. LHPF, Inc. has IRS 501(c)3 recognition as a tax exempt public charity under regulation 509(a)(2).
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