Staff
KbtL Staff is made up of community members who increasingly come from all across the globe. We come from various backgrounds and are ourselves marginalized in various ways, which are shared below. We are united by our passion for centering marginalized perspectives in the kink community and work year round to make the next event even better than the last.
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Echolynx (they/them/theirs, hen/hen/hun) - Producer
Echolynx, or just Echo is a longtime kinkster with a passion for the abolishment of injustices faced by marginalised kinksters in overlapping communities. They are an organizer and an educator by nature and a lynx in practice; small, curious, and independent. Echo identifies as agender, queer, an immigrant, disabled, and submissive. A rigger for more than a decade, Echo is most passionate about connection, sadism, and disability inclusion in rope. Echo is the founder and Producer of the Kink Between the Lines Conference; using their passion for social equity, racial and disability justice, and intentional intersectionality to help lift up and prioritise minority and marginalised voices in kink. In their free time, they enjoy leather care, playing solo, crafting, and language learning. Fluent or close to, in English and Dutch; they also understand Hebrew and ASL, and are actively learning Arabic and NGT.
I am an Arab or Middle Eastern Person and Lebanese who lives in Western Europe in the Netherlands. My nationality is of the United States of America. The country that I reside in and/or my country of nationality has criminalized one or more of my identities. The land I live on and/or the land of my nationality has been stolen, colonized, under siege, or an active war zone, but not in my lifetime. The following immigration and linguistic identities apply to me: immigrated as an adult, multi-lingual and uses a non-spoken language. I am transmasculine; agender; genderqueer, genderfluid, or gender expansive; queer; in non-monogamous relationship(s); and married by choice (legally). I identify as intersex. The following caregiving identity applies to me: former caregiver. I am seriously impacted by the following disabilities: chronic; mental; mobility/balance; physical; sensory; and social disability, illness or condition(s), and I am D/deaf or hard of hearing. I am minimally impacted by the following disabilities: cognitive/learning and another disability/condition. I am neurodiverse. I am 25-35 years old. Spiritually I am Buddhist and Pagan/Wiccan (liberal). The following faith I’m formerly connected to, such as through my family or culture: Jewish (liberal). I have experienced the following major life disruptions: homelessness, survivor of sexual assault and an epidemic/pandemic, political/social unrest. I am/was a sex worker (by choice). Other identities I hold or circumstances that have disadvantaged me are listed in the anonymous identities page on the website.
AngelaRae (they/them/theirs) - Co-Director of Consent and Emotional Care
AngelaRae has been a member of their local kink community for over a decade. In that time they've been proud to work with various local organizations and to co-facilitate munches and discussion groups. A fluid switch to their core, Angela has had a wide range of lived experiences which allows them to bring curiosity and compassion to their coaching, education, and justice practices. Additional passions include cats, tea, and knitting, and they have been known to bring two of those things pretty much everywhere.
I am a white person who lives in Canada. My nationality is of Canada. The land I live on and/or the land of my nationality has been stolen, colonized, under siege, or an active warzone, but not in my lifetime. The following immigration identities apply to me: first generation (child of immigrants). I am transgender; nonbinary; genderqueer, genderfluid, or gender expansive; pan/poly sexual/romantic; queer; and in non-monogamous relationship(s). I am seriously impacted by the following disabilities: chronic and mental illness; cognitive/learning; and mobility/balance disability or condition. I am minimally impacted by the following disability: sensory disability/condition. I am neurodiverse. I am 46-55 years old. Spiritually and religiously I am Pagan/Wiccan (liberal). The following faiths I’m formerly connected to, such as through my family or culture: Protestant. I have the following financial disadvantages: Income is at or below the poverty line, currently unemployed (not by choice), and receives social services/benefits. I have experienced the following major life disruptions: survivor of sexual assault, survivor of other traumatic situation, and survivor of epidemic/pandemic. In a kink setting, I am marginalized for my interest in ABDL and little play. I am a person of size. I also hold the following demographic identities: precariously housed.
Cir Papi Di4bl0 (cee/cim/cir, they/them/theirs, fae/fae/faers) - Co-Director of Consent & Emotional Care
Di4bL0, Papi if Y/you bout that life, is a multimedia artist/poet/author/Music Producer from Atlantic City, NJ, with roots in Sacramento, CA and Hampton Roads, VA. Formerly known by many as WitchDoktor CC, They had been known around the globe as an Indigenous healer, Divination Nerd, Complimentary and Alternative/Plant Medicine advocate, Tribal Fusion/Gothic bellydancer, UU ordained Metaphysician, Social and environmental justice activist (with focus on Intersexuality/Transness, Cannabis, Medical Discrimination, and Food), a Pleasure-Positive/Kink-involved educator, and conscious parenting enthusiast. With professional experience spanning over three decades They have mentored, advised, counseled hundreds of people on their journey. It is most important to Cim to welcome you into Their wealth of knowledge and insperience coupled with the practicality of experience. Above all, They InJoy sharing their craft with all respectFull seekers.
I am a Person of Color and Native or Indigenous, identifying as American Indian of the Black experience from the United States of America. My nationality is of the United States of America, specifically of Turtle Island. The land I live on and/or the land of my nationality has been stolen, colonized, under siege, or an active warzone, but not in my lifetime. The following linguistic identities apply to me: multi-lingual and use an endangered language. I am transgender; transmasculine; Two-Spirited or Indigiqueer; genderqueer, genderfluid, or gender expansive; pan- or poly-sexual/romantic; demisexual/demiromantic; indigiqueer; in non-monogamous relationship(s); a relationship anarchist; and separated. I identify as intersex. the following familial and caregiving identities apply to me: raised by a single parent; by divorced parents; by another family member; and by non-blood family members; and I am the primary caregiver for adult children. I am seriously impacted by the following disabilities: chronic illness; mobility/balance; and physical disabilities/conditions. I am minimally impacted by the following disabilities: blind/low vision; cognitive/learning; communication; intellectual/developmental; sensory; and social disabilities/conditions. I am neurodiverse. I am 36-45 years old. Spiritually I am Agnostic (liberal); Buddhist (liberal); practicing Indigenous/Native traditions (traditional); Pagan/Wiccan (traditional and liberal); Shinto; and other religions (traditional). Religiously I am Buddhist (liberal); practicing Indigenous/Native traditions (traditional); Pagan/Wiccan (traditional and liberal); and other religions (traditional). The following faith I’m formerly connected to, such as through my family or culture: Indigenous/Native religion/spirituality. I have the following financial and educational disadvantages: income doesn’t consistently meet financial needs, and it is at or below the poverty line; receives social services, did not attend and/or complete university/college. I have experienced the following major life disruptions: homelessness; survivor of sexual assault, of abuse/assault, and of a natural disaster; political/social unrest. In a kink setting, I am marginalized because of my interests in knife play, edge play, dark age play, and vampire/blood play. I am/was a sex worker (by choice) and a family member of a sex worker. I am a person of size and have experience with an addiction challenge.
Connor Synuates (he/him/his, hij/hem/zijn) - Director of Operations & CEC Team Member
Connor is a white, queer, transmasculine, and polyamorous masochist. Originally from Boston (Massachusetts, United States of America) he now lives in Haarlem (Nederland). He has earned a Masters in Social Work with a focus on macro social work, trauma, and transgender health equity. Connor as been in the kink scene for over 10 years. Mutual aid, healing, marginalization and oppression dynamics, and creating strong communities are all deep interests of Connor’s. Similar deep interests include hiking, geocaching, dragons, and cinnamon buns. Connor speaks English fluently, Dutch and Spanish at a moderate level, and American Sign Language at a beginner level.
I am a white person who lives in Western Europe in The Netherlands. My nationality is of the United States of America. The land I live on and/or the land of my nationality has been stolen, colonized, under siege, or an active warzone, but not in my lifetime. The following immigration and linguistic identities apply to me: immigrated as an adult, multi-lingual, use a non-spoken language, and English is my primary language. I am transgender; transmasculine; genderqueer, genderfluid, or gender expansive; gay; queer; in non-monogamous relationship(s); and married by choice (legally). I am seriously impacted by the following disability: sensory disability/condition. I am minimally impacted by the following disabilities: chronic illness and mental illness/condition. I am 25-35 years old. Spiritually I am Agnostic and Atheist. Religiously I am Jewish (liberal). The following faiths I’m formerly connected to, such as through my family or culture: Catholic. I have experienced the following major life disruptions: political/social unrest. I am a person of size. Other identities I hold or circumstances that have disadvantaged me are listed in the anonymous identities page on the website.
Creature (they/them/theirs, fae/faer/faers) - Director of Communications
Creature is a neurodivergent, chronically ill & disabled, genderqueer Leather Dyke whose main love in the kink world is everything to do with boots and leather! They currently reside in Treaty 7 territory which is also known as Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are the Western Canadian Bootblack 2023 and Northwest Bootblack 2024. Creature has been involved in the kink community for 10 years and they currently dedicate a lot of their time to helping out with various local and non-local events and teaching when they can. Fae is incredibly passionate about mental health, harm reduction, and mutual aid. Outside of kink, they volunteer with various local orgs and their hobbies include sewing, hand embroidery, and many other random hobbies they pick up along the way. They spend their downtime loving on their partner and 3 dogs and being an absolute menace to their loved ones!
I am a white person who lives in Canada. My nationality is of Canada. The land I live on and/or the land of my nationality has been stolen, colonized, under siege, or an active warzone, but not in my lifetime. I am transgender; non-binary; genderqueer, genderfluid, or gender expansive; a lesbian, queer, and in a committed lifetime partnership. The following familial identities apply to me: raised by a single parent. I am seriously impacted by the following disabilities: chronic; mental; and physical disability, illness, or condition(s). I am minimally impacted by the following disabilities: cognitive/learning, mobility/balance, and sensory disability/condition. I am neurodiverse. I am 25-35 years old. Spiritually I am Pagan/Wiccan. I have the following financial disadvantage: income is at or below the poverty line. I have experienced the following major life disruptions: survivor of sexual assault and of abuse/assault. I am/was a sex worker (by choice). I am a person of size.
professor kitty (she/her/hers) - Director of Registration & CEC Team Member
professor kitty, also known as kitty or PK for short, is the Director of Registration for KBtL VI. She has been a presenter, an operations team member, a consent & emotional care team member, a class assistant, and a zoom moderator at previous KBtLs and is excited to be continuing for the second year in her new role.
PK is super passionate about accessibility - in both Lifestyle settings and Vanilla settings; and brings that passion to her work with KBtL and elsewhere. Besides KBtL, she serves many local, regional, and virtual Lifestyle events as a volunteer, staff-person, and/or presenter. She co-founded Kinky Jews of Philadelphia and is passionate about spirituality and her faith.
PK is Owned by her Sir, TechDarko, and proudly wears His collar.
Personally, professor kitty identifies as a kitty, a Leathergirl, a girly-girl, an intellectual educator, a zebra, and a service-oriented and obedience-driven slave. Outside of the Lifestyle, she is an advocate in the chronic illness community, a professional educator, and a self-proclaimed science nerd. PK experiences marginalization as a Jew, a woman in a male dominated field, a disabled person, a chronic illness warrior, and a child of a single mother.
I am a white person and Ashkenazi Jewish who lives in the United States of America. My nationality is of the United States of America and I have multiple nationalities/dual citizenship. The country that I reside in and/or the country of my nationality has criminalized one or more of my identities. The land I live on and/or the land of my nationality has been stolen, colonized, under siege, or an active warzone, but not in my lifetime. The following linguistic identities apply to me: uses non-spoken language and multi-lingual. I am a cisgender woman; bi- or ambi-sexual/amorous; asexual/aromantic; demisexual/demiromantic; in non-monogamous relationship(s); and in a committed lifetime partnership. The following familial identities apply to me: raised by a single parent and by another family member. I am seriously impacted by the following disabilities: chronic; and mental illness; and physical, sensory, and social disability/condition(s). I am minimally impacted by the following disabilities: behavioral; cognitive/learning; communication; mobility/balance; and physical disabilities/conditions. I am neurodiverse. I am 36-45 years old. I am spiritually and religiously Jewish (liberal). I also am spiritually involved with other religions. I have the following financial disadvantages: income doesn’t consistently meet financial needs and it is at or below the poverty line; receives social services. I have experienced the following major life disruptions: incarceration; survivor of sexual assault, of abuse/assault, another traumatic situation, and of an epidemic/pandemic. In a kink setting, I am marginalized because of my identity as a slave. I am a person of size.
Robin (she/her/hers) - Director of Technology and Website Management
Robin is a ADHD, autistic, pansexual, poly, trans woman and part of the Akari system. She has previously taught at KBtL, and is now the Director of Technology (or Tech Gal) for the conference. She has more hobbies than she can count and enjoys tying people up when she gets the chance.
I am a white person who lives in Western Europe in Ireland. My nationality is of the United States of America. The country that I live in and/or the country of my nationality has criminalized one or more of my identities. The land I live on and/or the land of my nationality has been stolen, colonized, under siege, or an active warzone, but not in my lifetime. The following immigration and linguistic identities apply to me: immigrated as an adult and multi-lingual. I am transgender; transfeminine; pan- or poly-sexual/romantic; and in non-monogamous relationship(s). The following caregiving identity applies to me: former caregiver. I am seriously impacted by the following disabilities: behavioral; cognitive/learning; mental illness; sensory; and other disabilities/conditions. I am minimally impacted by the following disabilities: blind/low vision and D/deaf or hard of hearing; chronic illness; communication; intellectual/developmental; mobility/balance; physical; and social disabilities/conditions. I am neurodiverse. I am 36-45 years old. Spiritually I am Shinto (liberal). The following faith I am formerly connected to, such as through my family or culture: Protestant. I have experienced the following major life disruptions: survivor of abuse/assault. I also hold the following demographic identity: plural.
Mrs. Dee Supreme (she/her/hers) - CEC Team Member
Mrs. Dee Supreme (Princess Delilah) is a Brooklyn-based advocate, educator, and Leather Woman. She is the Vice President of ONYX Pearls NY-NE and a founding member of the House of Supreme. Known as the Consent Queen—reigning respect, empowering voices, and building boundaries together—Mrs. Dee brings over 20 years of experience in social services, working with youth, individuals experiencing homelessness, and people living with HIV.
A Certified Cuddlist and consent educator, Mrs. Dee is dedicated to fostering emotional safety and cultivating consent culture. Her work emphasizes practical tools and strategies for creating supportive and inclusive spaces.
Mrs. Dee is passionate about empowering others through education and advocacy, ensuring every interaction is rooted in respect, care, and integrity.
The identities I hold and the circumstances that have disadvantaged me are listed in the anonymous identities page on the website
MsJay (she/her/hers) - CEC Team Member
MsJay is too much, too queer, and far too stubborn to let the Leather community rest on its laurels. As a proud member of the House of Iron, she’s made her mark by delivering unapologetically real presentations at various kink and BDSM events—usually with a healthy dose of side-eye for performative land acknowledgements. Fueled by ancestral wisdom, dry humor, and the occasional well-timed flogger, msjay strides through life with enough cynicism to keep it interesting and enough heart to remind everyone why we gather in leather in the first place. Fun fact: She once tried to host a workshop on “spiritual bratting”—and let’s just say, the trickster spirit definitely showed up.
Stand outside and yell if you want to reach her in between conferences.
I am a Person of Color, Native or Indigenous, and Algonquin who lives in Canada. The land that I live on and/or the land of my nationality has been stolen, colonized, under siege, or an active warzone, but not in my lifetime. I am a cisgender woman, lesbian, queer, indigiqueer, in non-monogamous relationship(s), and separated. The following caregiving identity applies to me: primary caregiver for adult children. I am seriously impacted by the following disabilities: behavioral, and chronic disability, illness, or condition(s). I am neurodiverse. I am 46-55 years old. Traditionally and liberally I practice Indigenous/Native religion(s)/spirituality(s). I have experienced the following major life disruption: survivor of other traumatic situation. I am a person of size.
Phoenix Flower (she/her/hers) - Operations Team Member
Phoenix Flower is new to leather but not to kink...just a phoenix burning to learn and make a difference.
I am a Person of Color and Black who lives in the United States of America. My nationality is of the United States of America. The land I live on and/or the land of my nationality has been stolen, colonized, under siege, or an active warzone, but not in my lifetime. The following linguistic identity applies to me: English is my primary language. I am a cisgender woman; exploring, curious, or questioning my sexuality; and in non-monogamous relationship(s). The following familial and caregiving identities apply to me: non-primary caregiver, raised by a single parent, raised by divorced parents. I am minimally impacted by the following disabilities: mental illness/condition. I am neurodiverse. I am 25-35 years old. Spiritually I am Protestant. The following faiths I’m formerly connected to, such as through my family or culture: Protestant. I have the following financial disadvantages: unemployed; receives social services, welfare, public assistance and/or social benefits. In a kink setting, I am marginalized because I am a middle. I am a person of size.