Wisconsin Leather Pride Board

Sparkie grew up in Vermont in a large, community-focused family that valued diversity, understanding, and service—values he continues to live by. From a young age, he was an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and, as an adult, has become a proud voice for the Leather and Bootblack communities, giving back at every opportunity.

After leaving Vermont, Sparkie lived in several states—from California to New York—before settling in Wisconsin with his wife and babygirl, Girl Becky. Each place helped shape his understanding of the unique character and strength of local Leather and Bootblack communities.

Sparkie has served as a Leather community ambassador since 2009, when he became the inaugural Central Plains Leatherboy. He was Illinois Community Bootblack in 2015 and the first Wisconsin Leather Pride Person of Leather (2020–2023). He was First Runner-Up at International Mr. Bootblack in 2008 and Second Runner-Up in 2019.

He, along with Girl Becky, founded Bootblack Round Up, a Bootblack-centric event. Though he stepped down as producer in 2023, he passed the torch to four passionate individuals who will carry it forward. 

He is now the producer of Wisconsin Leather Pride, LLC. and is a co-Bootblack Coordinator at MIR. 

 Delta (he/him) is an energetic, helplessly extroverted, absurdly kinky switch leather coyote pup with a passion for growing kink communities, focusing on Leather and Pet Play. Delta is a prior board member of the Badger Pets and Handlers, served last year as Wisconsin Pet 2024, and currently serves Wisconsin Leather Pride as the Website and Marketing Coordinator. He currently also serves as Route 66 Pet 2025, a national education-focused Pet title, leading him to expand his local workshops on Pet Play, Aromanticism, and other kinky topics to events around the country. In his very rare free time, Delta studies Leather and BDSM history, culture, and philosophy, and pounces at opportunities to introduce curious new people to the kinky side of life in friendly and nonthreatening ways. 

 Burley has always been very helpful type. He wants to help. He wants to solve problems. He wants to make things happen. And that's quite literally what he does all day everyday in his normal life and his kink life.  Between being Guard Burley Esque of the Arkansas Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence - Abbey of hillbilly Harlots, to being Guard/Handler Burley in the pup community, to being Guard Pup Brawny: The Pupper Picker Upper; He wants to meet you. He wants to give you a hug. He wants you to know, that you're accepted as you are.  You can do anything that you put your mind to. He's partially disabled, and he's not letting that stop him, so why should you let something stop you? 

Holly Myst, Ms. Wisconsin Leather Pride 2020-2022, is a bootblack, bondage enthusiast and submissive-leaning leatherwoman. She recently relocated to the Atlanta area from the Great Lakes where she had been active in the Milwaukee, Madison and Chicago communities over the past decade. She had helped run a number of groups in Wisconsin including: Satyricon Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Area Subs Gathering, and Rope in Waukesha. Since moving to the Atlanta area, Holly has volunteered with the Leather Leadership Conference as their Bootblack Coordinator and as a bootblack at various local events including Southeast Leatherfest, Kink Down South, Southeast Black & Blue Weekend, Frolicon and Atlanta Leather Pride.  Holly's passion for volunteering extends beyond the leather community. In her downtime she focuses her efforts on LGBTQ+ representation in the workplace and representation of women in the STEM fields. When not volunteering at various events, both kink and vanilla alike, Holly can be found bootblacking at the Atlanta Eagle.

 Magnus Wynter has been immersed in the leather community for 12 years, tracing his initial introduction back to IML 2013. Over the last decade, he has become the community’s dedicated visual historian, photographing countless events. His passion lies in chronicling kink classes, documenting personal relationships with leather, and highlighting the unique perspective each member brings. Through his photography, Magnus aims to preserve the community’s history, educate on various kinks, and capture the heart of the leather lifestyle. Based in Kenosha, WI, the 35-year-old enjoys exploring kinks such as daddies, bears, beards, cops, kilts, lumberjacks, light bondage, mutual massage, and pressure points. In his professional life, Magnus is a dietitian who provides patient counseling on nutrition and wellness. An accomplished cook, he is also a French classically trained chef, with hobbies that include baking, exercise, and, of course, photography