Bios ~

DungeonMaster Mark

Well, I’ve been kinky since an early age, somewhat of a lifelong Spanko. I have been in the Portland Kink scene for over 20 years now, and I am still contributing to the local community in a number of ways. My kink resume includes 5 years as overall KinkFest Director, 4 years as PLA Vice President, 10 years running and operating the Red Cheeks Club, 4 years as Educator in the Valhalla Education Group as well as many additional classes. I recently was asked to serve as President on the PLA Board of Directors ans held that post until 2022, when I resigned from that responsibility. Head DM and Volunteer DM for KinkFest on many occasions, Host and run the monthly Kink Night’s at The Velvet Rope Club, and continue to Own and Direct SummerSpank, now in its 14th year, after my business partner, Mistress Valhalla retired. I also make Rattan Canes and own Red Cheeks Toys, vending leather whips, floggers and other impact toys, and Dungeon Furniture.

I find great enjoyment teaching new peeps the safe ways to play and have fun in the scene, and I am passionate about putting on Kinky events. I will continue to give back to the wonderful, local community which has helped me and mine get through some tough medical issues. Personally, I lean heavily in the Dominant side of the spectrum, and can often be found Topping others at local events. I enjoy a Daddy/girl, monogamous relationship with my wife and partner of 36 years.

David

David S. has been a member of the kink scene since 2012 with needle play being one of the earliest kinks he explored. He started being almost exclusively a bottom/submissive with some time spent as a "medical sadist". That is, he enjoyed helping people by hurting them. He is now a switch who enjoys both being a top and bottom.

Tantrika & tincancat63

Tantrika (she/her/they/them) is excited to be back for her 6th class at Summer Spank! She combines her background in the medical field with reiki and tantra to create a sensual style of rope. She is best known for the over 1,000 rope tastings she has done for free in the Pacific Northwest. She ran her own rope group for 4 years and has taught for Valhalla Educational Group, The Portland Leather Alliance, Hitchin' Bitches, RopeSafetySeries, and more.

tincancat63 (he/him/they/them) has been a quiet part of the community for several years. He has been working as a theatrical rigger for the last 30 years and is now learning many new and fun things to do with rope.

Champ (The Kilted Heathen) & Rain (Rain Stormm)

Champ and Rain have a combined 50+ years in the lifestyle. They both came in as teenagers and have enjoyed their journeys as their paths finally brought them together 5 years ago. Both grew up in the Portland scene, but currently reside in the Tacoma area. They are excited to get into the education side of Kink and BDSM as they feel it is time to pass their knowledge on to the next generation. They regularly attend monthly cigar socials and their local MAsT meetings in the Tacoma area.

Champ is a second generation kinkster, specializing in whips, floggers and other styles of impact play. At a ripe age of 18 his mother brought him into the scene to help vend at many different events (ask him about Folsom, it’s his favorite story). He has participated in many events from Folsom Street Fair to KinkFest and Fetish Flea. He has proudly served both in the regular Army and the National Guard for the past 15 years, with two deployments, one in Afghanistan, the other in Djibouti (don’t ask him where Djibouti is).

Rain came into the lifestyle at a young age. She has a medical background and has worked as an advocate in domestic abuse shelters for many years. She has many years’ experience in crises management, conflict resolution, DV/SA support in a variety of settings. She enjoyed many years in performance, cabaret and public speaking. She is deeply interested in education, trauma informed care/kink, communication, authority/energy transfer, protocol and dynamic, ritual and pagan spirituality.

Wildchild

Wildchild (she/they) is a Portland-based masochist with over a decade of experience bottoming for fun-loving sadists. She is especially fond of playing with her partner and favorite human, Rand. As a former professional dancer and aerialist, she brings a fluid, athletic awareness to scenes, with play that is defined by a gleeful and animated approach to heavy impact. A dedicated educator, Wildchild has served on the KinkFest Education Team and is delighted to return to teach here at Summer Spank. By day, she educates the next generation to think critically and creatively. Wildchild encourages everyone to find joy in their play and to always use their words.

Slydexia (Guy)

Guy is a Dominant who currently resides in Vancouver, Washington. He found the BDSM community in
1999 while in the San Francisco Bay area before moving north in 2002.
Guy’s preference for play is impact and his love of teaching has led him to present lectures, demos and
workshops on whips and whip throwing for groups around the country.
He is a past President of The Portland Leather Alliance, past Chair of KinkFest, founding partner of
Summer Spank with Dungeon Master Mark and Mistress Valhalla and is a founding Board member of
The Dungeon Monitors Association.

GuildInPDX aka James.

Started in kink lifestyle in San Francisco in my 20's. Mentored for over a year by a switch couple before having to leave the scene due to leaving state. I continued my learning solo, until I re-entered the scene fully in 2007 but did not start doing tastings until late 2012 for TEN's units.

In 2018 I began using the solid state violet wand and started giving tastings in 2022. Since then I have been giving tastings and creating my own toys, guiding those with a like interest safely into the kink.