1955-2010

Co-Founder & Executive Director Emeritus


Lord Dan entered the public BDSM scene in 1986.  He became a member of the SoCal Chapter of the Society of Janus where he put on workshops, parties and co-edited the SoCal Janus newsletter.  He was a founding member of Threshold and has been active in the public D/s community for over 24 years.  He is Director of Scorpio, a Male Dom/female submissive D/s group for couples only, and a member of the Society of Monarchs, a Het Male Dom organization.  Lord Dan is also co-founder and Director of BDSMmentors and developed Dom Boot Camp, an intensive educational weekend designed to teach safer BDSM to Dominants.

Lord Dan has given demonstrations and workshops on a variety of subjects to benefit the community and has managed fundraising campaigns on behalf of several people in the lifestyle who have suffered hardships.  He has been part of the human sexuality panels at Colleges, Universities and the LifeStyles organization.  Lord Dan’s classes have been seen at DomComLA, Folsom Fringe, Lair De Sade, Passives Arts, Club X, Kinko De Mayo, LA Couples, OCLA, DragonsGate Studios, Threshold, APEX, The Gauntlet, 665, BDSM West, Avatar, Palatial Mansion, Power Exchange LV, Society of Janus, and he provided mentoring and training to individuals in SoCal. 

Lord Dan created and hosted the 5th Wednesday Social and Munch at Fuddruckers in Buena Park, CA.  With an attendance now over 100 people per event, it’s being called the largest Social/Munch in the West.   

Lord Dan is known for his creative scenes and the large variety of techniques and skills used to display his enjoyment and use of submissives in the BDSM scene.