Paul Cantrell
Paul Cantrell has been an active member of the Leather BDSM / Kink community since the early 90's when, as a Charter Member, he helped other members establish the Leather Knights of Dallas in 1992. After moving to Chicago in the mid 90's, he has actively volunteered for various LGBTQ community activities including IML and the Illinois Gay Rodeo Association.
Paul became an Associate Member of the Chicago Hellfire Club in 2003 and has been actively involved in the club and various other BDSM / Kink events ever since. Paul is an established player with a reputation for safety, intensity and consistency among many within the BDSM / Kink arena. He is a respected member of Master Roy's Leather Family and demonstrates great compassion for people through his advocacy, active participation and support of various local and national charity organizations.
Paul has assisted & contributed to the CLAW Skills Workshops in 2009, 2010 & 2011 by volunteering for dungeon set up and tear down in addition to teaching the Flogging 101 and Advanced Flogging Skills Workshops. Paul has served as the Assistant Arena Director and Assistant Rodeo Director for the Illinois Gay Rodeo Association (ILGRA) for most of the years he’s been a member of ILGRA.
He has served the Chicago Hellfire Club for 6 years as event tear down co-chair as well as the club’s Vice President in 2010. He currently serves as Club President and Member of the Board of Directors.
