Daddy Rod

A native New Yorker, Daddy Rod is the co-founder of the ONYX Mid-Atlantic Chapter,
where he served as President, and later as Pledge Master. Rod has moderated and
presented for a variety of Leather and Kink programs and events: he is known for his
spanking classes and Beyond the Red Ribbon, the HIV/STI Prevention workshop
developed specifically for the Leather and Kink lifestyle. Rod also co-founded and co-
facilitates a monthly podcast, “Listen to Daddy” with his good friend and fellow Daddy,
Rob Kreisinger Denk (Mr. Iowa Leather 2015). He is honored to have been the Keynote
Speaker for the Leather Solidarity Collective UPRISE! Conference in 2024.
Rod is honored to have served the Leather community as Leatherman of Color 2011
and American Leatherman 2017. Rod is also an alumnus of the MTTA 2008 Masters’
Training. He has previously served as a judge for numerous contests. Rod is proud of
winning the Pantheon of Leather Awards for Northeast Regional in 2014, and Man of
the Year in 2018. Rod’s kink fetishes include spanking, ass play, flogging and fisting.