Tomo (She/They) is a queer butch leatherdyke who identifies as a Dominant who surrenders to one. She found the leather community during a sunset motorcycle ride with her wife Mel over 27 years ago; and has presented classes, produced events, served as a judge, keynote speaker, auctioneer and emcee at leather events since. Tomo has been served by her boy levi for over 15 years.

Tomo is Owner and Producer of South Plains Leatherfest and the International Master slave Contest. She served as Northwest slave 2015 and International slave 2016/2021. She was a Producer of Northwest Leather Celebration, the Northwest Master slave, Northwest Bootblack, and Northwest Person of Leather Contests. She was also a Producer of International Ms Leather and International Ms Bootblack for seven years. She co-produces the Ms Sacramento Leather Contest and is a founding member of the D.U.C.

Tomo is the Director of MAsT: Sacramento, is a member and serves as Webmaster for Queer Leather Association Sacramento, has served as the West Coast Curator for the Leather Quilt Project, and is a member of MAsT: San Francisco and The Exiles. She was awarded the 2013 Pantheon of Leather President's Award, the 2018 Master slave Conference slave Heart Award, and the 2020 Vice President’s Award from the National Leather Association.

A powerful person may be influential, independent, straightforward, and assertive. We will examine personal power, how it can be a tool in our service as servants, and look at the misconceptions that one with a strong will cannot surrender it. Discover how to serve and yield while embracing the power that is within you. Whether you are powerful and struggle with the concept of combining power and surrender or you seek to find your own internal power, join us as we look at many sides of this issue.

You know in your heart you are meant to serve, to kneel, and to surrender. The feelings are deep and perhaps you cannot even grasp or define them, however you know they are there. You wonder though, what is the next step? How do I do this? What do I need to know? You have feelings of wanting to do the right thing, and you don't want to make a mistake, but don't know what that right thing is. Come learn the basics of service, and surrender. Tomo will provide slaves, submissives and others who serve with an outlined path to help you define for yourself what the right thing is for you and for the person you serve. We will discuss the basic skills that every servant should have, along with practical applications.