On April 30th, 2007 the Voting Membership of the Leather Archives & Museum ratified two new members to its Board of Directors. The new Directors are Hilton Flax of New York, NY and Matthias “Leatherbound” of Oosterbeek, The Netherlands. Chuck Renslow, President of the LA&M, said “Matthias and Hilton bring expertise and diversity to the leadership of the organization that will help serve our patrons and the community that supports us.”

Hilton Flax is the owner of Purple Passion fetish store in New York. He has been involved in the NYC leather and fetish scene for thirty years and served on the Board of The Eulenspiegel Society [TES] from 1981 to 1994. He has helped to plan many fetish fundraisers in New York including Leather Pride Night. Matthias “Leatherbound” has been coordinating European outreach and Road Show exhibitions for the LA&M since 2003. He served as a judge of the 2006 International Mr. Leather competition and is an associate member of Chicago Hellfire Club.

In addition to the new Directors, the following Directors were also reseated for an additional term: Chuck Renslow, Chicago, IL; Jon Krongaard, Chicago IL; Lawrence Fox, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Tom Stice, Chicago, IL.

For more information about the LA&M or its Board of Directors, please visit www.leatherarchives.org.