Mistress Cyan

Mistress Cyan is a certified life coach. She has been active in the BDSM and Leather Lifestyle for over 30 years, and has been a Professional Dominatrix for almost 25 years. Considered a leader in both the lifestyle and professional communities, Mistress Cyan has received a plethora of awards including four (4) Woman of The Year awards a TSR Viewer’s Choice Award for Lifetime Achievement, two (2) Mentor of The Year awards and has received commendations for leadership and support from The City of West Hollywood and The City of Los Angeles. The Central Canada Leather Association named her Icon of The Year in 2015. She has been judging leather contests across the US and Canada since 2003.

As an educator, Mistress Cyan has been a guest speaker and class instructor at a number of colleges and institutions of higher education such as UCLA, Stanford University, Cal State Long Beach, Cal State Northridge, Occidental University and more. She has also presented classes and conducted workshops throughout America and Canada for more than 15 years.

Mistress Cyan is the founder and executive producer of DomCon LA, DomCon Atlanta, and DomCon New Orleans, now in its 19th year. She is the producer of The Lair at AVN in Las Vegas and owns the 7000+ sq ft Sanctuary Studios LAX, the largest dungeon in Los Angeles, and serves on The Board of Directors for LA Pride and The Los Angeles Leather Coalition.  

In 2019, she was an Honoree of SAGE, a national organization honoring those in the LGBT Community for lifelong commitment to the community and was interviewed by archivist Douglas O’Keefe in a Fireside Chat for The Leather Archives and Museum in Chicago.

Her journey into this lifestyle started more than 30 years ago when she discovered the BDSM Community. While exciting, it was also very intimidating. Access to information was not as accessible as it is today and there were no public events, classes or parties like there are today. Traditionally, one started as a bottom or a submissive experiencing and learning the skills of safe and consensual BDSM. That is how IMistress Cyan started her journey back in the 80’s. She has experienced what it like on both sides of dominance and submission, so she understands what it’s like to start to explore this world. She can guide you and teach you.

Community Awards and Accomplishments

• 2022 SOUTHLAND HONORS WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

• 2022 SOUTHLAND HONORS LEGACY (Lifetime Achievement) AWARD

• 2019 ONYX SPONSORSHIP AWARD

• 2019 SOUTHLAND HONORS MENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

• 2019 SOUTHLAND HONORS WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

• 2019 SAGE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD

• 2018 CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FROM CITY OF LOS ANGELES FOR LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY

• 2018 WEST COAST OLYMPUS “MARCH TO YOUR OWN DRUM” LEADERSHIP AWARD

• 2018 LEATHER HEAT AMBASSADORS AWARD

• 2017 MOST DISTINGUISHED DOMME OF 2017 PRESENTED BY DR SUSAN BLOCK

• 2017 LOS ANGELES LEATHER COALITION WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

• 2017 MS SANCTUARY LEATHER APPRECIATION AWARD

• 2015 OTTAWA LEATHERFEST 2015 INTERNATIONAL ICON AWARD

• 2014 BOLD 2014 COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

• 2011 TSR NETWORK PEOPLE’S CHOICE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

• 2011 TSR NETWORK PEOPLE’S CHOICE EVENT OF THE YEAR – DOMCON LA

• 2009 PANTHEON OF LEATHER WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

• 2009 SOUTHLAND HONORS FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR AWARD

• 2009 CENTRAL CANADA LEATHER PRIDE BDSM COUPLE OF THE YEAR

• 2008 SOUTHEAST OLYMPUS LEATHER HONOREE

• 2008 SOUTHLAND HONORS TREASURER’S AWARD

• 2008 MCC JUSTICE-LOVE LGBT COMUNUNITY SERVICE AWARD

• 2008 CENTRAL CANADA LEATHER PRIDE INTERNATIONAL AWARD

• 2007 SOUTHLAND HONORS MENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

• 2007 CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD HONOREE COMMENDATION

• 2007 CSW LA PRIDE CONNIE NORMAN AWARD

• 2006 PANTHEON OF LEATHER COMMUNITY CHOICE WOMAN OF THE YEAR

• 2006 SOUTHLAND HONORS FUNDRAISER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Major Guest Speaker and Presenter Credentials

• OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE – GUEST SPEAKER (2022)

• C.L.A.W. LOS ANGELES 2022 – PRESENTER

• UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA NV & BUILDING BLOCKS 2019 – PRESENTER

• GREAT LAKES LEATHER ALLIANCE 2018 – PRESENTER

• ROCKY MOUNTAIN REBELLION 2018 – PRESENTER

• LAS VEGAS BUILDING BLOCKS 2018 – PRESENTER

• OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE – GUEST SPEAKER (2018)

• LEATHER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2018 – PRESENTER (2018)

• SIN IN THE CITY – PRESENTER (2018)

• LAGUNA HILLS SCHOOL OF ARTS – PANELIST (2017)

• OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE – GUEST SPEAKER (2017)

• SIN IN THE CITY – PRESENTER (2017)

• DOMCON New Orleans – PRESENTER (2016)

• STANFORD UNIVERSITY – GUEST SPEAKER/INSTRUCTOR (2016)

• BEHIND CLOSED DOORS TUCSON, AZ – PRESENTER (2016)

• LAGUNA HILLS SCHOOL OF ARTS – PANELIST (2016)

• DOMCON LA – PRESENTER (2016)

• CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE – GUEST SPEAKER (2016)

• SIN IN THE CITY – PRESENTER (2016)

• UCLA – GUEST SPEAKER (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)

• CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH – GUEST SPEAKER

• OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE – GUEST SPEAKER (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

• LEATHER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE – PRESENTER (2009, 2011)

• INTERNATIONAL MS LEATHER (IMsL) – PRESENTER (2009)

• CENTRAL CANADA LEATHER PRIDE – PRESENTER

• GREAT LAKES LEATHER ALLIANCE – PRESENTER

• LOS ANGELES PRIDE – PRESENTER

• BEHIND CLOSED DOORS TUCSON, AZ – PRESENTER

• ORANGE COAST LEATHER ASSOCIATION (OCLA) – PRESENTER

• DOMCON LA & DOMCON ATLANTA – PRESENTER

• CLUB FEM LOS ANGELES – PRESENTER

• GENESIS TNG – PRESENTER

• BDSM WEST – PRESENTER