Candidates for the PDX PAH 2024 board of Directors

Below you will find all the candidates for the 2025 PDX PAH Board of Directors. PDX PAH members in good standing will be sent their ballots to their email of record. Voting opens on Monday, November 25, 2024 and closes at 11:59pm on Sunday, December 10, 2024. All winners will be announced on December 21, 2024 at our mosh/birthday celebration. Photos and bios have been submitted by the nominee themselves and are placed in order by when they were nominated.

Further voting instructions are included in the ballot and at the bottom of this page.


Pup Perrin (They/She)

I'm proud to have served as President of PDX PAH in 2024, and I’m eager to continue that work into 2025. I stepped into this role as our board grew from 9 to 13 members, which has made us more effective and connected to the needs of our community.

My goal for 2025 is to improve communication and collaboration within the board, grow our committees and other opportunities for member involvement, and expand our support for the Portland queer community. Together, we can make PDX PAH a vibrant, empowering space for change.

Looking ahead, I know our queer community faces some tough challenges, especially with the current political climate. We need to stay strong, protecting and lifting one another up as we navigate whatever comes. I'm committed to seeing PDX PAH do its part to build a more inclusive, resilient queer community in Portland where we can not only survive, but thrive.

Please send your friendly neighborhood nudist puppy back to the PDX PAH Board of Directors for another year of service. Thank you!


Roary (He/They)

What can I say? This last year has been a ride. It started when a certain Welcome Pet reached out on Twitter, we hit it off and that's when I ended up at my first PAH Social. Let's just say I was overwhelmed with the amount of love and support I have received from all of you. Eventually I was roped into being a Welcome Pet. That provided me with the excuse to get out of the house and make some friends when things felt shitty. Who knew I would have ended up with a family? My own pack I can escape to when life got rough, Now I want to give back.

I've really enjoyed my time as a welcome pet. It's given me a rare behind the scenes point of view. If elected I hope to get more involved with event planning and welcoming more pets to the community. Thank you all for the love, and kindness.


Pester (they/them)

Awoo bark bark, I'm Pester! Having served as Welcome Pet this year, I'm so excited to move into another year and try my hand at some different responsibilities. Last year, I wrote a novel; this year I'll keep it brief: I hekkin' love you pets! This community is so cool and so kind, and I'm excited to contribute to it for another year. I'd love to see our PaH community continue to be the largest, most active PaH on the continent. Wag wag wag!


Nyn

AWROO! 

My name is Nyn (He/Him)!  I have been a member of PDX PAH for 3 years now with my huspup and partners!  I am thankful for the chance to run for PDX PAH's 2025 Board of Director's.   This community has a place in my heart for how welcoming it has been for me and my huspup Sparky.  I have been exploring my own passion for pet play with PDX PAH and want to utilize my years of experience within organizations (both business/professional and personal) to help make PDX PAH even better.  

My experiences in all levels of an organization include both leadership roles, support roles/management, and doing the more labor-intensive roles too.  I have experience interacting as a face of the organization to the public/governing body as well as being the muscle that lifts the group, all which I feel will be good way to help PDX PAH continue into the future. 

In 2025, PDX PAH will be even more important for our community as we work to provide the safe space that we all will need, regardless of our diversity.  My goal is to help focus on the personal growth opportunities that PDX PAH provides, inclusive for all members and expressions, and to keep that space safe for all.


Keevee (He/They)

Hi, I’m Keevee! (He/They) I’m grateful for the opportunity to run for PDX PAH’s 2025 Board of Directors. I have a deep love for the pet community, and desire to see our organization reach it’s highest potential. Having been a member of PDX PAH for the past three years I’ve seen our community in a time of explosive growth, and I see 2025 as a formative year for us. I want to partner my wealth of experience in different volunteer and leadership capacities with my passion for pet play to help us make this our best year yet. Our community is large and diverse, and I’m committed to curating spaces where pets (and handlers!) of all varieties feel safe, respected, seen, and heard. As a nominee for the Board of Directors I am committed to furthering the mission and core values of PDX PAH by ensuring that our organization remains a safe, inclusive space for all. I plan to focus on community engagement, expanding our outreach, and creating opportunities for personal growth within our community. I believe there’s no time more crucial to our community than now, we all need this safe space, this place to gather away from the growing darkness in our country. Together we stand.


LingusPup (Xe/She)

Hello! I am Lingus. I have spent the last two years working on the Board to organize events and our education classes. I am especially proud of getting our WANT (Women, Agender, Non-binary, Trans) social off the ground and watching it grow into such a successful event. And I have lots of fun ideas for what to do in the coming year! I hope to be able to continue working with all you wonderful folks.


Rex (He/Him/His)

Awoo! Hey there pets and handlers, my name is Rex, though most of you know me as Rexxxy Rotten. I'm a transman rottweiler whose pronouns are he/him/his, and I've been a part of this wonderful community for a little over a year and a half. I've spent most of that time as one of your welcome pets, and it's been my goal to help ensure this community is as welcoming to new people as it was to me when I joined. I'm honored to have been nominated, and hope to serve this community as a member of the board.


Saturn (She/They)

Arwoo! Hi there! I’m Saturn. Hopefully I’ve had a chance to meet you – if not, come up to me at an event and say, “Hey Saturn! Tell me how to pop a balloon with citrus fruit.” You’ll get to meet weird-science-fact-Saturn.

I’m running for re-election to the PDX PAH Board. In 2024, I had the pleasure of serving as the Secretary for the PAH Board. Some of what I got to work on was in the background – various little systems (like a bunch of work filtering our email inbox!) that helped organize our work and to set-up future boards for success. Some of my work was more visible – like serving as a Welcome Pet and having the delight to meet so many new folks and to bring them into our wonderful community. It hasn’t all been perfect – turns out I still struggle with introducing myself to new folks! – but we all have room for growth.

If you think I’d be an asset to the 2025 PDX PAH Board, please vote for me. I love this community, and I want to keep working for it. Thank you so much for your consideration.


Lupo (He/Him/His/Lui)

Hi! I’m Lupo!

Since 2015 I have been interested in the PAH community, and it wasn’t until moving to Portland that I began wanting to become more involved. However, due to work schedule and COVID, it wasn’t until 2022 that I finally got my chance to join the PAH community.

Since joining this community I have made several friendships and help provide a space for pups and handlers who are 18+ and currently not of age to join PDX PAH. I want to join the 2025 PDX PAH board so that I can help continue to provide support to this community that I love and care deeply about. In addition to my desire to help expand and create new events, I want to work as an outreach to the other groups and communities not only in Portland, but the PNW area. I believe my experience with other nonprofit groups, such as PFLAG, and my prior board experience gained from college organizaions would make me a well qualified pick for this position.

When I am not pupping around, I like to enjoy nature, cooking and crafting. Some of the things I like to craft are fursuits. Speaking of which, I am also a blue wolf with a huge red mohawk when at furry conventions. If you see me, feel free to come say hi!

I hope for your vote so I can help use my experience to better our community and aid in outreach to new members and groups. Thanks for your consideration. ARF!


Pup Fenrir (they/Them)

Awoo!

Hey everyone 👋🏿, I hope that y'all are doing ok as we prepare for the upcoming year. My name is Pup Fenrir, they/them, and first thing first thank you for electing me for the 2024 Board! It was an honor to serve this beautiful community and hopefully I would like to do this for another year!

2024’s theme in my eyes was Growth & Inclusion. During my tenure, alongside my respective committee pets, I helped organize Camp Wolf PAH 2024, our merch booth at Portland Pride Festival, and brought in other PNW Kink organizations to march with our contingent at the Portland Pride Parade! With keeping the PAH’s finances good & steady, it made room for more collaborative efforts & expanding on what kind of events we can offer. Now with events like the WANT Social, POUND, & more, we have something to offer for everyone!

With the recent Presidential Election results, we are looking at a tough road ahead. We as a community need to be together in solidarity as we face what's next. My goal is to work with the rest of the 2025 Board of Directors to make sure that PDX PAH is & will always be a Safe Space for the Pet Play Community. Regardless of if we're moshing at the Eagle, playing at the Dragon’s Den, invading the Oregon Zoo, camping in the Woods, or anything else we do in 2025, we deserve to be our truest selves & I want to help facilitate that. Thank you for considering me and I hope to serve this beautiful community again on the PDX PAH Board of Directors!


Aaron/Jackel (He/They)

Hey There everyone, My Name Is Jackal, My Pronouns are He/They and I love working with the community and looking to make more events possible because I am someone that likes to plan but also have fun! I love turning Ideas into a reality, Making good memories that will last for a long time. Hope that we can all continue to have a good experience and memories in the foreseeable future!  Thank you All!!!!


Leo (aka PupzLeo) (He/They)

Heyo, Leo here! I like long cocks on the beach and.... oh wait, wrong profile.
I've been involved with PDX PAH for a few years now, and you might remember me from such things as *lurking in the background and occasionally hiding behind another pup I'm having an animated conversation with* or *being the most social butterfly that ever flew its butter*.

But in all seriousness, I've been a bit of a lurker and doing my best to get more involved, which recently manifested itself as volunteering as the kitchen coordinator for 2025's Camp Wolf PAH after working around the kitchen most of this year's camp. I have always enjoyed the fruits of the labor of the board and really want to get more involved and return the favor to all of the great pups I've met over the last few years; If there's one skill I'm confident I can bring to the board it would be my mastery of logistics, and if elected to the board, I know I will help keep the board to its tasks and ensure that events are planned to go as smoothly as possible.

The Alty Endorsement: Leo Skion is an excellent canditate for PDX PAHs board. Their excellent dedication to lifting up community efforts and manning many a booth over the years has propelled this fluffy Lion to the top! Though I can assure you pups this kitty cat is a bottom~

With intense proficiency around food prep and event planning and coordination this cool cat is a key cog to help make this years PDXPAH board a functional fantastic group of fluffballs!


Nick Knox (He/Him)

Hey there! Some may just know me as a bunny, but you can call me Knox. I discovered PDX PAH at the Pup Play 101 panel they had at Furlandia back in 2017, after having almost every aspect of my life turned on its head. At a point where I was struggling to find a sense of connection in a local community, in others, and even in myself.

Early on I felt so out of place going to the social and mosh, even while identifying as a furry. But over the years, I never let that stop me from coming back to another event, and then another. It's because of this community that I learned what it can mean to be part of one, that I have made the connections I have now, and that I learned as much as I have about myself (so much it would make my former self glow bright red).

I want to aid the PAH in continuing to provide a welcoming space to learn, grow, and connect for those seeking it.


Pony Sugar (they/them)

I am a wild pony stallion who finds rest and focus under reigns and bridle. The moment a handler lets go, I am off running, playing, and secretly hoping to be caught again. I engage in several types of pony play both sexual and not as a breeding, show, and circus pony. Sometimes all at once. My breed has been affectionately identified as "Vaudeville".

My community involvement includes hosting munches with my co-host, volunteering for leather events, teaching about pony play, and supporting pets and ponies in feeling seen and loved.


Yump(he/They)

Heyo, I don't really know what to say about myself. I go by Yump, or Luis(he/they), I'm happy to help however I can. Whether it be a welcome pet or uh whatever. I like seeing people in their happy place and finding success in their communities.


Porky Grinds (he/him/his)

Hello as many of you know my name is Porky Grinds and I am thrilled to be running for the PDX PAH Board of Directors. This year I served as the Events Coordinator and Education Chair. I was an active member the Camp WolfPAH Planning Committee, the Pride Planning Committee, and the Welcome Pets Committee this year.

I have been a Board Member for the past two years. I am the Original Welcome Pet of PDX PAH and have a burning desire to see this community grow and thrive. My time this year filled with ups and downs I have pursued a goal of increasing accessibility and can proudly say that as of our next W.A.N.T. Mosh all but one event is hosted at an accessible venue. It isn’t something that will effect most of you but it has been an incredibly hard journey to find a place that will accept us, a place that fits us and a place that is built for everyone.


Daddy Bandit (He/Him/His)

Hello I am Daddy Bandit.

I have been apart of the PDX PAH community for the past 3 years. I am a Handler and have 2 amazing Good Boys. We are so excited to be forming a pack together. I want to bring more of a Handler perspective to the PDX PAH Board. My hope to help make everyone's experience in this incredible community as enjoyable, safe, & fun as it can be.

This year I have been on the Election Committees and the Events Committee, always helping out as much as I can like setting up for Moshs and Pound events. With the support of my pack I know that I will be able to help build and grow this community. This year is going to be an adventure and with the 2 bratty pups I have now, I know I can Handler anything. They make me a better Daddy and Handler.


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Ballot Instructions

You will receive a link that will be sent to you via the email address that is on file for your membership. Please follow that link in order to vote. If you do not receive a ballot and you think you should, please reach out to elections@pdxpah.com so that we can review and advise! All new and renewed memberships can vote through to the last day of voting, which is December 10th, 2024! 

Your ballot will have a spot for your name/Identifier. While not required to vote, the election committee recommends that you write a name or identifier that is unique to you, so that we can verify your ballot was received.  We have had questions in the past so doing this will allow us to validate that your ballot is received. Please note:  We will NOT be able to see who you cast your vote for, only that your ballot was counted. 

Finally, while you do not need to vote for every rank to be able to cast your vote, it is highly encouraged to rank as many candidates as possible. This helps ensure a more accurate representation of the vote. It is best to vote for a minimum of 13 ranks as this is the amount of positions on the board, though more is better.

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