Jon Krongaard moved to Chicago in 1994 from New York City, where he had been a lifelong resident.  He lives with his partner of 16 years.  Jon is a past president and Emeritus Member of the Chicago Hellfire Club, a member of GMSMA of New York, a former Administrator of The McAdory Fund (Chicago Hellfire's charity assistance fund), Marketing Coordinator and member of the IML executive committee for International Mr. Leather. 

Jon has led many instructional programs for GMSMA and Chicago Hellfire.  He has also judged a variety of leather events, including the first-ever Mr. Mideast Leather and Tri-State Leather Contest and Mid-Atlantic Leather in 2000.  He is a visible community activist and a passionate public speaker on the merits of preserving the leather comunity's history.