Frank Strona is a San Francisco, peer-based professional SM/Fetish mentor and trainer focused on improving sexual expression in all forms.

He also maintains a career as the HIV Prevention Coordinator for Walden House Inc. in San Francisco, where he primarily counsels men who have engaged in some form of man-to man-sex, be it in prison or in regular society.

As an educator and presenter, Frank speaks on a diverse and sexually positive range of topics to encourage self-expression, exploration and knowledge. With a strong background in HIV/STD Harm Reduction and a sexually adventurous player himself, he contracts with state and federal agencies seeking to reach hard to access populations, and shares his knowledge, insight, and tricks of the trade with men and women across the country

Frank's past achievements include stints as Coordinating Editor for Boston's Gay Community News, Associate Publisher for Bear and Powerplay Magazines, Director of Marketing for Drummer Magazine and Desmodus Publications, and as a national Sex Educator/Lecturer for the Harvey Milk Institute and the Learning Annex.

Frank has been featured in workshops at Black Rose, San Diego's Leatherfest, Las Vegas' Get Whipped, Atlanta's SM in the South, and the past three years at Denver's own Thunder in the Mountains.
He has also presented to Gay Fathers, Aids Action Committee, TES, GMSMA, and the Marin Aids Project. Frank has been nominated for numerous public service awards.

Frank has dedicated his life to mentoring men and women in topics like intimacy, breaking taboos and fear, boundaries, communication, fetishes, dating, sex parties, and monogamy, and is highly respected around the country as a consummate teacher.