Core team of Happy Kitten Educators

JonGunnar Gylfason

JonGunnar Gylfason is an accomplished photographer, cinematographer, and filmmaker with more than 15 years of experience in the industry. He has directed, produced, or been the cinematographer on more than 40 short films and holds an MFA in Film & Production from the University of New Orleans.

Originally from Iceland, JonGunnar tried Minnesota on for size before wising up and heading south to the mouth of the great Mississippi and the city that curls around it. New Orleans turned out to be the perfect fit for him as his art, like the place, exalts in the unique and eccentric. Beauty in chaos can bewitch those who seek it out. JonGunnar strives to capture the expression of ecstatic wonder across the spectrum of vanilla to kinky.

JonGunnar founded Happy Kitten Rope and that eventually lead to him teaching classes and becoming the Naughty Headmaster at Naughty Events. He has always been interested in the art of pleasure and has found his calling in preaching the gospel of pleasure.

Supporting team of

Happy Kitten Educators

SHANNON BURTON

Shannon Burton (they/she) is an educator and writer passionate about fostering sex positivity and helping people have great sex. They’ve been advising readers, lovers, and friends about kink, nonmonogamy, and sexual freedom since 2007 and hold a sex coach certification from the Sexology Institute.

Twitter: @SexCoachShannon

Website: SexCoachShannon.com

RIC COLEMAN

Polyamory expert
Historian, kinkster, hedonist, and ethical-non monogamy educator, with a focus on the intersection of race and polyamory. Lover of books, vodka, and occasionally, a good cigar.

Riley Reyes

Riley Reyes grew up a sensitive artist in South Carolina. From her teen years, she always had a passion for exploring the boundaries of sexuality. While attending theater school, Riley worked as a stripper, where she learned about the magic of erotic performance. She also started experimenting with polyamory and BDSM, and found her home within those alternative communities. As she continued her adult life in New York City, Riley always felt something was missing. One day, while elbow deep in paint, she realized that the adult film industry would allow her to express her erotic creativity in a way she had always craved. She reached out to an agent, and subsequently found her way to Los Angeles, where she lives and works today.
This all-natural blonde temptress is renowned for her incredible ass and spellbinding scenes. With six years in the biz, Riley has worked with all the top-shelf studios in over 200 films for Evil Angel, Naughty America, Tushy, Blacked Raw, Hustler, HardX, DarkX, PornFidelity, Adam & Eve, Girlsway, Girlfriends Films, Jules Jordan, Reality Kings, Bang.com, Kink.com, and Wicked Pictures. In 2018, Riley received an AVN Awards nomination for Best Oral Sex Scene for her performance in Perv City’s Blow Bar #2.
She is also a fervent activist for sex worker rights, serving on the board of the Adult Performer Advocacy Committee (APAC), where she works to better the adult industry. She seeks to provide resources for performers, and to make them accessible to talent of all types and abilities, even to models outside of the Los Angeles mainstream industry. She also chairs the APAC Fundraising Subcommittee, on which she organizes fundraising events designed to build community and raise awareness on important issues affecting the adult performer population. Riley is committed to uniting the diverse sectors of adult entertainment, and uplifting the voices of those in need.
Between filming, Riley teaches adult sex-ed classes, with the aim of empowering everyone to live their passion. As a lifestyle polyamorist and professional pornographer, she spends a lot of her time negotiating consent and constructing fantasies. The athletic physicality of porn has given her in-depth knowledge of how to be extreme in bed while still caring for your body and that of your partner. She strives to demystify the acts portrayed on screen, so that people can enjoy them in their bedrooms at home.
When she's not making movies or teaching classes, Riley trains Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, watches indie horror films, and sings songs to her cat

Dragonfly

Dragonfly is a internationally recognized Somatic Trained Sexologist, Intimacy Coach, CSB (Certified Sexological Bodyworker), Somatica Practitioner and Pleasure Advocate. Working with individuals, couples, and groups; she focuses on facilitating a deeper exploration of self-acceptance, true mindfulness, breath work, touch, and full erotic expression. She encourages sexual pleasure and experimentation, emphasizing experiential learning through mindfulness and self-connection to deepen your erotic capacity. Dragonfly is a sex-positive advocate recognizing that sexual well-being is an important part of an overall healthy lifestyle.