I really couldn't say, I don't know the members of your local community. Some community's have been locked in to the criteria structure's of single individual's which I disagree with. I may be experienced in my community, but I am far from the best and even if I am rather opinionated and stand by my opinions strongly, I am and can be very wrong about things at times or my opinion may not fit at all with the personality's of those hearing my words.

I think there is a possibility you could find someone in your community though, or find a yahoo group or the like that covers your area and be upfront about what you are asking for. Rather then saying a Master that has been a slave, I would use the phrase an Dom thats been trained Old Guard or one that has been mentored Old Guard method.

I think this is gonna be the perfect week to post my Old Guard thread