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| | | Jeff Dwyer, Ph. D. | | *We are sorry to announce that Jeff Dwyer is not able to attend due to medical issues. | | Capturing Evidence of Ghosts: | | What is the best way to do it? | | "Jeff Dwyer analyzes a wide variety of technical devices, revealing their potential to detect ghostly phenomena and some pitfalls in their use" | | | | Jeff Dwyer is a third-generation San Francisco Bay Area native. Born in Oakland and raised in the island community of Alameda. As a boy, he explored the old neighborhoods of Alameda, sometimes sneaking into an abandoned Victorian mansion to look for ghosts. About the age of 10, Jeff noticed that he could see things that others could not. He soon realized he was seeing ghosts or spirit remnants. Throughout his teenage years, Jeff's desire for adventure took him to many of the Bay Area's most historic locations including the old Oakland Airport, Jack London's home in nearby Sonoma, Fort Point in San Francisco, and the Winchester House in San Jose. Jeff attended the East Bay campus of the California State University, the University of California at Berkeley, and the University of Southern California, earning a bachelor's degree, two master of science degrees, and a Ph. D. in the medical sciences. Numerous paranormal experiences in hospitals and other clinical settings intensified Jeff's interest in ghosts and after-life phenomena and prompted him to write the first book of his Ghost Hunter's Guide series, Ghost Hunter's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area. This was followed by 7 other Ghost Hunter's Guide books, including a 2nd edition to his first book. Jeff's latest book, The Art and Science of Paranormal Investigation is also now available. Jeff keeps busy with his paranormal investigations, writing projects, personal appearances at book events, radio and TV appearances, and a demanding job as a clinical specialist in cardiology at a busy medical center. He lives in Fairfield with his wife and three children. |
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| | | Jeff Davis, Author | | From the White Eagle Saloon to the Oregon Coast | | "Jeff Davis shares his most memorable paranormal encounters" | | | As a child he became fascinated with classic horror, and epic movies. This led to an interest in archaeology, mythology, and spiritualism. As he grew older, Jeff acted on his interests, earning first a Bachelor’s in Anthropology and a Master’s in Archaeology, from the University of Sheffield, in England. He worked for several years as a field
archaeologist specializing in Native American cultures, as well as the Vikings. In addition to the discipline of archaeology, Jeff has written eight books on the paranormal in the Pacific Northwest. He also co-authored the popular books Weird Washington and Weird Oregon, for Sterling Publishing and Barnes and Noble. |
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| | | Karen Frazier, Paranormal Underground Radio | | Quest for the Soul: A Journey into Belief | | "Ms. Frazier's journey from disavowing the existence of the paranormal to complete belief and the opening of her own gifts." | | | | Living in a WWII-era apartment where odd things happened set Karen Frazier on quest for answers. For many years, she denied that what she had experienced there was paranormal. Karen began writing as a journalist for Paranormal Underground Magazine. Seeking real-life experience, Karen began researching topics related to the human soul for articles in the magazine. She sought a past life regression hypnotherapy, explored near-death experiences, had a psychic reading, and went on her first paranormal investigation with a local group. It wasn’t until she visited the site of the 1910 Wellington avalanche in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State, however, that she moved fully from skeptic to believer. Her experiences there changed her life, as well as her perception about what happens to human beings after they die. That transformation is the subject of her book Avalanche of Spirits: The Ghosts of Wellington. Karen also co-authored Lessons of Many Lives, written with past life regression hypnotherapist, Melissa Watts. Karen is a paranormal investigator with South Sound Paranormal Research. She also serves as a journalist for Paranormal Underground Magazine and is the co-host of Paranormal Underground Radio. |
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| | | Teresa Carol, Intuitive | | What is a Ghost? | | "Why do some spirits remain to haunt the physical world while others pass on to higher planes? What else might you encounter on a paranormal investigation? Come hear Teresa talk about “what’s really going on” as she recounts her true life ghost stories." | | | During an emotional trauma, Teresa became aware of her psychic gifts. After a period of training, she found that she was able to go into trance at will to obtain many types of valuable information with exceptional accuracy. Since 1985, Teresa has been a full time Psychic Consultant. Continuing her education in both the Metaphysical and Counseling fields, Teresa constantly increases her proficiency and presentation. As a certified counselor in the State of Washington, Teresa Carol holds degrees in Social Services, Chemical Dependency Counseling & Cross Cultural Psychology. Teresa has been regularly interviewed for local television, radio & newspapers in Canada, Mexico, Peru as well as the United States. Recently she was featured investigating a haunted house on Evening Magazine and interviewed on Kube FM Radio. |
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| | | Todd & Martina Baker, Pacific Paranormal Research Society | | The Psychic and The Scientist | | "Todd and Martina share there experiences with the Paranormal." | | | | For over a decade, Martina and Todd Baker have been investigating haunted locales in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. With almost 200 investigations under their belt, this "Psychic and Scientist" have made a name for themselves with both the living and the dead. Over the years the couple has been featured in numerous newspapers, books and magazines. This couple has also appeared on local and national radio, television and film. Being large supporters of education, Martina and Todd were the first team in the Pacific Northwest to teach non-credit classes at three of Oregon's largest community colleges. They also enjoy working with other paranormal groups & teams. The couple continues to lecture and make appearances at Universities, private schools, bookstores, libraries and radio and television programs especially during the Halloween season. |
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| | | Ellen Allmendinger, Past is Present | | Remote Viewing & Self Projection | | "Ellen will share the history of Remote Viewing, its uses and techniques as well as the differences between Ethereal and Astral Projection." | | | Ellen Allmendinger is an experienced paranormal investigator and talented psychic. Ellen began investigating the paranormal in 1995 and in 2008 she co-founded the P.A.S.T. is Present Investigation Team based in Yakima, Washington. For over a decade, Ellen has been privately assisting individuals in the understanding of various subtle energy forces, empathic readings, remote viewing and Ethereal projection. In 2010 she began publicly promoting the use of various techniques of energy interpretation, remote viewing and Ethereal traveling. |
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| | | Rob St. Helen, Heathman Hotel | Working with Ghosts | | "Rob will share tales of his experiences working in one of the most haunted hotels in the world" | | | Rob St. Helen has been a paranormal investigator for five years. He has worked for four years at what has been called the world’s third most haunted hotel, the Heathman Hotel in Portland, OR. Rob authors an article in the monthly online magazine, Paranormal Underground, and is a team member and tech leader of West Coast Ghost Hunters. Rob is the father of two children. |
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| | | Rocky Smith Jr, Northwest Ghost Tours | History Repeats Itself | | "Rocky, a lifetime resident of Oregon City shares a bit of the City's unique history and how his love of history collided with the paranormal." | | | | Rocky Smith was born in Oregon City where he has lived his entire life. Rocky has taught Art at Oregon City High School for the last 11 years and is well known in the community as a local historian. Rocky is currently serving his 3 year on the Oregon City Commission. In college Rocky worked for three years in the historic Ermatinger House, the oldest house in Oregon City and the third oldest house in the state of Oregon. Rocky has had many paranormal experiences in this house including his first experience which was featured in Susan Smitten's book, Ghost Stories of Oregon. Rocky started researching the paranormal activity in Oregon City in 1995 and has documented close to 100 haunted places within the city. In 2001, Rocky combined his love for history and knowledge of the paranormal and he founded Northwest Ghost Tours and leads the Walk with the Spirits tours in Oregon City. Rocky has been featured on local radio and TV and has been asked to speak at several paranormal conferences on the west coast. |
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| | | Scott Powers, OPPS | Do it Yourself Ghost Hunter's Kit | "Mr. Power’s will present an introduction to the different types of
equipment used for ghost hunting; what to buy and what not to buy if your funds are limited." | | | Scott Power is the Tech Manager for the Olympic Peninsula Paranormal Society. Mr. Power has been involved in many investigations in the state
of Washington. Scott's interests mainly involve the
Technological aspects of investigation. Scott enjoys capturing a great deal of data and then searching through it in the hopes paranormal has been captured. Scott takes thousands of photos at each investigation he attends. Scott’s has expertise of DVR cameras allows him to maximize the coverage of a location. Scott is also very versed in video and audio analysis for evidence review. Scott believes that every member of his team is just as important as the next. Everyone fulfills a crucial component of the whole team. His interest in the paranormal comes from past experiences. |
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| | | Michael White, Black Wolf Paranormal | General Outline Psychoacoustics | | "Psychoacoustic is the study of how the human mind perceives sound. Perception of any event greatly influences how the event is understood, communicated, and documented." | | | Michael is a retired 21yr veteran from the US Navy. His interest in the paranormal began at the age of 7 and he has had a lifetime of personal paranormal experiences in his travels around the world. With an
insatiable curiosity for unexplained phenomenon, he actively pursues situations that will provide personal experiences or further his knowledge in the paranormal. Michael's hobbies include cooking, multimedia creation, writing, and is an avid reader of fiction and non-fiction. Having numerous interests he has studied many books regarding world religions, parapsychology, abnormal psychology, UFO Phenomena, and other diverse and obscure subjects. Michael is a member of Black Wolf Paranormal and is an ordained minister. |
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| | | Bert Coates, NWPIA | 8 years investigating death inside Wellington | "What worked and what didn’t work while walking amongst my closest dead friends for 8 years." | | | Bert Coates has owned and operated Northwest Paranormal Investigation Agency (NWPIA) for 8 years, spending most of his time researching the ghosts of Wellington year around. Bert will take us on a journey through time as we look at what makes Wellington one of the most paranormally active areas in Washington State. We’ll look at what experiments worked and didn’t work when trying to make contact with the Wellington spirits. As a small child the fear of death has always haunted Bert and in 2004 he decided to face death before death faced me. Standing up to his fears was the one of the most exciting things he had ever done, and the most educational. In 2008 Bert had his first face to face run in with a full bodied apparition. Thinking that that would end his search for death, but it didn’t. It only opened the door to thousands of questions that have inspired Bert to keep looking and keep NWPIA alive. |
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| | | Darren Thompson, WSPIR | Paranormal Phenomenon - Perception or Reality | | What's that sound, scent or feeling? Is it a movement in the corner of your eye that is not there when you turn your head? Or is it all of these? As real as some of these things seem, they may not actually be "paranormal" but have a natural origin or explanation. We all have fears of things that we don't understand or things that are different. Whether the phenomenon is normal or "paranormal," the fear is very real. Understanding the natural causes of some of these experiences will help alleviate those fears. Whether you are experiencing unexplained phenomena or are a paranormal investigator, knowing the difference between normal and true "paranormal" is vital. | | | By day, Darren is an engineer with a large telecommunications company, but when the sun goes down he is President of WSPIR, Washington State Paranormal Investigations and Research. After having unexplained experiences at a haunted B&B in New Orleans, he and his wife, Jill, began to actively pursue their shared interest in the paranormal. In 2005, Darren, Jill and three others established WSPIR which has since grown to 60 members, all dedicated to assisting those experiencing unexplained phenomenon by in-depth investigation and historical research. Darren has led many paranormal investigations in Washington state as well as around the country. He has investigated with Jason and Grant of The Atlantic Paranormal Society (TAPS) as WSPIR is a TAPS family member for the state of Washington, and has investigated in Copenhagen with the Paranormalt Institut of Denmark. Darren has been a guest on numerous radio and television shows and makes personal appearances at colleges and universities speaking on the paranormal and known causations. |
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