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2013 G.H.O.S.T.S. CONFERENCE & EXPO SPEAKERS

2013 G.H.O.S.T.S. CONFERENCE & EXPO SPEAKERS

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Conference Speakers In Alpahabetical Order ...

Robin Pyatt Bellamy

Robin Pyatt Bellamy

Robin Pyatt Bellamy is a paranormal researcher, author, and educator.  She is a former investigator and an Executive Member of PSICAN (Paranormal Studies and Investigations Canada) and now serves that organization in a consultant role.   Robin teaches ghost research to hobby groups and professionals alike, as well as teaching genealogy for the Toronto District School Board.  She is a published author, both in print media and online. She has appeared on SciFi Investigates, Freak Encounters, all Canadian networks and countless radio talk shows. Currently, she serves as the Canadian representative to the Centre for Fortean Zoology in the UK and is a member of the Society for Psychical Research. She also speaks regularly at conferences, universities, and local groups and regularly presents at special events like the Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.  For more information visit 


http://www.robinbellamy.com

Fiona Broome

Fiona Broome

Fiona Broome is from New England - an author, publisher of New Forest Books and founder of Hollow Hill, a website dealing with Ghost Hunting and the Paranormal.  Fiona is also a popular public speaker and a third-generation psychic and medium and when she’s not conducting research, writing or speaking to audiences — Fiona is an award-winning fine artist.  A member of Mensa, her range of expertise and her wit often take people by surprise.  For over 30 years, she has been a psychic medium, and specializes in historical insights and research.  Fiona works on-site detecting spiritual energy, and — as a paragenealogist.  She’s one of the world’s leading paragenealogists, researching the histories of ghosts and haunted places and works with leading psychics to document the names and events that they sense intuitively.

Fiona is the author of “The Ghosts of Austin, Texas” and she’s completing “The Ghosts of New Orleans’ French Quarter" and “The Ghosts of Salem, Massachusetts.”  Her next book will be "Ghost Photography 101".

Her stories have appeared in “Weird Hauntings” (in the Weird USA series) and “Armchair Reader: Weird, Strange and Unusual.” Her stories are also featured in the upcoming book, “Weird Encounters.”  Fiona was the inspiration for the lead character — also called Fiona — in the Charmed novel, “Trickery Treat” by Diana Gallagher. Fiona Broome is fascinated with paranormal patterns and the history of paranormal sites.

Fiona appears regularly at events such as Dragon*Con, and conferences related to paranormal topics. She is equally respected as a paranormal researcher and Celtic historian with an emphasis on faerie lore and alternative history.  Fiona has co-hosted radio talk shows in New England and Texas.   www.NewForestBooks.com or www.hollowhill.com   

Margaret Byl

Margaret Byl

Margaret Byl is the president of Mar-Lee Enterprises Inc. and the founder of G.H.O.S.T.S., a paranormal conference and expo in the Niagara Region.  She has, for over 30 years, given private readings on Tarot, Tea Leaves and Photographs and has been researching and documenting investigations of the paranormal at private residences, businesses and historic sites both locally and internationally for nearly a decade.
Margaret has organized and hosted numerous séances and has given lectures on the paranormal.  She has written articles for Ki Awareness Magazine and has been interviewed on Rob McConnell’s  the “ X Zone” Radio Show;  the “Richard Syrett” Radio Show on 740 AM and has appeared as a guest on Cogeco’s “The Source”. 
Margaret and her husband, Lane, are retired grape growers and currently live in the Niagara Region.  Margaret is available for speaking engagements, paranormal investigations and private readings. 
Email:  marleeghosts@gmail.com      www.ghostsconference.com

Kevin Davidson

Kevin Davidson

Kevin Davidson's fascination with the paranormal started around the time he was 16 when he lived in a house with activity, after years of dealing with these odd things in my house he was driven to find out the reasonings behind them and through reading, research and more reading he is still trying to find the answers. In 2009 after many years of research Kevin found a local group that was accepting new members, they took him on for a few investigations and he was instantly hooked, when that group disbanded Kevin was determined to keep going so he started his own group called STEPS, St Thomas Elgin Paranormal Society and after a year and half of learning the ropes and logistics of running a group he wanted more from paranormal investigations so he contacted C.H.A.P.S in 2011 and the director Dave Gibb agreed to bring him on as a guest investigator and the rest is history. In the short time that Kevin has been with CHAPS, he has investigated some amazing places, met amazing people and has gained a new family with CHAPS.


CHAPS is the Canadian Haunting and Paranormal Society and are the TAPS family member for Ontario since 2008. In early 2012, Kevin was promoted to lead investigator for the South Western chapter of CHAPS and named proxy director for the team, having worked his way up to these positions has been a humbling experience and Kevin takes everything he does with professionalism and trust. Kevin also develops and builds many pieces of equipment for his team as he feels that being a paranormal investigator doesn't have to cost as much as people think. Kevin also shows people how to build some equipment to help them save money.

In a year and half that Kevin has been with CHAPS, he has conducted over 40 investigations in both Canada and the United States and looks forward to what the future will hold for his group and the field of paranormal investigations.  If you require their help or have any questions you can find them at www.chapsparanormal.ca   Facebook or  kevin@chapsparanormal.ca
Rosemary Evangelista

Rosemary Evangelista

After several years of searching for my path in life, I became the Publisher of Women Empowered Magazine.
It’s been 5 years in developing.  My training course came through experiences in the past;  from working in an ofce to selling a range of products, from makeup to life insurance. I needed these experiences and  challenges to grow the magazine to an international venue.  My greatest joy comes from helping others. On this journey  I discovered that I am worthy, I have value. I share this realization of worthiness by speaking about it through a guided meditation.  I am 62 years old now, and wondered what was left in life for me to accomplish? I learned that you are never too old to start working your passion. When you do someone else’s life is impacted.
Rosemary Evangelista
Publisher, Women Empowered Magazine
Speaker, Discover Your Worth
rosemary@we-magazine.com
www.we-magazine.com
Gordon Ellison

Gordon Ellison

Gordon Ellison is a gifted psychic medium and deep trance channellor, author, ghost hunter and meditation facilitator from Ft. Erie, Ontario.  He communicates with spirits and provides spiritual guidance and counselling.  When in deep trance, he communicates with his spirit guides/Angles known as Samuel and Sacreah among others.  Gordon is of Native descent, Ojibwe of the Temiskaming reservation in Quebec, Notre dam du Nord.  He now lives and works in southern Ontario in the Niagara Region.  Along with his wife, Lezlie, Gordon teaches meditation and psychic development classes in his home. Gordon is available for speaking engagements. He has been a guest on The River, 105.1 FM radio and Giant FM, 91.7 with Paul Wainwright and Rita Carrie on numerous occasions. 

http://www.theguidancewithin.com

Jasmine Gates

Jasmine Gates

Jasmine reads and teaches Playing and Tarot cards relating them to Numerology. Jasmine creates jewellery and artwork incorporating stones and their metaphysical properties as well as greeting and tarot cards. She interprets dreams through colour and details. She is an avid writer of Paranormal Romance, Paranormal Experiences and Ancient History Mysteries.  She has also designed a Tarot Card Deck.  Jasmine is available for speaking engagements on the following subjects:  Tarot Cards, Playing Cards, Dream Analysis and Journaling, Divine Order of Asking the Universe

 www.jasmine4keke.com  Email:  Jasminekeke2@gmail.com

Dale Kelloway

Dale Kelloway

Dale Kelloway is an artist who does intuitive paintings of Spirit Guides and Angel Guides.  Dale has been a practicing artist since 1972, working in many mediums but particularly watercolour, oil and pastel.  She is a graduate of Mohawk College Plastic and Fine Arts Program with a Level IV Certificate.  Dale retired from teaching at Mohawk College, Hamilton and Brantford, after 21 years of service.  She has been a very active member in Central Ontario Art Association and the Brant Visual Arts Guild for many years.  Dale has participated in many juried shows, several two-woman and group shows.  Including Dundas Valley Art Auction, she has been included in the Cactus Festival - Dundas, Arts in May - Hamilton, Pelham Art Festival - Fonthill, Apple Harvest - St. George and Autumn Leaves Studio Tour - Durham.  It has been her pleasure to be a judge at the Paris Fall Fair.
 
In 2001, Dale was featured on the Catalogue for Mohawk College.  Also, the same year, she received an "Award of Appreciation" for her commitment to Continuing Education Students, MCACES.
 
For many years now she has been painting “spirit guides” in pastels, helping people meet those from the other side.  As she works, messages come in and these are recorded.  She has become involved with Psychic Fairs in London, Paris, Orillia, Brantford and surrounding areas.
Also, working in watercolour Dale paints peoples angels. These paintings are quite detailed as symbols and images show up and become  part of the messages from spirit.  www.seeyourguide.com
Dale Kelloway      ~      Artist     ~      Retired Faculty Mohawk College
 

David Labbe

David Labbe

David Labbe is the grandson of people who came to the Niagara area from Quebec, Labrador and Romania during the 1920's. These people were of Innu, Romanian and a sprinkling of Quebec French. It is because of the Innu connection that David began volunteering at The Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre some 18 years ago. This turned into a job as the Pow wow coordinator and he has been there since. 

During David's time there he has been involved with many Elder's, Teacher's and helper's. From these people he has expanded on the knowledge he received from a few members of his family who were willing to talk about these things. He has also attended Brock University in the Bachaelor of Education certificate course in Adult Aboriginal Education and Aboriginal Addiction Counsellor course at George Brown College, and many training sessions through his work.

David is a Pipe Carrier, a Drum Keeper and he sings with the Drum group, O:Niakara from the Niagara area. Because of all the gifts given freely to him, David began giving back to his community and others some twelve years ago. He now feels it is time to open up these avenues to a broader  community and so he offers to those who are in need or who are ready, assistance with the following services; Teachings on the use of the four main Medicines in daily life; Medicine Wheel teachings; Seven Grandfather Teachings; Talking or Sharing Circles for self discovery and the beginnings of healing; Assisted fasts and vision quest; Inipi Lodge ceremony; Pipe ceremony; Calming or clearing of buildings or areas using Native smudge ceremony; Animal totem partnerships and divination; Naming ceremony.

David was given a name by one of his teachers, Alex Kakapshe. His name is Migise Bimise inini, which roughly means Eagle (migise), flies he does (bimise inini). The Eagle being one that Creator listens to & confides in as a messenger and also being one who possesses great vision from the height that he can fly to. This allows Eagle to see all paths and hence to give guidance to those who need it and to commend those who are staying on their path.

David may be contacted at migisebimise@gmail.com or labbedave@hotmail.com  for assistance regarding any of the above services              

Sean Paradis

Sean Paradis

Sean Paradis was born in 1990 and raised in New Hampshire. Sean began researching the paranormal at age 13 as an interest. Later in his teen years Sean continued to research the paranormal, and it grew into a professional hobby. Sean’s specialty in ghost hunting is low tech methods, including using current methods and brainstorming new techniques. 

As a sensitive, Sean is able to receive impressions of the past when visiting haunted locations. The impressions are much like the visual movies that play in our minds when reading books. Sean has said “when describing these impressions, I really do not think about what I am saying. It comes out naturally as if I was telling a story from memory. It just makes sense in my mind, and I tell what I feel.”

Sean’s personal website ishttp://www.facebook.com/l/wAQE1sA5UAQE4H1L5Y0-GMr8wDg0gr_M1GkigI2vJ4OGpDQ/www.SeanParadis.com 

Sean’s published works include:
• Low Tech Ghost Hunting 101
• How to Reach an Organized Research Paradise (And Keep it that Way)

Sean is also the founder and owner of Sleeping Meadows. Established in 2009, Sleeping Meadows is a new age online store currently specializing in pendulums. Sean hopes to expand his inventory to include herbal, jewelry, and more new age products in the future. Sean hand crafts all pendulums. For more details visithttp://www.facebook.com/l/NAQG_p8GAAQFEjbt1BhvSE0lVzcc4NVVumy-wfrGSQo732Q/www.SleepingMeadows.com

Clifford Preston, BCH, CHI

Clifford Preston, BCH, CHI

Cliff Preston is a Professional Channeller of the “Echo” since 1975, Professional Psychic and Public Speaker, Bachelor of Clinical Hypnotherapy, Certified Hypnotherapy Instructor, Member of the Canadian Professional Board of Hypnotherapy.

Radio and TV Personality

 Cliff now teaches the following courses:

 The Keys course, a weekend experience of self-esteem, personal awareness and development of psychic abilities.

 Deep Trance channelling Training. Students are given all the tools needed to develop your own loving  Trance Channelling source.

 Hypnotherapy Practitioner’s Basic Training.

Students qualify as Certified Hypnotherapists, recognized under the Canadian Professional Board of Hypnotherapy. All books and materials included in course fees.

Media Participation:

 Books:   "Cliff Preston Channels The Echo, Vol 1, 2, 3" by Patrick Kehoe; "Channelling"  by Jon Klimo; "Channellers; A New Age Directory" by Robin Weston

Magazine Articles:  Metapsychology Magazine - Philadelphia;  Niagara Magazine - Niagara Falls,, On; The Financial Post  -                             Toronto; Alberta Report -  Edmonton, AB

Newspaper Articles:  Daily Sentinal Review  -  Woodstock On;  Niagara Falls Review - Niagara Falls, On; Toronto Daily Star  -                            Toronto;  The Packet  -  Orillia, On;  Niagara News  -  Welland, On; The Independent -  Grimsby, On; The Lethbridge Herald  -                              Lethbridge, AB; Port Colborne News  - Port Colborne, On ; Caledon Citizen  - Bolton, On; Winnipeg Sun -  Winnipeg, MB; Fort Francis Times -       Fort Francis, On

Radio:  CJRN and  CKEY, Niagara Falls, On;  CHSC, CJQR-FM, CKTB, St. Catharines, On; CKDK, Woodstock, On; CHAY, Barrie, On; CKGL-FM, Kitchener, On; CKAR, Oshawa, On; CKMP, Midland, On; ????  - Lethbridge, AB

Television:   Rogers 10 - Brampton, On; Stoney Creek, On; North York, On; St. Catharines, On

                        ????           - Lethbridge, AB       

Cliff can be reached at   cpreston@becon.org  www.cliffordpreston.com

Bert Richards

Bert Richards

Bert Richards was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The  youngest of four children, he moved to Sarnia, Ontario before his first birthday.  Enjoying a typical suburban upbringing, his exposure to the spiritual world was non-existent until just a few years ago. Living near where he went to college, he has called the nearby town of Dundas home since 1998.
 
Like many, his interest in strange phenomena was sparked by the popular television ghost hunting shows.  Still skeptical, but curious, a commercial ghost walk on a first-date with a sensitive drew him in.  The venue was Old Fort Erie directly across from Buffalo, New York, a site that has the disinction of being Canada's bloodiest battleground.   Always observant and technical, he noticed that only 14 of the 19 tour participants actually completed the brief walk, some leaving in tears.  His photographs taken that night cemented his interest in documenting and experiencing the spiritual, mostly by means of digital photography.
 
Bert's interest in photography started during grade school.  He purchased his first SLR camera, a fully manual model, in 1987.   An advanced-amateur with a love for nature photography, he also worked as a photo-finish technician in the horse racing industry.
 
Being the son of a Royal Canadian Air Force bomb veteran and former POW, Bert has a keen interest in military hauntings.  Now living in an area of Canada that saw many conflicts during the War of 1812, he has investigated Old Fort Niagara, Fort George, Old Fort Erie, and the battlefields at Stoney Creek, Drummond Hill, and Chippawa.  Bert also has a soft spot for U.S. Civil War battlefields such as Gettysburg and Antietam, having investigated both with his friend and mentor John Sabol, noted for his revolutionary ghost excavation approach.  In June 2012 he was invited to present his techniques on long exposure ghost photography at the first annual Ghost Excavation Convention & Congress in Brunswick, Maryland.
 

At the urging of his friends at Beyond Ghosts Parahistorians in western New York, Bert has launched a sister organization, Beyond Ghosts Canada (www.beyondghosts.ca), which will allow sincere investigators to enjoy extended time at locations in very-haunted southern Ontario.
 

Currently employed with the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade, he is a graduate of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario studying business and economics.  He also studied oenology & viticulture at Brock University, and is a senior master winemaker, winning over 270 awards to date.  A devout animal lover, he is also a member of the Royal Canadian Legion.
 
John Sabol

John Sabol

John Sabol is an archaeologist, cultural anthropologist, actor, and “The Ghost Excavator”. He has many years of experience in all of these fields. In each, he has unearthed and engaged the manifestations of past presence that still continue to percolate in the contemporary environment of archaeological sites, in the belief systems of non-Western cultures, in his characters portrayed in film and on TV, and at haunted locations he has investigated.

As an archaeologist, he has unearthed past material remains in excavations and site surveys in England, Mexico, and at various sites in the United States (including Eastern South Dakota, the Tennessee River Valleys, and in Pennsylvania). His anthropological fieldwork includes the studies of “ghosts” and native cultural beliefs in the afterlife among various groups in Mexico (Mixtec, Zapotec, Lacandon, Nahuatl, and Otomi). His acting career includes “ghosting” performances of various characters and scenarios in more than 35 movies, TV shows, and documentaries. He has conducted “ghost excavations” (an archaeological-ethnographic-theatrical approach embodied in the P.O.P. Theory) in England (Winchester), Germany (Frankfort), Mexico (Mexico City), at various sites throughout Pennsylvania (including Gettysburg, Ft. Mifflin, and Eastern State Penitentiary), New York, Virginia, Maryland, and in the cities of Knoxville (Tennessee), San Antonio (Texas), Santa Fe (New Mexico), New Orleans (Louisiana), and at abandoned sites in eastern South Dakota. He has appeared in the A&E TV series, Paranormal State as an investigative consultant.

He has written twelve books. These include: Ghost Excavator (2007), Ghost Culture (2007), Gettysburg Unearthed (2007), Battlefield Hauntscape (2008), The Anthracite Coal Region: The Archaeology of its Haunting Presence (2008), The Politics of Presence:Haunting Performances on the Gettysburg Battlefield (2008), Bodies of Substance,Fragments of Memories:An Archaeological Sensitivity to Ghostly Presence (2009), Phantom Gettysburg (2009),  Digging Deep: An Archaeologist Unearths a Haunted Life (2009), and The Re-Haunting(s) of Gettysburg: Ghost Archaeology and the Multiple Fields of Presence (2010); “The Haunted Theatre: Digging-Deeper into a Life in Ruins” (2011); and “Digging-Up Ghosts” (2011).  He is currently writing four other books on various haunting archaeologies.

His research proposal, “Ghost Excavations” was presented at the University of California, Berkeley, during the TAG (Theoretical Archaeology Group) Conference May 2011.  He will be speaking at various archaeological conferences in the U.S. and abroad on “Ghost Archaeology” as well as lecturing at several paranormal conferences including The Canadian-American Paranormal Convention in Sarnia, Canada at the end of October 2011 where he will also be filming a documentary during that time.

He is the founder and co-director (along with Mary Becker) of T.H.A.T. (The Haunted Archaeological/Anthropological Theatre) Research Center. He specializes in “ghost excavations” on American Civil War battlefields and at historic sites containing multiple layers of cultural and ethnic occupations.

He has a M.A. in Anthropology/Archaeology (University of Tennessee), and a B.A. in Sociology/Anthropology (Bloomsburg University). He has also attended Penn State University, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of the Americas (Cholula, Puebla, Mexico), and has studied theatre and method acting in Mexico City.

He can be reached at cuicospirit@hotmail.com. His IMBd page is www.imdb.com/name/nm1254777/

His websites include: http://mysite.verizon.net/vzeoqapc/ghostexcavator , www.ghostexcavation.com www.myspace.com/ghostexcavator, and is on Facebook.    

VICTOR VIGGIANI, B.A. M.Ed

VICTOR VIGGIANI, B.A. M.Ed

Victor Viggiani is currently the News Director of ZlandCommunications an international news service. His study of anomalous aerial phenomenon, research and analysis of Extraterrestrial issues spans over 30 years. His experience involves UFO sightings report investigation, academic and radio journalism with a primary focus on UFO/ET government Disclosure. Victor has addressed the media and audiences in Sydney and Brisbane Australia, Washington D.C., at the Washington D.C. National Press Club, CBC and CTV Toronto television news programs and at Convocational Hall University of Toronto. Victor is a co-host on the Richard Syrett Show on AM 740 Radio in Toronto.

As a former Principal from Toronto Canada, Victor Viggiani utilizes his extensive speaking and leadership skills to advance the exposure of classified and de-classified government UFO documents to engage mainstream media and the public in the political imperatives and implications of the full acknowledgement and Disclosure by government of the ET/UFO presence now engaging the planet.

  • As a radio journalist in Toronto, Canada, Victor produces audio material, interviews experts on the UFO phenomenon and is a presenter at conferences and private speaking engagements. He has appeared on television and radio in Australia, the United States and Canada.

 

  • Victor has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology and Psychology (York University Toronto Ontario Canada) and a Masters in Educational Administration and Curriculum Development (Brock University St. Catherines Ontario Canada). He serves as a Faculty of Education Advisor at Medaille College in Buffalo New York.

 

  • As a musician and music enthusiast Victor has a comprehensive working knowledge of music eras from the 1950’s through the 1980’s.

Other Notable CV Features:

University of Toronto Lecture Series – Three featured lectures on “Exopolitics – The Emergence of an Extraterrestrial World View” Oct – Nov - Dec 2008.

Victor also lectured and engaged in research in Australia during a sabbatical in 2003, where he presented his research in Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide where he also assisted the Australian Disclosure Project as it began its development and investigation of government UFO files.

Victor was one of the co-ordinators of A Symposium on UFO Disclosure and Planetary Directions at the University of Toronto’s Convocation Hall in September of 2005.

This symposium marked the first time a democratically elected member of a North American cabinet and former minister of national defence has come forward publicly to present his views on this subject. Many in the UFO research community credit this event as being one of the most significant occurrences in the area of Disclosure research.

Extensive on site UFO research includes the American south west in locations such as Area 51, Groom Lake Nevada, Corona NM, Roswell MN, Socorro MN, The Very Large Array NM, White Sands, Los Alamos NLAB and Dulce New Mexico.

Published work includes:

As news director Victor oversees ZlandCommunications, an exclusive Canadian focal-point news service providing international coverage, commentary and the distribution of news and events related to the geo-political implications of UFO/ET Disclosure.

Victor’s committed goal is to promote and facilitate genuine educational experiences for media, politicians, academic and private institutions and the general public about the implications of Disclosure of the Extraterrestrial presence currently engaging the planet.

To contact Victor Viggiani:

e-mail: zland@sympatico.ca | Telephone: (905) 278-1238 |

Web Site: https://sites.google.com/site/zlandcommunications/

 

Nancy Waterfall

Nancy Waterfall

Nancy Waterfall - Will talk publicly for the first time about her Alien 
Abductions and interaction that she became aware of in the early 90's. 
After a conscious experience made it impossible to put into the back of 
her mind as she usually did.   She wants to share with you a video presentation 
that will explain her personal account following which, she would like to take 
questions and hear about any experiences that you may have had. Nancy 
believes that the Niagara area is very active and if this has been 
happening to her it must be happening to others.

Nancy has a deep spiritual background and started meditating at the age 
of 14. Now in her 50's she’s a pretty seasoned veteran of all things 
spiritual and paranormal having dealings in many areas. Having also 
survived through several Near Death Experiences, Nancy talks from the
heart and wants to share the things she's experienced.

Deep Trance Channel, Director/ Consultant
Psychic Phenomena Investigational Consultant
UFO, Alien Experiencer, Consultant & Adviser
Spiritual Journeying for over 30 years
Certified Advanced Seichim Reiki Fifth Facet '98
Certified Deep Trance Channel Course Graduate '98
Certified Reiki Level II '96
Certified Healing Bodywork '96
Keys Seminar - facilitated by Cliff, Linda Preston & the Echo '94
Mind Awareness Course Grad '81
Certified Personal Support Worker - Niagara College '99
Palliative Care Certificate '01
S.A.F.E. Model for PSW '02

http://waterfallsparanormal.blogspot.ca/2006/07/waterfalls-introduction.html
 

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