Regional Director for Roanoke, VA.....Tommy Amos
Tommy was
appointed as the Regional Director for Roanoke, VA area in the Fall of 2001.
He was born and raised in Franklin County, Virginia. Tommy earned his Associate
of Applied Science degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology and
has continued his studies at Old Dominion University. He is married and has
three daughters.
He became interested in the world of the paranormal during his early teens.
After discovering that there are few chances to make a comfortable living in the
paranormal field, his interest took him into the field of electronics, where he
spent twelve years working as a broadcast engineer with Blue Ridge Public
Television in Roanoke, VA. His strong interest in computers has ultimately
culminated in his current career in computer technology with Virginia Western
Community College. He intends to use his background in electronics and computers
to pursue his continued interest in paranormal phenomena.
His personal experiences before becoming a member of the CPRI include
Poltergeist activity, Astral projection, possession and Angelic intervention. He
believes there are intertwining truths between Christian Fundamentalism, Pure
Science and Paranormal Phenomena and he intends to continually search for them.
You can email Tommy at .
Regional Director for North Western, VA.....Ladona Gorham
Ladona was appointed as Regional Director for North Western VA in Fall of 2007.
Ladona became interested in the paranormal at a very young age. Before the age
of 10, she was reading every book about the paranormal she could get her hands
on. She began searching for the answer to that age old question, “Do ghosts
exist?”
She joined CPRI in 2005, very pleased to have found a group of professionals
that approached the question in a scientific manner. She hopes to one day see
paranormal research viewed as a mainstream science.
Ladona was raised, not far away from the Northwest region of Virginia, in
Mineral County, WV. She moved to Virginia in 1991.
She received a Bachelor’s of Science in Education from West Virginia
University, a Master’s in Educational Psychology from the University of
Virginia, and a Post-Master’s Certificate in Educational Leadership from
Virginia Commonwealth University. She currently works in the education field.
Ladona lives in Spotsylvania with her very supportive husband, Jeff and their
Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Wyatt.
You can email ladona at
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Regional Director for the Greater Richmond area,
VA.....Frederick Sineath
Fredrick was appointed the Historian positon in the Winter of 2005.
A native of
Central Virginia, Freddie had his first experiences becoming acclimated to the
sights, sounds and activity of the paranormal as a young child growing up in an
old 1840 era farm house. The house was situated in the middle of a Civil War
battlefield where hordes of artifacts and cannonballs were frequently uncovered
in the yard and gardens.
Spending much of his early life pursuing a career in medicine, attending the
Medical College of Virginia and the Virginia Commonwealth University. However he
turned towards the front line duty for many years in the public safety fields as
a Paramedic, Firefighter, Law Enforcement and in the military as a combat medic,
before settling in other public safety fields.
History has always been his true passion in life also since a young age
pondering over those old relics that he collected. This further lead to
everything from exhaustive detailed research to historical portrayals as a
professional living history interpreter. As a historian he became an avid
researcher, and writer. He was also a common sight giving talks and lectures at
battlefield parks, colleges, schools, and museums. He is frequently called upon
for his expertise to assist collectors and museums with authentication or
identification of various historical artifacts. His collective historical resume
also includes participating in a number of historical based TV and Movie
productions, as both a part time actor, and as a professional historical advisor
to the film industry. He continues to research, write, lecture, participate in
living history programs, as well as a Civil War Reenactor.
Various events occurred that he personally witnessed over the last few years
had rekindled his interest and research in the paranormal. Joining the ranks of
CPRI in 2004 as the organization's resident Historian,a Paranormal Investigator
and now Regional Director of the Central Regional Team in VA.
You can email Freddie at 
Brian was
appointed as Regional Director for NOVA in 2005.
Brian was born in Westmont, Illinois. In 1971 he moved to the Washington DC
metro area. He's been there ever since. After graduation he enrolled in various
art and design classes at Prince George's College. He has been a
telecommunications draftsman since the mid 1980's. He is also an artist - to
pursue his artistic side he does freelance art and design. At an early age Brian
remembers his entire family dealing with paranormal activity in their home.
These experiences with paranormal activity gave Brian a strong interest in the
paranormal. As a result of his curiosity he decided to join CPRI to learn more
from the professionals (a.k.a CPRI, Inc.) about this subject.
Thomas Ginther has
lived in Alton, VA since 1984 and is a native of Wisconsin. He earned a business
degree from a junior collage and works as a plant manager in a plastics
manufacturing plant. Thomas has been a member of MUFON since 1999 and was tested
and approved as a field investigator. He has investigated a number of crop
circles in Virginia for BLT Research and is part of Nancy Talbott’s team of
field workers. He is also a member of the American Society of Dowsers and
recently became a member of the Rhine Association (part of the Rhine Research
Center) Like many people interested in this field he has had many strange and
paranormal experiences through out his life. Thomas also has a strong interest
in the potential of the human mind as it relates to aspects that lie outside the
ordinary bounds of scientific understanding.
Michael was appointed the Regional Director for Eastern VA in 2008.
Michael C. Abess was born and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and currently
resides in Norfolk, having spent the majority of his life in the Hampton Roads
area. He studied Psychology at Francis Marion University in South Carolina and
holds an Associate of Applied Science degree in Legal Studies. An avid student
of theology, Michael is also an ordained minister and holds honorary Doctorates
in Divinity and Metaphysics. Despite that fact, he approaches the field of
paranormal research from a very scientific viewpoint, believing that if
phenomena cannot be explained scientifically yet, it will be eventually.