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Executive Members and BoardPresident....Bobbie Atristain Bobbie founded
CPRI in the Spring of 2000 with the help of Matt Didier of the
the Toronto Ghosts and
Hauntings Research Society.Bobbie and her husband Rick reside in Nottoway County, VA. She is a researcher and writer for the print edition of Ghost! Magazine, Haunted Times Magazine, The UK's Mystery Mag, T.A.P.S. Para Magazine and has even written article for FATE magazine. Her first book entitled Haunted People, Haunted Minds was published in 2006. In early 2005 she was awarded an honorary certificate in Parapsychology from the Southeastern Institute of Parapsychology for her research into the paranormal. She is also a member of the International High I.Q. Society. She earns her keep as an Information Technology Director for a Commonwealth agency. Bobbie's interest in the paranormal began at an early age which prompted her to read anything and everything related to the paranormal and the occult. She spent summers at her grandmother's home in Gretna, Virginia where lots of "unexplainable" events frequently occurred. These events only fueled her interest. Bobbie studied art history and political science at Sweet Briar College where there were plenty of ghost stories. Once she finished college she moved to Lynchburg where she lived in an old house where plenty of unexplainable events occurred. She had the opportunity to utilize her investigative techniques on a daily basis. Since she founded CPRI in May of 2000 she has had the chance to serve as a paranormal consultant for PBS's Things that Go Bump in the Night 2,a Sci Fi series, Fangoria TV, Discovery Kids and for two of the Travel Channel's productions including the World's Most Cursed Places. She has guest starred on the SciFi hit series "Ghost Hunters". She also consulted with L.B. Taylor to give him some ideas for stories to use in his Ghost of Virginia book series. She along with the CPRI, Inc have been covered by such mainstream periodicals as The New York Times, The New York Daily News, The Washington Post, The Roanoke Times, The Richmond Times Dispatch and The Washington Times concerning the paranormal in Virginia. She has also visited numerous "allegedly" haunted locations worldwide including the infamous Woodchester Mansion in England.When she's not conducting paranormal research she is busying either flying an airplane, jumping out of one or piercing people with a foil. Bobbie has FINALLY finished her first book covering her scientific research findings from CPRI, Inc field investigations. She hopes to have it published by the end of 2007. QUOTE:"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where
there is no path and leave a trail." You can email Bobbie at
bobbie@virginiaghosts.com Executive Vice President.....Tommy Amos Tommy was
appointed as the Executive Vice President of CPRI in 2005.
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 tommy@virginiaghosts.comExecutive Board Member.....Frederick SineathFredrick was appointed to the Board in the Summer of 2008.  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 Re-enactor. 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 freddie@virginiaghosts.com.Copyright CPRI, Inc 2000-2008.
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