CPRI Key Personnel
Administration
Founder & Director - Bobbie Atristain
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Specialists
Photographic Analyst - Stephanie Morris
Photographic Analyst - Edward Prichard
Historian - Fredrick Sineath
Animal Cognition Specialist - Melissa Kepley
Folklore and UK Corrspondent
U.K. Researcher - Robert M. Snow
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Founder & Director....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 Minds, Haunted People, 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 a Senior Application Developer for the Commonwealth.
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 - it's called Haunted Minds, Haunted People.
QUOTE:"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
--George Bernard Shaw"
You can email Bobbie at
bobbie@virginiaghosts.com
Historian.....Fredrick 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, and as a Paranormal Investigator with the Central Regional Team in VA.
You can email Freddie at
freddie@virginiaghosts.com.
Photographic Analyst....Stephanie Morris
Stephanie was appointed as the CPRI, Inc Photographic Expert in
2003.
Stephanie was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia and then moved to the Richmond area when she was 3. At age six, she saw a spirit in her bedroom and began reading everything about ghost and hauntings she could find. This incident is what sparked her interest in the Paranormal.
Stephanie is a self employed Professional Photographer. Her love for photography started when she was given a camera for Christmas her sixth grade year. From that point forward she took a camera everywhere she went. Once in high school, Stephanie took all photography classes available, including a two year class in Commercial Photography. In her Senior year she was awarded a scholorship from The Arts Council of Richmond for her achievment in photography and had her photographs displayed at The James Center in Richmond. She went on to Virginia Commonwealth University and majored in Photography with a minor in Art History. Since then she has had her photographs published in national magazines and in CD covers. Stephanie continues to work as a Freelance Photographer.
You can email Stephanie at
stephanie@virginiaghosts.com.
Animal Cognition Specialist.....Melissa Kepley
Melissa was named Animal Cognition Specialist in 2006.
From a very young age Melissa had an inexplicable connection with animals of all species. The pursuit of an explanation for this feeling of connection led her to begin research into the paranormal and parapsychology. She began formally working with animals as a veterinary technician, and broadened her knowledge and skill base to include pet grooming, canine obedience training, biofield therapy, and grief counseling for pet owners mourning the passing of their beloved companions. She returned to school in the year 2000 to earn her B.A. from The College of William and Mary in Comparative Psychology, a field of study that utilizes animal cognition and behavior models to analyze aspects of human behavior. She is also a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through The International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants.
Through her work with CPRI, Melissa hopes to further research the role animals play in detecting paranormal activity, as well as the existence of interspecies communication on a telepathic level. When she is not tending to her business involving healing hypnotherapy in Newport News, she enjoys spending time with her husband Donnie and her four dogs.
You can email Melissa at melissa@virginiaghosts.com
U.K. Investigator.....Robert M. Snow
Mr. Snow joined the CPRI, Inc team in the Summer of 2005.
Robert Snow has had an interest in the paranormal for many years. His appetite for the unexplained and mysterious was gained from his late Grandfather, Dr Richard Clay, a medical practitioner in Wiltshire. Dr Clay had several paranormal experiences himself and being a very methodical mind he recorded them on paper as soon as possible after the incident. He also recorded experiences of his patients that were related to him. Robert is now the owner of Dr Clay’s archives, having inherited them when his Grandfather died in the 1970s, he is always adding to them himself. Robert was until recently the General Secretary of The Ghost Club, the oldest paranormal research organisation in the world, having being founded in 1862.
Robert always looks at reports of supernatural happenings objectively and says that from his experience ninety percent of so called paranormal activity can be explained naturally through careful and objective investigation. However there is about ten percent of these incidents that seem to defy all investigation and just can’t be explained. It is this ten percent that interests Robert Snow.
Robert lives in an old building that is over 250 years old in an isolated village in Dorset in the South West of England. Unfortunately for Robert there are no ghosts in his home, much to his disappointment, or if there are they have not made their presence known to him so far.
Robert is always pleased to receive reports of paranormal activity and happenings to add to his now considerable archives.
You can email Robert at robert@virginiaghosts.com
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