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2013 CREATURE WEEKEND SPEAKERS

Pat Spain

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Pat Spain is a 32 year old wildlife biologist, biotech trainer, TV series presenter and cancer survivor with a passion for adventure.  He’s traveled to the most remote locations on Earth and interacted with many of its strangest creatures as the on-air host for the National Geographic Channel series “Beast Hunter” and the creator and host of his own web-based series “Nature Calls”.   Pat is always enthusiastic for the next great adventure and excited to add to his ever growing list of “things that have bitten or stung him”.  At 30 years old, Pat faced his most difficult challenge when he was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer.  He has since returned to the “wild life” he lead previously and gets strength from sharing his experiences with others.

David Paulides

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Dave Paulides received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of San Francisco, and, has a professional background that includes twenty years in law enforcement and senior executive positions in the technology sector. In 2004 he formed North America Bigfoot Search-NABS (www.nabigfootsearch.com) where his investigative and analytical experience were invaluable in researching Bigfoot/Sasquatch sightings, encounters and behavior. In 2010 The CanAm Missing Project was established with the intent of tracking and developing information on people who have vanished in the wilds of North America. For the last three years David and his team have committed thousands of hours of investigating some of the most disturbing disappearances of North Americans that have ever been documented. Dave is also the author of "The Hoopa Project", "Tribal Bigfoot",  "Missing 411 -Eastern", "Missing 411 - Western" and "Missing 411 - North America and Beyond" .


R. Scott Nelson

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 R. Scott Nelson is a retired U.S. Navy Crypto-Linguist with over 30 years experience in Foreign Language and Linguistics, including the Collection, Transcription, Analysis and Reporting of voice communications.

  He is a two time graduate of the U.S. Navy Crypto-logic Voice Transcription School (Russian and Spanish) and has logged thousands of hours of voice transcription in his target languages as well as in Persian.  He is currently teaching Russian, Spanish, Persian, Philosophy and Comparative Religions at Wentworth College in Missouri.

His pertinent Curriculum Vitae follows:
   
In 2010, published the Sasquatch Phonetic Alphabet and Transcription Standard (S.P.A.).  In 2013, published Revision I of the S.P.A. which includes the Sasquatch Language Recording Syllogism (a philosophical proof for the existence of Sasquatch).

Has conducted six expeditions in the company of Ron Morehead to the original Sierra Camp where the Berry/Morehead Tapes (Sierra Tapes) were recorded.

Fifteen years on the Faculty of Philosophy and Languages at Wentworth College,

Lexington, Missouri; teaching Russian, Persian and Spanish as well as several Philosophy and Religion courses.

Retired U.S. Navy Crypto-logic Technician Interpreter (Crypto-Linguist), worked for Naval Intelligence at the following duty stations:  Naval Security Group Activity (NSGA), Rota, Spain; Naval Security Group Detachment Galeta Island, Panama; NSGA Homestead, Florida; NSGA Edzell, Scotland and aboard the following afloat units:

USS Coronado, USS Belknap, USS Deyo, USS Bigelow, USS Sphynx; serving in the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea and Persian Gulf.

Two time graduate of the Defense Language Institute, Foreign Language Center, Monterey, California (Russian and Spanish).

Two time graduate of the U.S. Navy Crypto-logic Voice Transcription School at Naval Security Group Detachment (NSGD), San Angelo, Texas (Russian and Spanish).

Graduate of U.S. Navy Communications Intelligence Analysis and Reporting School at NSGD, San Angelo, Texas.

Acquired the Persian Language while assigned to afloat platforms in the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf.  These platforms had Persian as their primary target language.

Logged thousands of hours of collection and transcription of voice communications as a Crypto-logic Interpreter for the U.S. Navy.

Ron Morehead (Friday Night Speaking Appearance Only)

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Challenged by skeptics, but time-tested by science, Ron Morehead’s account of the legendary bigfoot brings an exciting report of unsurpassed vocal interaction between humans and modern day giants.  He has produced two CDs and a book, which have actual vocalizations of bigfoot and their attempt to interact with man.

Science has established that these unusual sounds were spontaneous and made at the time of the recordings.  And, a complex language has recently been discovered.  Ron believes they are sentient and, like humans, have cognizance.  His story provides the reader with a unique insight into the nature of these giants.



Billy Willard

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Billy Willard is president of an environmental consulting firm and has an education in environmental science.  He oversees various types of environmental assessment and cleanup projects (e.g., leaking underground petroleum tanks, environmental site assessments, and soil/groundwater remediation) and has been in this profession for over 18 years.  Billy is an OSHA HAZWOPER Supervisor and holds many other credentials.  Billy became interested in the Bigfoot phenomena early in life as a kid after watching such movies as the Legend of Boggy Creek and the Creature From Black Lake.  In 2005, Billy and his son’s Josh and Tim formed Sasquatch Watch of Virginia.  Billy is currently director of Sasquatch Watch of Virginia.

Billy used to host an internet radio program every Monday night on the Blogtalk Radio Network called Sasquatch Watch Radio.  Each week he had guests from around the world that included Bigfoot researchers and eyewitnesses.  The shows are archived and available for listening.  From time to time, Sasquatch Watch Radio will air special edition shows in the future.

Billy has been a speaker at many conferences, those which include the Ohio Bigfoot Conference, the East Coast Bigfoot Conference, the Chautauqua Lake Bigfoot Expo, Cabela’s “Strange, Rare and Unusual Sightings”, Creature Weekend and numerous other events in the State of Virginia.

Billy has investigated many sighting locations and interviewed many eyewitnesses since 2005.  Billy has also logged many hours in field research.

Billy can be reached at www.SasquatchWatch.org, by email at billy.willard@gmail.com, or at the Sasquatch Watch of Virginia Hotline at (703) 445-4287.



Doug Waller

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Working for the Guernsey County Library for over 20 years has given Doug Waller plenty of opportunities to access

and read well over one hundred books on the subject of Bigfoot. Doug became interested in the creatures during the early 70's when the Missouri Monster or "Momo" was covered in newspapers across the country. Doug and a co-worker began to research in January of 2006 and they concentrate their efforts in and around Salt Fork State Park, Guernsey and Coshocton counties. In 2008, Doug and three friends founded the Southeastern Ohio Society for Bigfoot Investigation or "SOSBI". The club has become very popular with an average of 40 or more attending the meetings every other month, with local as well as out-of-state members in attendance. SOSBI is a very active group made up of Bigfoot researchers, investigators, witnesses and others who are just interested in the hairy giant. They have been featured in newspaper articles and TV news stories. Several speaking engagements are scheduled for this year and Mr. Waller will be releasing his first book as well.

Doug lives in Norwich, Ohio with his wife Judy and four cats. He can be reached at dwaller465@gmail.com or on his Facebook page. He can also be reached on the Facebook page of the Southeastern Ohio Society for Bigfoot Investigation.