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All members must pass a criminal background check through Sterling Volunteers, a third party vendor, every three years.
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TEAM & BOARD MEMBERS
Nelson's first exposure to the paranormal came at a very young age in his childhood home and it forever changed how he viewed the world around him. It wasn't until 2007 that his avid interest saw him joining two other paranormal groups in an effort to seek answers. In 2016, Nelson met Kelly and together they founded The Ghost Guild.
Nelson works in healthcare information technology with a large academic medical center in Chapel Hill. He is originally from Montreal, Canada and speaks French as his first language. He moved to North Carolina in 1991. In his free time he enjoys spending time with his daughter, LEGO, cooking, and drone photography.
Nelson works in healthcare information technology with a large academic medical center in Chapel Hill. He is originally from Montreal, Canada and speaks French as his first language. He moved to North Carolina in 1991. In his free time he enjoys spending time with his daughter, LEGO, cooking, and drone photography.
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Kelly's fascination with the paranormal began with her first ghostly encounter, in the middle of a dark, stormy night, on a quiet, country road in North Carolina, at the age of 16. Since then, she has made it her mission to question the afterlife and seek out possibilities.
Kelly is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Expressive Arts Therapist with a leading public research university located in Raleigh. She is a social advocate and activist, and a lover of the arts. She also enjoys acting, and has been cast in local theatre productions. She considers herself an empath with boundaries who pursues investigations with a healthy amount of skepticism and an open mind.
Kelly is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Expressive Arts Therapist with a leading public research university located in Raleigh. She is a social advocate and activist, and a lover of the arts. She also enjoys acting, and has been cast in local theatre productions. She considers herself an empath with boundaries who pursues investigations with a healthy amount of skepticism and an open mind.
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Tracy grew up on the ghost stories passed from generation to generation in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. As an adult, she's encountered much that is hard to explain. A firm believer in proof and possessing enormous amounts of curiosity, she loves spending hours reading history, science journals, and periodicals to find the facts behind stories. This is her first experience on a paranormal investigation team. Professionally, Tracy is a writer/editor and an experienced data analyst. She loves taking data and turning it into a meaningful narrative. In her spare time, she lives with 4 kids and 2 dogs, volunteers with sustainability efforts, and dances.
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Member Since: Jan. 2020
Role: Writer, Editor, Historical Research Committees: Social Media |
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Devon’s interest in the paranormal was born from her fascination with the unexplained. A storyteller at heart, her favorite tales are the ones without a clear ending. Her background is in video production with a degree in Media Arts from Elon University. It was during this time that she teamed up with the since disbanded National Society of Paranormal Investigation and Research (NSPIR) to document an investigation of the Mordecai House in Raleigh. Now a Raleigh local, you can find her drinking way too much coffee, listening to her favorite paranormal podcasts, or hopping on the Haunted Raleigh Trolley in search of her city’s darkest corners.
Devon is currently trying to save the planet by creating content for a leading environmental news site that spurs people to make fundamental changes that help sustain our environment.
Devon is currently trying to save the planet by creating content for a leading environmental news site that spurs people to make fundamental changes that help sustain our environment.
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Member Since: Apr. 2021
Role: Photo/Videographer Committees: Social Media |
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Kara's interest in the paranormal started at the young age of three after a particularly lucid sleep paralysis episode. Her family was very deeply entrenched in Southern history, and she then spent most of her childhood traipsing around historic sites and homes, often experiencing the sensation that she was not alone. She’s enthusiastic about discovering and sharing the stories of historical places.
Professionally, Kara has spent nearly twenty years helping various arts and culture sector nonprofits reach their goals. She currently serves as Managing and Creative Director for a large nonprofit history museum located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Originally from South Carolina, Kara has lived in Georgia, Tennessee, Utah, and England (while she studied abroad). However, she’s been in North Carolina so long that it feels like her true home state— though she’d gladly relocate to Scotland tomorrow! Kara lives with her two sons and is also a novice photographer and poet.
Professionally, Kara has spent nearly twenty years helping various arts and culture sector nonprofits reach their goals. She currently serves as Managing and Creative Director for a large nonprofit history museum located in Raleigh, North Carolina. Originally from South Carolina, Kara has lived in Georgia, Tennessee, Utah, and England (while she studied abroad). However, she’s been in North Carolina so long that it feels like her true home state— though she’d gladly relocate to Scotland tomorrow! Kara lives with her two sons and is also a novice photographer and poet.
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You’ll find Christina knee-deep in the catacombs of historical research, digging through geological surveys, genealogy of families, and old newspapers. Her background is in anthropology and cultural geography, but her curiosity isn’t limited to those subjects. She fell into the paranormal world as a child, when her mother gifted her books about local ghost legends. As an adult, this interest has gone beyond the pages of books and is now eager to discover the truth behind the stories.
When she isn’t deciphering dusty books written in elaborate cursive handwriting or tracking down boundaries of villages long past, she enjoys lavishing time on her many cats and dogs.
When she isn’t deciphering dusty books written in elaborate cursive handwriting or tracking down boundaries of villages long past, she enjoys lavishing time on her many cats and dogs.
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Member Since: Aug. 2021
Roles: Advisory Board, Historical Research Manager Committees: Social Media |
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Allison’s interest in the paranormal started at an early age due to mysterious conversations with her Grandmother that created more questions than answers. Her strong interest in genealogy and history developed from living in a tiny town on the coast of NC, where the locals clung to their heritage and where she enjoyed hearing stories of shipwrecks, hurricanes, and entire islands that had to be left behind. While she was limited in what she could pursue, her curiosity somehow grew stronger over the years. As an adult, she could finally follow her interest and took a trip to America’s bloodiest battlefield, where history and the paranormal became the same one night— standing in an empty field hearing a battle that happened over a hundred years ago. This ignited a passion that led to studying the metaphysical, paranormal, and anything unexplained. You will likely find her listening to paranormal podcasts or buried in an in-depth conversation of the paranormal online. She loves a good open-minded conversation and is always excited to listen with a positive, pragmatic attitude. She truly enjoys solving a good mystery. After moving to Wake Co., she continues her journey for answers while enjoying the rich history of the area.
Allison is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and works at a large financial institution in the IT department. There she uses her investigative skills to detect malicious acts instead of ghosts. Other hobbies include going to the beach, hiking, collecting crystals and rocks, spending time with her multiple dogs and cats, and watching the Carolina Hurricanes with her husband and teenage son.
Allison is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and works at a large financial institution in the IT department. There she uses her investigative skills to detect malicious acts instead of ghosts. Other hobbies include going to the beach, hiking, collecting crystals and rocks, spending time with her multiple dogs and cats, and watching the Carolina Hurricanes with her husband and teenage son.
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Member Since: Feb. 2023
Roles: Historical Research Associate Committees: TBD |
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CONSULTANTS
Consultants contribute their expertise as needed and might participate in investigations for field work purposes.
Brian is an Archaeologist for the State of North Carolina. He enjoys studying the subtle human traces from long ago activities. He has excavated Nabataean and Roman ruins, examined cultural landscapes around the globe, and analyzed artifacts as old as the Americas but as recent as the roaring 1920s. Dependable for his knowledge of southeastern Native American chipped stone spear points and tools, he also has a natural gift delineating cemeteries when grave markers have long been forgotten.
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Consultant Since: Sept. 2019
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