GRS Members

Paul Adams: I was born in Epsom, Surrey in the UK and grew up in south-west London. I became interested in the paranormal through reading fictional ghost stories as a child. Friends of my parents lived in an early eighteenth century cottage in East Molesey and I visited them many times during the 1970s and 1980s. A cyclical haunting occurred in the house during the month of July and they experienced objects being moved about (on one occasion a parrot in a cage was found to have been moved from one side of a room to the other overnight) as well as the rattling of door knobs. In 1976 aged 10, I visited Sandford Orcas Manor House in Dorset while on holiday. Colonel Claridge and his wife who lived there claimed to have a dozen ghosts in their house and they showed myself and my parents around, pointing out the spots where apparitions had been seen. This really started a serious interest in haunted houses and I began reading as many books as I could find on the subject, particularly ghost guides written by Peter Underwood, who was for over 30 years the President of the Ghost Club. I quickly became fascinated with the case of Borley Rectory, said at one time to be 'the most haunted house in England'. It was a particular honour therefore to work many year later as a co-author with Peter Underwood on an encyclopaedia of the Borley haunting which was published in 2009 as 'The Borley Rectory Companion'. I am very interested in the history of psychical research, particularly cases of haunting but also the history of Spiritualism and mediumship. For two years I sat in a home circle which met to try to develop physical psychic phenomena. It is a great pleasure to be part of the Ghost Research Society and to increase my knowledge of ghosts and haunted places in the USA. Hopefully I will be able to cross the pond and take part in investigations with members of the group in the future. I am the Special Foreign Correspondent of the GRS.

John Cachel: I have been a member of the GRS since 1997 and have recently upgraded to a Lifetime Membership. I am interested in all aspects of the paranormal.

Nancy Guss: They have been members since July 2006 and have always believed in ghosts. Dave seen what he thought was a ghost; once at Lithuanian National Cemetery in 1998 while cleaning the graves of kin buried there. His mother was also a witness. The apparition was in full dress uniform, an officer. He walked up to a grave, saluted, then just walked away. The other encounter was at the Lincoln Theater in Decatur, Illinois with the GRS in October of 2007. The GRS are a great bunch of people and we are proud to be members of this group! Nancy is the Kentucky State Coordinator. Dave died in May of 2012.

Judy Huff Vondersmith: I had originally joined the GRS back in 1991. I helped investigate Bachelor's Grove Cemetery where I took the very famous ghost lady sitting on a tombstone with my 35mm camera loaded with infrared film. I had to leave the group for awhile but rejoined again. I am married and live in Marietta, Georgia.

Mari Huff: I have been interested in the paranormal since I was a child. My maternal grandmother was a practicing psychic, so it was not unusual to have spirits manifest in our childhood home. When I’m not working I enjoy reading about the paranormal and Chicago history. I also love exploring old cemeteries. My first experience with the Ghost Research Society was in the 1990’s, and I’m a returning member. I’m always learning something from Dale and his crew. Glad to be a member.

Dale Kaczmarek: I am the President and Founder of the GRS and have been interested in ghosts since childhood. I have been actively researching the phenomena since 1975 and founded the GRS in 1977. I conduct Excursions Into The Unknown, Inc. haunted bus tours since 1982. I am CEO of GRS Press producing high quality ghost books since 2004 and Executive Producer for GRS Productions. I believe I have seen many ghosts in the 45+ years that I've been involved in this field and have authored six books including, "Windy City Ghosts", "Windy City Ghosts II", "Field Guide to Spirit Photography", "Illuminating the Darkness: The Mystery of Spooklights", "Field Guide to Ghost Hunting Techniques" and "Field Guide to Haunted Highways and Bridges".

Randolph Liebeck: Mr. Liebeck has been a GRS member since 1992. A career law enforcement officer and national security operations specialist with the federal government, he brings a lifetime of skill and experience as a police investigator to the field of paranormal phenomena. I am the New Jersey State Coordinator for the GRS.

Ronald Lovatt: I have been a member of GRS since May 2018. I have been exploring the paranormal for a number of years that started because of interest in the holiday of Halloween. A friend an I one night were reading about the paranormal and we decided to research a few places near were he lived in Plainfield Illinois. There were a few locations in the city of Joliet that we checked out but one place in particular is the place that get me really interested and that was a building that was being used my a religious organization and we could be access too. We went in during the night when no one was there and I had 2 experiences that were amazing. The first was in an office when I went in I felt that some one else was with us and then I saw a shadow shoot past me into another room. I went into that room and the shadow shot past me again and back into the room I was originally in. The other thing was in the basement where I felt a cold spot in the middle of the room that was the spirit of a little girl who died there. Both of those experiences really peaked my interest so i started the hang out in graveyards but could not get access to haunted buildings till I got involved in the group Haunted Rockford. Since then I have also gotten married and my wife (who now shares in this interest) and I have together explored graveyards and also many haunted locations. I look forward to taking the next step in paranormal investigations by learning from this group and becoming a better investigator.

Michael Rosario: After having joined the Society in June of 2017, my interest in the paranormal, as well as the scientific aspect behind it, has peaked significantly throughout the years, because I am learning something new in this field every single day. It is such an extraordinary Society of hard-working colleagues with an abundance of talent expounding credible achievements, and their extraordinary professionalism to seek the existence of the afterlife, and the absolute exploration to find what life is like after we pass onwards to the other side. My background in the paranormal stems all the way back to when I had my very first experience at a very early age. Since then, I have forever been fascinated with the field to the point of doing extensive studying and scientific research about it. The more I researched and investigated the subject the more I became fascinated with this field. I have read works by famous authors in the field including the late-great Richard T. Crowe, Amelia Cotter, Hans Holzer, Troy Taylor, and even Dale Kaczmarek, the current president of the Ghost Research Society. I also have been studying a bit of parapsychology, with works authored by the famously well-known parapsychologist, Dr. William G. Roll. My areas of expertise include strong writing and research skills. On my leisure time, I enjoy listening to Classical music as well as other great performing artists, and viewing the arts as well. I am also a Titanic (Olympic-Class Liner), Airliner, Locomotive, and a dedicated Paranormal and History enthusiast. I currently hold three degrees in law enforcement, and soon will be going back to school for a Doctorate in the same field with prospective plans on becoming a teacher at the community college and university levels. I also have a book in the works that I am trying to self-publish as well. I have known Mr. Kaczmarek, personally, for nearly sixteen years now. I first saw him on a paranormal video pack that I bought many years ago entitled “Ghost Stories,” hosted by the late legendary actor, Patrick MacNee. When I finally met him in person in 2002, I was ecstatic to learn more from him, and eventually taking part in an excursion/tour, and do some real-time public investigative work with one of the best and true authoritative notable figures known nationally and internationally in the paranormal field! To date, I have visited many haunted locations around the United States. I have also worked with many scientific equipment, including Mel Meters, K-II/EMF meters, SLS Cameras, night-vision cameras, IR illuminators, full-spectrum cameras/camcorders, digital cameras, 35mm cameras, Polaroid cameras, laser grids, digital voice recorders, dowsing rods, The Ghost Box, and currently, the Phasma Box, just to name a few. I am also really excited to learn much more about the other equipment the GRS has to offer for prospective investigations, as well as visiting other haunted locations throughout the nation with an objective to further understand this field more in depth, and to get a further understanding of the afterlife, if there is one, and how to properly communicate with those on the other side through variously tested and approved scientific equipment. My role as a member of the GRS team is to assist the president and other team members with investigations, meetings, setting up equipment, gathering and analyzing scientific evidence/data, assisting with interviews, and help write and deliver professional reports on our findings/results to clients. I am currently the Research Assistant, and the group’s Secretary during GRS meetings, either whilst during Zoom sessions or at the GRS Headquarters. When I become a more advanced member, I would not mind teaching/training prospective GRS members the ropes as well. During the past five years being with the Ghost Research Society, it truly has been an exciting adventure, and I look forward to many great years ahead with them!

Nicole Strickland: Nicole Strickland is an educator with a local San Diego school District. She obtained here B.A. degree in Media Arts from the University of Arizona and an M.S. degree in Educational Counseling Pupil Personnel Services Credential from National University. I am a paranormal investigator, author and researcher and has had a life-long interest for the paranormal. She has experienced paranormal phenomena since childhood, which has propelled her to get involved with investigating and researching the field as an adult, Nicole has a lot of experience working with children from various age groups, backgrounds and cultures, which makes her invaluable on paranormal cases involving children. She has authored a number of books including: Haunted Queen of the Seas, Field Guide to Southern California Hauntings and Spirited Queen Mary. Her latest book is entitled, Spirits of Rancho Buena Vista Adobe. She is the Founder, Co-Director and Case Manager of San Diego Paranormal Research Society and is the California State Coordinator for the Ghost Research Society.

Chris Wallbruch: I am a veteran member of the GRS and serve as the group's Corresponding Secretary (a title I also hold in at least four other organizations!) I am a middle school band director in Villa Park and can usually be found sitting on the floor during investigations, muttering to myself as I feverishly fill up notebooks with notes. In my spare time, I am an active volunteer at Cat Guardians and Feral Fixers (a non-for-profit organization promoting TNR in DuPage County) and can often be found at the horse barn riding Buck.

Mark Wallbruch: I serve at the group's Sergeant-At-Arms due to my imposing size and Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. I am an engineering network technician at Comcast and I'm Stan Suho's right-hand man for electronics set-up during investigations. In my spare time, I am an active volunteer at Cat Guardians (a non-for-profit no-kill cat shelter in my home town). I also enjoy photography and I'm an avid traveler.

Sandra Weber: I am relatively inexperienced in the field of paranormal investigation, although I have had my own share of unexplained encounters with "something". I bring to the group my enthusiasm about this great adventure into the realm of the unknown, as well as a healthy dose of skepticism about undocumented claims

Chuck Williams: I have been interested in the paranormal since childhood, but have been actively involved in the field since 2011. As I grow older, I confront my own mortality, beliefs of religion, and is there an afterlife. That is what drew me into this arena. I am a skeptic by nature, and the scientific exploration of this field attracts me. I am an avid researcher; chasing leads for investigations, scouring libraries and picking the brains of local historical societies, delving into the internet, but be warned! Anyone can post to the net, and you have to wade through urban legend, just plain ghost stories, misinformation, and misdirection! Knowing history, and who these people were aids a great deal in knowing who we are looking for, what we can communicate about.