Our roster of active team members and investigators, and our organization structure.
About The Team Members
GLENN PITCHER
Co-Founder
The late Glenn Pitcher, one of the original founders of Pacific Paranormal Investigations, tragically passed away on March 2, 2009. Glenn served as PPI's President with a great deal of integrity and compassion, and even now moves us and inspires us to strive for continued excellence in our commitment to paranormal research and outreach. Please visit our heartfelt memorial, A Tribute to Glenn Pitcher.
BRIAN MILLERCo-Director / Tech MgrThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Native San Diegan Brian Miller has been investigating paranormal activity since 1980. His investigative approach is influenced by a strong technical background in multiple fields, including security, photography, electronic music/commercial music recording, anthropology, psychology, salvage archaeology and computer sciences. He has worked in a variety of occupations, including gravedigger, aircraft mechanic and hazardous materials emergency response instructor. His aerospace and hazardous materials training introduced him to a range of environmental monitoring devices and the scientific methodology behind their use. |
KARL SHERLOCKCo-Director / Webmaster
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Karl Sherlock's background in logic, critical thinking and rhetoric, along with his amateur interest in science and sound tech, puts his pragmatic approach to paranormal investigating on a more skeptical trajectory. His many personal experiences with the paranormal over the years have led him on the one hand to seek out rational explanations using the scientific method and, on the other hand, to explore philosophical, cultural, psychological, and spiritual causes for paranormal experiences. Karl is an Associate Professor of English and Writing Program Co-Coordinator at a local college in El Cajon, California. |
TIM MOUNTAINCo-Director / ResearchThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Timothy Mountain is a native San Diegan. He has spent the last 25 years actively investigating claims of paranormal activity. A graduate of SDSU with a degree in Environmental Geography and Remote Sensing, he has an extensive knowledge of technology and environmental monitoring devices, and he brings to the group his strong research skills, his sense of humor and his practical common-sense approach to paranormal investigation. Tim's extensive knowledge, practical skills and excellent attitude are sure to help further the success of PPI as Southern California’s premier paranormal investigating group. Tim's hobbies include photography, astronomy, reading, historical research with an emphasis on California and San Diego, historical architecture, home brewing, and travel. |
DEBRA PAGECase Manager / InvestigatorThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Debra's interest in the paranormal derives from her university education in Jungian psychology, parapsychology and the nature of mind. She was a field investigator in UFO related phenomena in Berkeley in the early 1990's. Besides being a retail bookseller in the field of metaphysics, mysticism and world religions, she studied with Purna Das Baul and the Bauls of Bengal, a gypsy minstrel lineage of Sufi/tantric/Vaishnavism pre-dating the 12th century, and was instructed by Hiroshi Myasaki in classical painting. Since 2004, she has been a student of Venerable Lama Gyatso Chodak Nubpa of the Tibetan Nyingma order. All of this academic and real-world experience makes Debra grounded and logical, as well as a capable and compassionate case manager. |
CHERYL BAILEYInvestigatorCheryl Bailey, along with partner Dave Hanson, runs the SDGAP, San Diego Ghost and Paranormal Group, meet-up (SDGAP), San Diego largest paranormal meet-up group founded in 2007. Cheryl's skill sets include her extensive background in event organization, data and statistical gathering, and her long-time experience in the paranormal field. PPI is proud to welcome her to its family of investigators. |
DAVE HANSON
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MARLENE BURKE
Lead InvestigatorMarlene Burke joins us an experienced paranormal investigator and long-standing member of SDGAP (San Diego Ghost and Paranormal). She brings to PPI, not only a solid background in EVP techniques and audio analysis, but years of practical investigative experience as well as professional skill sets invaluable to PPI's outreach. |
THERESA CANNIZZARO
Reserve InvestigatorTheresa is an experienced paranormal investigator who has worked with OC Soulsearchers and investigated dozens of historical sites alleged to be haunted. Theresa's pragmatic approach, skills sets, and medical background as a respiratory therapist make her a resourceful investigator able to boast a diverse skill set. |