Speaker Biographies


Michael P. Jones
Cascade Geographic Society, Director
Michael had a dream he made come true by bringing some of Oregon's history into the public eye.  Michael guides all the tours of the Portland Underground (aka Shanghai Tunnels) and is continually researching to update his information.  Everyone who takes the tour enjoys Michael's stories, both historical and paranormal, of the shadowy tunnels.  CGS is also developing a site (also reportedly haunted) along the Barlow Trail (part of the Oregon Trail) near Mt. Hood, in Rhododendron. 
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Catherine Duncan
Trail's End Paranormal Society, Founder & CEO
Catherine is a Certified Paranormal Investigator through Flamel College and Oregon Representative for the American Ghost Society.  Catherine will be celebrating the 3rd anniversary of founding TEPS this November.  Her goal is to take the fear out of paranormal phenomena and help families affected by it.  She encourages TEPS members to learn as much as they can on the paranormal world while developing their natural abilities and pursuing scientific methods for paranormal investigating.  Catherine is an active advocate of preserving historical cemeteries and educating on the proper care and treatment of these open-air museums.  TEPS on-going project is reclaiming Sanders Cemetery, a small, neglected, overgrown and vandalized cemetery in Molalla, just south of TEPS headquarters in Oregon City.  Members are also researching the lives of individuals buried in this garden of souls.  Cascade Geographic Society's Michael Jones knows he can always call on TEPS to help with guided tours of the Portland Underground, dig out new sections of the tunnels, sift through tunnel dirt for artifacts, rebuild historical structures, etc.  Catherine will be welcoming attendees at the Opening Ceremonies.