Team Biographies

Ron Kolek - Executive Director/Lead Investigator

Ron Kolek is the founder and lead investigator of The New England Ghost Project. With a degree in Environmental Science, he was the ultimate skeptic. However, a near death experience changed all that. No longer blinded by his skepticism, he now uses scientific background to seek the truth about the paranormal. In addition to hosting Ghost Chronicles on Ghostvillage Radio and ITunes, he hosts a weekly internet radio show on Toginet.com, and writes monthly paranormal newspaper columns in The Stateline Review and Food and Spirits.

Email Ron at ronk@neghostproject.com

Maureen Wood - Psychic Investigator

Maureen Wood is a fifth generation Psychic/Trance-medium. For as far back as she can remember, she has communicated with the deceased. At the age of fifteen, she was introduced to a woman who studied with Laurie Cabot (official Witch of Salem, Massachusetts). This woman took Maureen under her wing and guided her in ways to not only understand, but also control her gifts. At the age of 15, she served as a medium for adult séances. She has practiced, studied, and instructed metaphysical studies for more than twenty-five years. Maureen has been with the New England Ghost Project since 2001 and has accompanied the group on over 100 investigations.

Email Maureen at maureenw@neghostproject.com

Janet Mancuso-Rucker - Director of Research

Janet is the head librarian at a prestigious high school in New Hampshire. Previously she worked a Truro Medical College as their librarian in Long Island New York.

Janet has her BS in Technical Writing and her Masters degree in Library Science.  Janet has been running the team of researchers for NEGP for 3 years +.  Janet has a great interest in the paranormal and has assisted the investigation team on several investigations.

Email Janet at janetr@neghostproject.com

Clay Rucker - Tech Director

Clay is a Program Manager for a local aerospace lighting company running several engineering development programs in both the commercial and military sectors. He is currently doing aerospace engineering including the disciplines of mechanical, electrical and optical engineering.

Clay holds a BS in Electrical Engineering. Clay has been with NEGP for approximately 2 + years utilizing his engineering skills to run the technology group.

Email Clay at clayr@neghostproject.com

Jim Stonier - EVP Specialist

Jim works at a software company that produces project and task management software. He is responsible for sales, support, and product development and maintenance. He holds both a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering.

Jim joined NEGP in October, 2007. He is responsible for EVP studies and assisting the technology group. He is also a member of the AAEVP (American Association for Electronic Voice Phenomena) where he serves as one of the webmasters for the Big Circle website.

Email Jim at jims@neghostproject.com

Stacylynn Caira - NEGP Case Manager

Stacylynn Caira works for an investment firm in greater Boston as an executive assistant and has been fascinated with the paranormal for as long as she can remember. As a small child and into adulthood, she has experienced many unexplained and paranormal events. Guided by years of personal research, Stacy hopes to use these experiences in educating the general public that there truly is an afterlife...

Email Stacy at stacyc@neghostproject.com

Laura Wooster -NEGP Photographer

Laura is a 1989 graduate of Hallmark Institute of Photography. She is a freelance photographer specializing in event, commercial, and portrait photography. The former group photographer for the Granite State Paranormal, she is also a Certified Reiki practitioner and a student of all things metaphysical.

Email Laura at lauraw@neghostproject.com

Dan "Thermal" Parsons -Thermal Imaging Expert

Dan is 42 years young, has been career firefighter for over 20 years and has held a position of Deputy Fire Chief for 11 of them. Besides looking for things that go “boo” in the night he enjoys astronomy and watching his son compete around New England in swimming. He is also a 1st Lieutenant and Deputy Commander in the Civil Air Patrol, United Sates Air Force auxiliary located at Beverly Airport.  He has been interested in ghost hunting since he was in high school. Finally about 5 years ago he took a class offered by NEGP and got hooked. During this class he happened to mention to Ron that he had access to a thermal imaging camera. Ron asked him to bring it the following night to the Ghost hunting part of his class. As fate would have it he and Ron spent some time chasing a cat spirit around the third floor of this location catching it on the camera and an EMF detector. We have had some good success with this camera at many locations from lighthouses, old military forts to the deep woods chasing Pukwudgies around all night. Email Dan at thermal@neghostproject.com