The Year of The Sasquatch (Conferences)

Speakers at the Chautaqua Lake Bigfoot Expo

Larry Battson

Billy Willard

Billy Willard is president of an environmental consulting firm. He oversees various types of environmental assessment and cleanup projects (e.g., leaking underground petroleum tanks, environmental site assessments, and soil/groundwater remediation). Billy is an OSHA Hazwoper Supervisor and holds many other credentials. Billy became interested in the Bigfoot phenomena early in life as a kid after watching such movies as the Legend of Boggy Creek and the Creature From Black Lake. In 2005, Billy and his son Josh formed Sasquatch Watch of Virginia. Billy is currently vice president of the American Bigfoot Society (ABS), a director for The Alliance of Independent Bigfoot Researchers (AIBR), member of the Northeast Sasquatch Researchers Association (NESRA) and a member of the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society (PBS). In addition, Billy used to host an internet radio program every Monday night at 9pm Eastern on the Blogtalk Radio Network called "Sasquatch Watch Radio". Each week he has guests from around the world that include Bigfoot researchers and eyewitnesses. The shows are archived and available for listening.

Melissa Hovey

Melissa Hovey is a Paralegal and Bigfoot Researcher from Ohio. She is the President of the American Bigfoot Society (ABS). Melissa is also a member of Sasquatch Watch of Virginia, and a former member of the TBRC. Since beginning her research in 2005 Melissa has started her own blog and forum entitled The Search for Bigfoot. In 2007, Melissa began co-hosting Internet radio shows starting with "Let's Talk Bigfoot," then she joined, "The Sasquatch Experience," with Sean Forker in February 2008. In June of 2008 Melissa began co-hosting a new program on Blogtalk radio, with her friend and former TBRC Board Member and Field Researcher Monica Rawlins, called, “The Grey Area.” Melissa was also featured on the all-female expedition episode of the History Channels, “MonsterQuest” titled, “Bigfoot" Season 1.

Steve Kulls

Steve began his quest first in 1998 seeking knowledge from other researchers in the field. Steve firmly believes in a "boots on the ground", methodology of obtaining evidence for or against, evidence regarding the Sasquatch mystery. Steve has had five sightings in the last twelve years and a handful of what he describes as "most likely, close encounters" with the creatures, after initially entering the field quite skeptical. Steve has appeared internationally on television, radio and in print. Steve has appeared on the History Channel's "MonsterQuest" series(Bigfoot in New York) and on the NatGeo Channel's "The Truth Behind" series (The Truth Behind: The Loch Ness Monster). Topic - Evidence - The Devil is in the Details

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This blog will tell you about the Chautaqua Lake Bigfoot Expo, May 6th, 2012. Hope you enjoy it.