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Anthony F. Sanchez is the founder and Chancellor of Ethereal Sciences Academy, an ordained minister, and one of the most recognized independent researchers in the UAP and paranormal field. He holds a BSc in Computer Information Systems and brings over 45 years of programming experience — including software engineering work for Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Acer, Netscape Communications, and 3Com. He is the author of UFO Highway, UFO Nexus, and The Crossing — field research books grounded in firsthand investigation across the American Southwest, including alleged crash sites, witness interviews, and on-site documentation of anomalous phenomena.

Anthony has appeared on GAIA's Beyond Belief with George Noory, Deep Space, The Travel Channel, Discovery+, and Coast to Coast AM — with appearances spanning a decade covering UAP phenomena, paranormal technology, and NHI research. In 2024, he was invited to present at the MUFON International Symposium in Irving, Texas — one of the most prestigious UFO research conferences in the world. He has also been featured in documentary films examining the UFO and underground base phenomenon.

Anthony is the founder of Ghost Hunter Apps — developer of some of the most widely used paranormal investigation software across Windows, Android, iOS, macOS, and Linux — and the creator of LLMCore v1, a deterministic AI platform built on the proprietary Sentinel-21™ pipeline. He holds two USPTO provisional patents (#63/942,408 — EMF spatial visualization, and #63/947,185 — cognitive phase instrumentation) representing the next generation of scientific paranormal instrumentation. ESA was founded as the academic institution this research community has always needed — serious, structured, and built by someone who has spent decades inside the field.

Bill Murphy is a documentary filmmaker, paranormal researcher, and the Lead Scientist on SyFy Network's Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files — the groundbreaking series that brought rigorous scientific methodology to the investigation of viral paranormal footage. Over two seasons and 34+ episodes, Bill applied data-driven analysis, multi-sensor field testing, and controlled replication protocols to some of the most compelling cases ever captured on film. Among them: the Fresno Nightcrawler — the infamous CCTV footage of pale, long-legged figures crossing a front lawn that the show investigated, failed to replicate, and officially declared unexplainable on national television. The episode remains one of the most-referenced moments in modern cryptid research.

Bill has directed and starred in documentaries that push the boundaries between science and the supernatural — including The Stanley Effect (investigating piezoelectric resonance at the Stanley Hotel), The Pearl Experiment (a controlled study in thought-form manifestation), The Queen Mary: A Floating Phenomenon, and The World's Largest Ghost Town (post-Katrina Louisiana). His work has appeared on SyFy, Netflix, Columbia Network, and Google Play. He is a Coast to Coast AM veteran and continues his research through GhostTown.TV, his platform for original paranormal investigation and documentary content.

Bill is currently conducting active research into remote viewing protocols — the controlled, structured practice of perceiving information about distant or unseen targets through non-sensory means. This work connects directly to the methodologies covered in ESA's PS-102: Remote Viewing Protocols course within the School of Parapsychology. As an ESA Adjunct Faculty member, Bill brings the kind of field credibility and scientific rigor that transforms academic study into lived practice.

Saraa Sophia is an onsite field investigator and spiritual medium based in Ontario, Canada, who has been conducting paranormal investigations across some of Canada's most historically active locations — including haunted opera houses, historic cemeteries, and locations that once hosted performances by Gordon Lightfoot and Glenn Gould. From an early age, Saraa demonstrated a natural ability to perceive and communicate with spirits — a capacity she has spent decades developing into a disciplined investigative practice that combines mediumship with technical instrumentation: dowsing rods, EVP recorders, spirit boxes, EMF meters, and custom-built communication portals.

Saraa's approach is defined by a core conviction: every spirit deserves the same dignity and compassion as the living. Her investigations go beyond evidence collection — she actively works to help spirits communicate and, where possible, move on. Her most powerful cases have involved bringing through verifiable messages for grieving families under witnessed conditions. She teaches field technique — dowsing rod use, EMF interpretation, spirit box protocols, and evidence debunking — with the same methodological care that defines the best investigators in the field. As a Team GHA member, Saraa has integrated Ghost Hunter Apps technology into her investigations, demonstrating its capability in real-world, active locations.

Saraa documents her investigations across YouTube, TikTok, and Facebook under Keeping Up With Spirits Paranormal (KUWS). Her content brings the realities of serious field investigation to a growing global audience — and is among the most authentic documentation of active paranormal research available today.