We are thankful for all the ghost hunting friends we have made over the years
About Us-Lisa & Nicole
Lisa Krick
Lisa teamed up with Nicole for an EVP session years ago and got fabulous results, and the two have been a team ever since!
Lisa has been experiencing the paranormal her entire life, beginning with her grandparent's house when she was a small child.
Lisa was born on June 18th in beautiful Beech Grove, Indiana. As a Southsider, she grew up hearing stories of the Hannah House, Central State Hospital, Stepp Cemetery, The House of Blue Lights, and many other Hoosier haunted tales. She studied criminal justice at IUPUI in Indianapolis.
When she's not reading about serial killers or investigating the paranormal, Lisa spends her time with her beautiful dog, acting in films, and traveling around the country.
Nicole Tito
Nicole enjoys performing EVP sessions at various locations with fellow teammate, Lisa Krick. Nicole has been a keen believer of the paranormal for her entire life reading many books regarding the paranormal. Throughout her undergraduate career, she encountered many mysterious hauntings at Benedictine University with her dorm facing the on campus graveyard!
Nicole was born on March 25th in the lovely and haunted city of Chicago. She grew up on the Southside of Chicago surrounded by many ghost stories, especially the infamous Resurrection Mary and Bachelor's Grove tales. She pursued an undergraduate degree at the haunted Benedictine University earning a major in biology and a minor in psychology. From there, she went on to Northwestern University obtaining her doctorate in physical therapy and then her MBA and now PMP.
She spends her time with her two wonderful kids and husband and looks forward to investigating more and more places in the future!
American Spectral Society Team
Al Grajek
Al grew up on the Southwest Side of Chicago near the city's largest concentration of cemeteries, including the infamous Bachelor's Grove location. Al's present work involves transportation and working with the Illinois State Highway system.
Al has been in the paranormal field for well over a decade, but still remains a skeptic at this time making him an excellent balance while investigating various places.
Al is very interested in exploring new places and researching ghostly tales. He likes to work on expanding and improving his current ghost equipment.
Jim Williams
Jim was born on the Southside of Chicago, a city that runs deep with the stories of the paranormal. After Jim graduated high school, he joined the Marine Crops and traveled the world hearing local stories of haunted locations. Some locations he was able to investigate and found strange things taking place.
Jim has always felt a connection to the paranormal world and has had some experiences that he cannot explain with logic and science. He would consider himself a skeptic believer. Jim's goal is to continue to find definitive proof that there is a world beyond our own.
When Jim is not investigating, he is an operating engineer, a National Guardsman, a volunteer firefighter, and a firearms instructor.
Joey Tito
Joey Tito, co-founder of the American Spectral Society, was born and raised in the haunted city of Chicago, which led to his lifelong fascination with ghosts and hauntings. He began actively pursuing the paranormal with an open mind since 2006 and became a member of the Ghost Research Society (GRS) in 2007. He has authored a book and produced documentaries on ghosts with the thought of sharing some of his experiences with the world.
When he is not in the pursuit of the unknown, you can find him at the gym putting in work! He looks forward to the countless hours of research and investigations in the company of great friends, with the hope of unveiling what lies beyond death's door.
Jim Graczyk
Jim Gracyzk, co-founder and research guru for American Spectral Society. He was born and raised in Chicago and throughout his whole life has been fascinated with local neighborhood tales, strange stories, especially those with the promise of ghosts and the supernatural. He became an Eagle Scout on 11/10/82. He served as Research Assistant with the Chicago-based Ghost Research Society since 1997. He currently resides in the Southwest suburbs of Chicago with his daughter.
Check out his website and books at: www.ghostguides.com
Lou Hovanes
Growing up, Lou has been fascinated with the history of Chicago and its ghost stories. He is always reading books and articles about ghosts, the supernatural, and equipment to find them. He is very well-versed in technical matters and assists in setting up cameras and equipment during investigations.
Sherry Stednitz
Sherry was born and raised on the Southwest Side of Chicago until her sophomore year of high school, at which time she moved to the Western suburbs and currently resides. Ever since she was a child, she has had occasional clairaudient and clairsentient experiences. As she grew older, she became less frightened of this information and began to share whatever she learned from these occurrences with her husband. These experiences along with a paranormal experience in her Brookfield home, impelled her to delve further into the exploration of the paranormal. She thoroughly enjoys the company of the members of this team and looks forward to future investigations together.
Mark Stednitz
Mark considers himself an objective believer in the paranormal. Before he met his wife, he would have defined himself as an open-minded skeptic of the paranormal and all things related. After hearing his wife predict some events over the years that were clearly unexplainable, along with the experiences that he has had on some investigations, he is now not only a believer in ESP and of the paranormal, but also intrigued and interested in learning more about them.
Craig Telesha
Craig has been in the paranormal community for quite some time. He has expert knowledge on all things technical and brings a great perspective on ghost investigations. Currently, Craig has created the P.R.I.C. device in 2022, which we hope will bring a lot more audio evidence on future investigations. Craig lives in Pennsylvania with his cute dog, Bristol.
Joe Tito
Big Joe has been intrigued by the possibly of ghosts and the afterlife for his entire life. He lives on the Southside of Chicago where he was born and raised. He enjoys learning about the history of haunted locations and then tries to relate it to the supposed hauntings that occur there. He enjoys the company of this team and looks forward to future investigations.