Triangle SkeptiCamp 2025 Speakers
The following speakers are confirmed for Triangle SkeptiCamp 2025. We thank them for helping make this event a success.
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Susan Gerbic
she/her
Affectionately called the Wikipediatrician, Susan Gerbic is the founder of Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia (GSoW), Monterey County Skeptics and is a self-proclaimed skeptical junkie. A Skeptical Inquirer contributor Gerbic is a fellow of CSI and of GWUP and winner of the 2012 In the Trenches award from the Skeptic’s Toolbox and the James Randi Foundation award for 2017. In 2019, the Center for Inquiry awarded her the Balles Award for Critical Thinking and the National Capital Area Skeptics (NCAS) in 2022 awarded her the Philip J. Klass award.
In 2018, Susan founded and manages About Time a non-profit organization focusing on scientific skepticism and activism. While her particular focus has been “Grief Vampires” (psychics), her activism encompasses all areas of skepticism. In 2019 the New York Times featured Gerbic and her Guerilla Skeptics involvement in two psychic stings, one of which captured the psychic reading Facebook pages who was claiming that he was getting the information from the dead. Her stings have rememberable names starting with Operation Bumblebee in 2014 and the most recent Operation Onion Ring. Information about her investigations into Grief Vampires can be found here.
She has published over 170 articles for Skeptical Inquirer which can be accessed on the magazine’s web site.
In 2022 Gerbic became the CFI Ambassador with the goal of growing the community.
You can find out more at AboutTimeProject.org.
Eric Harris 
he/him
Eric Harris is a founding member of Triangle Skeptics. Prior to his retirement he worked as a neuroscientist with academic and industrial experience in research (drug discovery), development (clinical and regulatory) and cutting-edge so-called “alternative medicine” (neurofeedback, “brain training”). His work included experience with FDA interactions, integrated drug development (the interdependence of regulatory, clinical, nonclinical and CMC activities) and clinical trial conduct. Eric’s current interest is in neurofeedback (aka “neurotherapy”) for neurological and psychiatric conditions and meditation.
His professional specialties have included Neuronal plasticity, Drug development, FDA Interactions, Development Plans / Gap Analyses, The “Animal Rule”, Ion channels, Glutamate receptors, Electrophysiology, Hippocampal anatomy and physiology, QEEG, and meditation.
Adrienne Hill
she/her
Adrienne Hill is a retired high school mathematics teacher who fills her time as a Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia editor, board member of Susan Gerbic’s About Time non-profit organization, Skeptic Zone reporter, and co-chair of the Western Canadian Reason Conference (WeCanReason) which is held in Calgary, Canada at the beginning of May each year. She has written articles for AITP Comics, The Skeptic (Australia) and Skeptical Inquirer magazines. In addition, Adrienne is a board member and speaker for the Tourette OCD Alberta Network and a wannabe photographer, capturing one blurry bird picture at a time.
Jon Michael
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Jon Michael is an Investigator of paranormal claims who helps believers examine alleged supernatural phenomena through scientific methodology. Drawing from his background in philosophy and his current role as a Server Engineer, he deconstructs popular ghost hunting practices based on his experience with the North American Paranormal Society and Ghost Guild. His journey from believer to skeptic, including investigations at abandoned sites along the East Coast, uniquely positions him to promote skepticism and scientific reasoning within the paranormal community.
Siesa Shuman
they/them
Siesa was born and raised in North Carolina by two U.S. Army veterans and attended school at Appalachian State University, obtaining a B.A. in Global Studies with a concentration in Middle Eastern Studies. After living abroad, they moved to Montana to begin their career in community work as an Americorps VISTA. After a few years away from home, having been all over the world, it became obvious that The South was truly the best place on Earth and they returned home to continue their passion for empowering communities, advocating for the rights of marginalized folks, and helping people become civically engaged. When not in the office, Siesa is somewhere talking about their cat Marquis Mango Jones.