Meet the EPIC Members
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Members
Arthur Matos, Founder & Director | E-Mail
Arthur was born & raised in New York, where as a child he held a diverse interest and fascination for the unexplained and uncanny. He would watch such TV favorites as, The Addams Family and The Ghost & Mrs. Muir for entertainment. Throughout his early teens he became interested in the macabre and occult, where he would spend hours reading and researching the Salem witch trials, voodoo, mysticism, and ghosts. He started watching more informative shows such as, In Search of… and documentaries based on unexplained phenomena. As Arthur reached adulthood he developed a serious interest in Physics, Biology, anthropology and the science of Parapsychology. Although not formally trained in the degree of Parapsychology, he spent many years self-studying and educating himself on such subjects as religious artifacts, demonology, possession, hauntings, paranormal phenomena, and a basic understanding of the scientific studies held in Parapsychology. He spent 11 months in the Dominican Republic where he did research on Santeria and voodoo religions. His erudition on these subjects has made him a well respected Para-Researcher and Investigator in the paranormal field.
Arthur has spent the last 16 years researching and studying unexplained phenomena and has diverse understanding of the theories of aspects of the paranormal field. He focuses much of his time doing research and experimenting using scientific methods and experimental techniques in paranormal research and investigation. Such experiments include research on devices such as an ISF (Infra-Sonic Frequencies) controller, a device which controls the level of sound waves. For more information regarding this experiment please contact Arthur’s email. This is one of many research tools that Arthur has been surveying.
After spending many years studying and researching paranormal phenomena, he decided to make his dream become a reality as a Professional Para-Researcher & Investigator. In May of 2006 he became the sole creator & founder of EPIC-Eastern Paranormal Investigation Center, a scientific paranormal research organization based on Staten Island, New York. He used his extensive knowledge on theories, aspects and principals based on ethereal phenomenon, free consciousness, the basis of hauntings, object displacement and manifestations to create a group whose main goal is to focus on helping families in need who may be experiencing unexplained phenomena and have no one else to turn to. All his years invested in researching, studying and investigating the paranormal has made him a professional Para-Researcher and a well-respected lecturer.
Arthur has been featured in local newspapers, main stream publications, and online broadcasts, such as NY Metro, The Village Voice, The New York Daily News, The Staten Island Advance, and the very well accredited New York Times. He has also been interviewed by local, regional, and International media outlets such as NY1 News, NBC News, and RAI Italian News Network. He has also appeared as a guest on radio broadcasts such as, Night People on WFMU 91.1, as well as interviewed on WSIA 88.9 FM CSI radio.
When Arthur isn’t researching the paranormal or investigating new claims of hauntings, he enjoys spending quality time with his Fiancée, spending time down the shore, taking relaxing walks, and just taking it easy. He also enjoys cooking and is an accomplished cook in ethnic cuisine. His hobbies range from collecting paranormal research memorabilia and literature, to collecting vintage action & sci-fi toys from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s.
Jennifer Farrell, Co-Director, & IT/Tech Manager | E-Mail
Jennifer a current resident of Staten Island, NY was born and raised in Edison, NJ. Throughout her youth she has had an interest and fascination on strange and unexplained phenomena. Being raised in a family of academic achievers, her Father having a PhD in education, her brother a degree in engineering, and her sister a PhD in Psychology, makes Jennifer herself inherent to having traits as she is analytical and technologically gifted.
Jennifer’s scientific interest in the paranormal stems from the variety of books she had read on such diversified subjects as ESP and Ghost phenomena. In her search she then came across Arthur Matos, a seasoned Para-researcher and investigator in the field. Arthur being the founder & director of EPIC sat with Jennifer as they discussed their theories, beliefs, and ideas on the subject. They both soon hit it off and he offered her a position to run the administrative side of the Team. Essentially after some time and critical changes within team structure, she became his right hand.
Jennifer has a CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Certification and is the Network Administrator for a special Ed school. She handles all aspects of technical issues which occur at the facility. This being her area of expertise makes her extremely qualified as the Webmaster & IT-Technical advisor for the Team. Being in the technical field makes Jen an exceptional researcher who can rapidly reference data and information. Jen hopes to assist EPIC in reaching it’s goals of educating, counseling, and helping individuals and families who contact us and claim to be experiencing paranormal phenomena.
Chris Cafiero, Investigator | E-Mail
Chris currently resides in Bethpage, Long Island with his wife and kids. As a young child he had experiences which he considered paranormal in nature. This led him on a path of a lifelong curiosity about the paranormal and ghosts. He recalls, as a child, going to the local library and looking through books with photos of “supposed” ghosts, wanting to know if they were real or not. As an adult, with a more rational mind, he started to look for answers based on scientific research and analysis and dedicated serious research time in learning all he could about the paranormal. He was even thinking of starting his own scientific based paranormal research and investigative team. He was looking for a group that was serious minded and scientifically based and who made it their primary goal to help families in need.
Chris’s goal is simple, and just like EPIC, his main reason for entering the Para-Research field is to focus on residential cases. Chris’s experiences as a child and his feelings of being afraid, alone and helpless has made him focus on helping families, especially children, who have no one else to turn to. He aims to help find the causes of unexplained phenomena and help find rational explanations. He’s often said that he wishes there were groups like EPIC around when he was a child. Chris enjoys detective work of any kind; seeking rationality through simplicity is his motto, while using Occam’s razor as the backbone for most investigating. He brings a refreshing open mind and a scientific and analytical approach to EPIC.
Jolene Povitch, Investigator | E-Mail
Jolene was born and raised in Brooklyn NY until at the age of 14, her parents decided to move to Staten Island, NY, where she no currently resides. When she was a young child still in Brooklyn, she had her own life altering paranormal experience which could not be explained. This started her on a course of a long standing fascination with the paranormal. As she grew older, she wanted to look for answers to help explain her experiences as a child, so she started researching all she could in the field of Paranormal Investigation. She was seeking to connect with other likeminded individuals who used science and analysis in finding explanations to unexplained phenomena. She comes from a religious background which has made her very aware of the importance of self-empowerment. She educates families, who may be experiencing paranormal phenomena in their lives, on the application of empowerment in dealing with such phenomena.
Having an in-depth interest in working in the Psychology field, Jolene has a fascination and scientific interest in such disorders as schizophrenia, dementia, and other psychological and or physiological disorders of the human brain. Jolene offers an analytical, level headed, strong willed and detail oriented mind as an asset to the EPIC team.
Collete Povitch, Investigator | E-Mail
Collette was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. As a young adult her family moved to Staten Island, where she currently still resides. As a high school student she excelled in science where her interests ran from the enigmas of outer space to the tantalizing beauty of inner space where she has always marveled at the greatness of the ocean depths. She has always been fascinated and intrigued by mysteries, and she would spend hours researching all types of “folklore” and “urban legends.” These eventually led her to develop a passion for the supernatural and paranormal.
Having been a science major in high school, she used her analytical, inquisitive and investigative mind to try and seek answers to unexplained phenomena. She spent her free time investigating cemeteries, abandoned buildings, and anywhere that claimed to have “activity.” Unsure of how to research and investigate in the true scientific fashion, made her reach out to Paranormal Groups in hopes of being trained in the proper methods of collecting field data. She wanted to find a group that would advise, train, and educate her on the proper research and investigative methods. She has a strong passion for self-education, researching and reading about the paranormal and mysteries. She considers finding clues, recreating events, and debunking the mystery of the literary works which she has read, important mental exercises for the analytical and inquisitive mind which she brings to the EPIC Team.
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