Members

Billy Willard, CEC, CES Director

Billy Willard is president of an environmental consulting firm and has an education in environmental science. He oversees various types of environmental assessment and cleanup projects (e.g., leaking underground petroleum tanks, environmental site assessments, and soil/groundwater remediation) and has been in this profession for over 18 years. Billy is an OSHA HAZWOPER Supevisor 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's Josh and Tim formed Sasquatch Watch of Virginia. Billy is currently director of Sasquatch Watch of Virginia.
Billy hosts an internet radio program every Tuesday night at 9 pm 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 past shows are archived and available for listening.
Billy has been a speaker at many conferences, those which include the Ohio Bigfoot Conference, the East Coast Bigfoot Conference, the Chautauqua Lake Bigfoot Expo, Cabela's "Strange, Rare and Unusual Sightings", Creature Weekend and numerous other events in the State of Virginia.
Billy has investigated many sighting locations and interviewed many eyewitnesses since 2005. Billy has also logged many hours in field research.
Billy can be reached at www.SasquatchWatch.org, by email at billy.willard@gmail.com, or at the Sasquatch Watch of Virginia Hotline at (703) 445-4287.

Brandon, Co-Director & Investigator

Brandon enjoys hunting, fishing, hiking and is happily married. He works on a poultry and cattle farm and lives in the western part of Rockingham County,Va. He has had some strange experiences that got him really interested in this subject and left him with questions because he knew the wildlife in this area are not capable of doing what he had experienced. He was intrigued as a young teen with the sasquatch/bigfoot subject. Brandon wants to encourage fellow outdoors-men to come forward with reports.

Pete Wilson, Investigator

Pete Wilson hails from Newport News, VA; married with 3 sons and is an avionics Lead with Flight International which is owned by L3 Communications. Pete was born in MI and in the mid 1970's remembers a movie about bigfoot that not only scared him but also peaked his interest. Fast forward to 1989; a co-worker from WA state recounted a story about a family member and this set
everything in motion, including reading John Greens book "Sasquatch: The apes among us", the rest is history. Pete enjoys family time, fishing, hunting, hiking, camping and off-roading which all works well for bigfoot research. Over the years he has found footprints and heard suspected bigfoot vocalizations but an actual visual encounter has eluded him thus far. He enjoys his time out of doors and meeting with fellow researchers as they work together to try and prove the greatest mystery of our time. To contact Pete, go to http://montanabigfoot.weebly.com/

Adam Frye, Investigator

Adam Frye lives in the Shenandoah Valley with the Shenandoah National Park in his backyard. He has spent alot of time deployed with the various battalions of the 116th Infantry Regiment. At home he works for a construction supply company. He spends the rest of his time with his wife and children. He has been interested in Bigfoot ever since watching shows about it on TV around the age of 12. When talking to his neighbor, he was amazed to hear that he had seen one only a mile from his home. His neighbor wasn't sure what it was. Adam printed out some pics of Bigfoot drawings off the internet at school and when he showed him the reaction was "Oh my god...that's what it was!". That was his first Bigfoot investigation. Fast forward ten years and he took a digital camera to the area and he found signs of what he believes to be a latrine area. Alot of the pics can be seen here on the Sasquatch Watch of Virginia photo section. He has continued to find more possible evidence to this day. He has recently purchased a microscope to study hair and has a plan for collecting it. Adam keeps in constant contact with the W.V.B.I.G. He believes that sharing ideas and techniques helps out in this research. In addition he believes that habitualization is the answer in discovering this elusive creature and does not support killing the creature to prove it's existence.

Garry Kendrick, Investigator

Gary lives in southwest Virginia in the mountains of Dickinson County. He has had an interest in Sasquatch since the age of about 12. He has studied this mysterious creature for several years. He's had one sighting of the animal at close range in January 2006, the highlight of his study. He is an experienced outdoors man, hunter, fisherman and survivalist. He is part Native American (Cherokee) and has studied stories of the Native Sasquatch. He is very proud to be Native and holds a lot of faith in the ways of the Native Americans. He is a United States Marine Veteran, he served in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm where he was awarded the Combat action Ribbon. His duties were Basic Hygiene Equipment Operator, and Machine gunner. He has worked Convoy Security and more Patrols than he cares to remember. He has worked for the Virginia Department of Corrections for 14 years reaching the rank of Sergeant. He worked Maximum Security for 4 years and 10 years in Super Maximum Security. While Working for the DOC he has recovered several weapons and other contraband from the inmates, through searches of inmate property and personal searches. He was assaulted several times during this time with no serious personal injuries. He has assisted in mass movement of inmates, control of contraband, health and safety, sight surveillance of large groups of inmates. During his time in the Marines and in the DOC he has developed excellent observation skills and an eye for the unusual or out of place. He has an astute knowledge of the plant and wildlife of Virginia and enjoys his time outdoors. It is his hope to one day prove the reality of the Sasquatch and assist in preservation of the Species and the habitat it has lived in since time immemorial. He leans toward the no kill policy to prevent any harm to this elusive animal.He has been a member of the Sasquatch Watch of Va. since 2008 and has been a part of some of the field work they have done. Garry says, "This group in my opinion is on the cutting edge of modern scientific research on this animal and I feel that this group will someday provide the scientific world with definitive proof of the existence of the Sasquatch without question."

Jason Willard, Investigator

Jason Willard has spent most of his life living in Prince William County. He is an Assistant Manager at a grocery store. In his spare time he enjoys time with his wife Renee and his three precious kids. Jason has always been interested in bigfoot and the unexplained. In October 2008 he had his own encounter in Prince William County which has him really excited. Whenever given the chance he is willing to stay out all night to investigate.

Tom L,

Tom L became interested in the possibility of an uncataloged ape-like creature with friends who enjoy hiking and studying wildlife in the outdoors. He first became interested interested in the phenomenon with a client who has developed into a close friend. Tom feels that the biggest return on this hobby is the opportunity to further enjoy the outdoors with friends.

Charlie P., Investigator

Charlie is a retired police detective with 27 years of investigative experience. Charlie became interested in the Bigfoot phenomenon during the 1979 investigation of the Mount Vernon Monster. Charlie lives in the Haymarket, VA area and loves the outdoors.

J.S. Harrison, Investigator

J. S. Harrison became fascinated with the Sasquatch/Bigfoot Phenomenon at a young age. He is a Native of Southwest Virginia and enjoys hunting & other outdoor activities in his free time. His research in cryptozoology peaked after his sighting of a "Black Panther" several years ago. He also has a great interest in paranormal research and had a hair raising encounter with the "Shadow People" at Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Ky. He holds an Associates Degree in Applied Science.