Get To Know All The Sage Speakers

 Aaron Sagers is a TV personality, journalist, author, globetrotter, and Paranormal Pop Culture expert. For more than a decade, he has professionally covered the topic of paranormal entertainment. You may have seen him talking ghosts, zombies, aliens, cryptids, and more on: 

The Today Show; as Host/Executive Producer/Co-Creator of Travel Channel’s Paranormal Paparazzi — based on his popular news site, ParanormalPopCulture.com — and Travel Channel’s Paranormal Challenge; as host of TLC’s Paranormal Lockdown: Evidence Revealed; on TruTV’s Super Into (with Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul); on Syfy as host of Syfy’s Being Human aftershow, creator/host of “The Science of Fear,” and segment host on The Winchester Mystery House Tour (connected to the Winchester horror film). He has explored vampires for the "Travels With Dracula" travel show in Transylvania (with Bram Stoker's direct descendant) -- which led to him returning to Romania for his "Vlad vs. Vlad" segments with Luke Evans to support Universal Home Entertainment's "Dracula Untold". Sagers has also worked with zombie master George A. Romero, and was turned into a "The Walking Dead" Walker by effects guru Greg Nicotero.

As a paranormal historian and journalist, Sagers has appeared on global media outlets such as Japan’s Fuji TV, Germany’s Bild, Australia’s NewsCorp, UK’s BBC, Europe’s RTL — and Huffington Post Live, Fusion, ABC, and NPR in the States. Along with a decade of experience as a journalist and syndicated columnist for MSNBC.com, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, Philadelphia Inquirer, Miami Herald, and more, Sagers has been profiled in The Hollywood Reporter, is author of "Paranormal Pop Culture: Rambling and Shambling Through the Entertainment of the Unexplained" and contributing author to academic journals on the topic of paranormal, and to The Psychology of Doctor Who.

As a live event host, and speaker, he has worked with the teams from Ghost Hunters, Ghost Adventures, Paranormal State, and more at events such as varied events such as San Diego Comic-Con, New York Comic Con, Roswell UFO Festival, and the International UFO Congress.

Sagers currently appears as a host and Editor At Large for Syfy. He resides in New York City, and his (allegedly) haunted home away from home is Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. Follow his adventures on Twitter and Instagram @AaronSagers. ​

​(APPEARING AT SAGE PARACON ONLINE 2021 & SAGE PARACON UK 2022)

 Greg Lawson has traveled to over 40 countries visiting some of Earth's strangest sites and conducting his own investigation of their paranormal histories. Greg is a 26-year law enforcement officer, professional investigator, police academy instructor, college educator, and former expert witness for investigative procedures.  He also researches and investigates human paranormal experiences and locations known for spiritual or unusual activity. He has authored two books on the subject and specializes in providing alternative perspectives to explain human experience. 

Greg is also a 10-year military veteran with the US Army, Navy, and Air Force, (...yes you can do that...) and is currently a lake patrol and underwater recovery team sergeant in Central Texas. He uses the thousands of hours of training he has received through his profession and his experience as a detective along with his Masters Degree in Education to study paranormal human experience,and physical anomalies.

With deployments to Central America, Europe, Northern Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and two Western Pacific sea deployments, Greg is a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and holds an honorary Admiral commission in the Texas Navy.

Greg received his bachelors degree in applies arts and sciences and his master's degree in education, specializing in complex adaptive human systems. He is a proud alumni of Texas State University. ​

​(APPEARING AT SAGE PARACON USA 2021 & SAGE PARACON UK 2022)

 Jeff Belanger is an author, adventurer, and one of the most visible paranormal researchers today. He’s the Emmy-nominated host, writer, and producer of the New England Legends series which debuted on PBS in October of 2013, and the weekly New England Legends Podcast.

Since 1997, this journalist has interviewed thousands of eyewitnesses to paranormal occurrences. He’s the ultimate insider and knows how to connect with people from all walks of life when it comes to the unexplained.

He is the author of over a dozen books on the paranormal (published in six languages) including the best sellers: The World's Most Haunted Places, Weird Massachusetts, Our Haunted Lives, and Who's Haunting the White House? (for children). He's the founder of Ghostvillage.com, the Web's most popular paranormal destination according to Google, and a noted speaker and media personality. In January of 2014, he was asked to give a prestigious TEDx talk in New York City.

 Jeff Belanger is an author, adventurer, and one of the most visible paranormal researchers today. He’s the Emmy-nominated host, writer, and producer of the New England Legends series which debuted on PBS in October of 2013, and the weekly New England Legends Podcast.
Numerous television series including Ghost Adventures, Paranormal Challenge, and Aftershocks on the Travel Channel. He's been a guest on hundreds of radio and television programs including: The History Channel, The Travel Channel, Biography Channel, Reelz, PBS, NECN, Living TV (UK), Sunrise 7 (Australia), The Maury Show, The CBS News Early Show, CBS Sunday Morning, FOX, NBC, ABC, and CBS affiliates, National Public Radio, The BBC, Darkness Radio, Australian Radio Network, and Coast to Coast AM.

Additionally, Belanger is a Sandy Hook Elementary School alumni who served on the Board of Directors of the Newtown Memorial Fund, Inc.--a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a long-term fund to provide support to those affected by the tragedy, a memorial to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, and to establish academic scholarships in the victims' names for generations of Newtown students to come. He holds a B.A. from Hofstra University, and currently haunts Massachusetts.

​(APPEARING AT SAGE PARACON UK 2022) 

Corrine Gretton-West is a full-time event, portrait and unit stills photographer with almost 10 years in the photographic industry. She is qualified with a first-class honors degree in Photography from the University of Northampton and is currently working on her master's degree in documentary photography and photojournalism at the University of the Arts London.

Corrine has worked on shows such as 'Most Terrifying Places' on the Travel Channel  and 'In Search Of The Paranormal' for Ickonic Alternative Media, and has photographed various paranormal teams around the UK.

As well as trading as a professional photographer, Corrine has also been a paranormal researcher for several years, investigating locations around the UK and overseas. With her knowledge as a professional photographer and paranormal researcher, she brings her two worlds together and has become known as The Paranormal Photographer. She helps others analyze photographs of acclaimed apparitions and does extensive research to attempt to recreate and validate spirit captures. 

www.facebook.com/theparanormalphotographer
www.twitter.com/corrinegwest
www.instagram.com/corrinewestmedia
www.instagram.com/officialparanormalphotographer​

​​(APPEARING AT SAGE PARACON UK 2022)

Richard Estep has been a paranormal investigator for the past 25 years, researching claims of paranormal activity on both sides of the Atlantic. He is the author of fourteen books, on subjects such as ghosts, hauntings, UFOs, breaking into publishing, and serial killers; several more are in the pipeline. Richard’s work appears in the TV shows Haunted Case Files, Paranormal 911, Haunted Hospitals, and Paranormal Investigators. 

He writes a regular column for Haunted Magazine. Richard lives in Colorado, USA, with his wife, cats, dog, and far too much Lego.​

 ​(APPEARING AT SAGE PARACON USA 2021 & SAGE PARACON UK 2022) 

 Nikki Folsom is an independent author whose fascination with the paranormal began early. She saw her first apparition at the young age of five. Strange experiences continued throughout her journey into adulthood. With limited resources and a new family, Nikki attempted to ignore the unexplainable activities and force herself into a “normal” reality.

Her reality shifted quickly when her daughters began witnessing frightening occurrences of their own. Conflicted, she found herself with one of two choices - continue to pretend this activity wasn't occurring or facing it head-on. 

After twenty-seven unfulfilling years in corporate America and an intense curiosity in the paranormal, she made the decision to chase her dreams by diving headfirst into the world of writing.

When she began volunteering at a haunted theater in 2009, she realized the historic location would be the perfect subject for her first publication. For months, Nikki invested time in researching and writing her first book, The Haunted Harlequin. Now that the book has been released, she plans to continue investigating, researching, and writing about other haunted locations from around the globe.

Nikki was born in south-central Pennsylvania. After a brief stop in Florida and Illinois, she now calls Texas home. Nikki lives in San Antonio with her husband, daughter, and sweet canine boy. When she’s not writing, Nikki enjoys reading, traveling, photography, theatre, and spending time with family and friends. She loves hearing ghost stories from her readers through email, social media, and at appearances.

To find out more about Nikki, her books, and her appearances, visit her website at www.thehauntedharlequin.com

(APPEARING AT SAGE PARACON UK 2022)

 Robert Murch is the world’s foremost collector, historian, and expert on Ouija and Talking Boards and serves as the “Chairman of the Board” for the Talking Board Historical Society which he founded. His bizarre relationship with Ouija began after watching the movie Witchboard in 1986, a century after the talking board made its debut. Murch purchased his first antique Ouija board in 1992, and became obsessed with unraveling the mystery of its origins. Since then he’s devoted his life to researching the history of the Ouija board and its founders, with Murch often traveling the world to track down descendants of all those involved with the introduction of the mystifying oracle.

Murch showcases his research and knowledge on his websites 

robertmurch.com and williamfuld.com, having collaborated with Hasbro, Winning Moves, USAopoly, TCG Toys, and ToyCo (producers of the Ouija board today), the National Archives, the Library of Congress, and on various films including Ouija, Ouija: Origin of Evil, Ghost Team, Inherent Vice, What Lies Beneath, Sugar & Spice, and Drive-Thru. 

He’s also consulted on or appeared in numerous TV programs featuring Ouija, including Fox’s The Exorcist, Investigation Discovery’s True Nightmares, UKTV W’s Celebrity Haunted Hotel Live, Destination America’s Exorcism: Live!, Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures and Mysteries at the Museum, TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles, A&E’s Storage Wars and Paranormal State, Showtime’s Bullshit!, Smithsonian Channel’s My Million Dollar Invention, HGTV’s Who’s Lived in my House?, CBS Sunday Morning, and 30 Odd Minutes. Numerous periodicals including the Smithsonian Magazine, TIME Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, the Baltimore Sun, and Inventors Digest consulted Murch for popular articles on Ouija boards and featured him and his research on the topic while Reddit tapped him to host an IAmA on all things Ouija.

Murch is a returning guest on Coast to Coast AM and an accomplished international lecturer, speaking at museums and conferences around the world. He was named guest curator of the Baltimore Museum of Industry's groundbreaking Ouija exhibit Let the Spirit Move You, often collaborates with the Strong – The National Museum of Play, and through the Talking Board Historical Society, organized OuijaCon 2015 which celebrated Ouija’s 125th Anniversary with the city of Baltimore. Murch is currently collaborating with Brandon Hodge to create a book on the definitive history of spirit communication. Ever the pioneer, Murch was one of the first same-sex couples legally married in the United States and lives with his husband, Gary Halteman, in Denver, Colorado. What’s next for Murch? You’ll just have to ask the Ouija board! For more information, please visit the Talking Board Historical Society.

​(APPEARING AT SAGE PARACON UK 2022)

 Whether the theme is FEMA camps, fluoride in drinking water, UFO cover-ups, aliens living among us, psychic protection, hauntings, or your mental health & the paranormal, Frank provides his audience with insight into their own unique experiences and potential dangers.
Frank Cinelli, Jr. Ph.D. has been practicing alternative medicine for almost 20 years; he is the owner of the Vitamin Pharmacy. In his practice, he uses bioenergetic testing along with laser and light therapies. He has a Ph.D. in Biotechnology and certificates in the Bio Stress Technique, Intracellular Communication, Bioset, Reiki, and other types of energy work.
He writes healthy hunts for the TAPS Paramagazine and is “Ask Dr. Spectre” for www.paranormalpopculture.com.
Frank has a lifelong obsession with the paranormal and has been investigating and researching since 1984. He also happens to be a member of the ‘Ghost Detectives’. ​
(APPEARING AT SAGE PARACON UK 2021) 

 ​MJ Dickson is a Paranormal Investigator, Psychic Medium, Writer, Paranormal Television Producer, and Director, based in Warwickshire, UK. 

She is known for her work as the co-host on Sky Pick TVs hit paranormal show - ‘Paranormal Captured’ and has worked on shows such as ‘Most Terrifying Places’, ‘Paranormal Lockdown’, ‘Hotel Paranormal’, and ‘In Search Of The Paranormal’, as well as other popular shows and documentaries. 

Her experiences with the paranormal began at a young age and she soon realized that she had inherited her mothers’ psychic abilities. Paired with her military father’s penchant for logic, MJ found that this unusual combination of psychic and sceptic lent itself perfectly to becoming a successful paranormal investigator. Those skills came in handy when she suspected she was living in a haunted house and wanted answers. 

With over 12 years of experience in the paranormal field, MJ has investigated hundreds of locations worldwide. Her research has taken her from the UK, USA, and Europe to places such as South Africa and Zimbabwe, in search of all things strange. 

MJ lectures at paranormal conventions around the world, teaching others the risks involved and the basics of investigating as well as a wide range of other topics, a popular Paracon lecturer. Due to her professionalism and the level of evidence she was able to document, Dickson is recognized as one of the top female investigators within the field worldwide. 

In 2011 she started her business – ‘Sage Paranormal’, a paranormal events and holiday company based in Warwickshire, UK. In 2016 MJ launched the ‘Sage Paracon’, the most exclusive paranormal convention within the UK. 

In addition to her paranormal investigation events, the ‘Sage Paracon’, and her busy lecture schedule, MJ hosts ‘Sage Adventures’. These range from spooky weekend getaways exploring all things paranormal to her ‘Sea Adventures’- a 10-night Paranormal Cruise, as well as her ‘Land Adventures’ which are 10-night adventures to haunted locations around the world. 

In 2018 she worked alongside ‘Groff Entertainment’ as the Production Location Consultant for season 4 of the popular television series 'Paranormal Lockdown'. MJ has not only worked onscreen but also as the Production Coordinator for Travel Channels ‘Most Terrifying Places’, which aired in October 2019. 

She recently filmed 'Paranormal: Captured - Dead Of Winter (90-minute special) which airs on Sky Pick tv in the UK on the 22nd December 2020 at 9 pm. MJ has two more shows due for release in 2021 - season 2 of 'Hotel Paranormal' and ‘In Search Of The Paranormal’, keep an eye on her social media for more information. 

It is very rare that she is not doing something along the lines of investigating, researching, and exploring all things weird and unknown. In her free time, she can often be found singing and playing guitar on stage at her local open mic nights, she also enjoys writing for numerous publications. 

(APPEARING AT SAGE PARACON ONLINE 2021, SAGE PARACON UK 2021, SAGE PARACON USA 2021)

 Jessica was born in Albuquerque, NM and raised in Alaska. Born into a military family, her father an Air Force Rescue pilot and her mother an Registered Nurse. She learned at a young age to have high integrity and be of service to others, especially those in need. She’s a free-spirited soul that has had a natural connection to the Spirit world since a young age. She had her first major Mediumship communication at the age of 13 when a family member passed away. This experience left her with a curiosity of the Spirit world. 

As a natural Medium, she’s always had certain knowledge and emotional understanding of things that extended past her Christian upbringing. She didn’t realize she was a so-called Medium until after a close loved one passed away in her early 30’s. This experience then opened her up to an entirely new level of communication to the other side. From that moment on she has continued to dedicate her life to expanding her knowledge of the Spirit world. 

From a young age, she’s always felt drawn to missing person cases, cold cases, and forensics. She became certified through the Impartial Witness Program to be a caseworker in January of 2016. She’s worked alongside law enforcement helping solve missing persons and cold cases as a Medium. She volunteers her time on all cases for the benefit of providing answers and closure to the victims’ families.

Currently, Jessica teaches Psychic and Mediumship development classes, runs training groups online, travels often for Gallery Readings, Paracon shows, and most importantly bringing comfort to those that lost a loved one by validating they are still very much a part of their life. Her goal is to break the stigmas around Mediumship and help others find an understanding of how it all works.

(APPEARING AT SAGE PARACON UK 2022)

Multi-Award Winning TV Medium, Paranormal Investigator, Presenter, Broadcaster, Speaker and Columnist

Barrie John became aware of his abilities as a young child, always aware that his friends and family would live on in another place when they had passed. He often listened to stories from family members about their paranormal experiences. The adults often talked of 'table tipping' for spirit communication and the young ones would just play as this was happening.

Mediumship has always been in his family, and he is so proud to say he follows in their footsteps. Barrie John owned his first set of Tarot Cards as a teenager, reading for friends and family. He still remembers the early experiments with Tarot producing some amazing readings and results, which shocked even him. He believes that when you work with spirit, you are always learning.

Barrie John enjoys running workshops and development groups and always learns more in each class. He has worked with some amazing people, here are a few:

Reverend Colin Fry

International Spiritualist Medium

ITV's This Morning Programme

Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby, Ruth Langsford, Eamonn Holmes

Lesley Smith

Most Haunted Historian and Curator of Tutbury Castle

Richard Felix of Derby Gaol

Historian of Most Haunted

Rob Dunger, Nick Pandolfi

BBC Radio Suffolk

Sue Marchant

BBC Radio Cambridge

Richard Spurr, Paul Robey, Amanda Bowman, Frances Finn & John Holmes

BBC Radio Nottingham

http://www.barriejohn.com/

https://www.facebook.com/barriejohnmedium/ 

(APPEARING AS A VENDOR AT SAGE PARACON UK 2022)

 Karen A. Dahlman is a Director of the Talking Board Historical Society, a channel for spirit guides and the author of The Spirits of Ouija: Four Decades of Communication. 

As a leading Ouija Practitioner, she has been using the Ouija Board since 1973 with astounding results. Karen teaches ways to connect with the afterlife, the higher self, and sentient beings that exist among us within the unseen dimensions. Within her message, Karen shares the positive side to the Ouija Board as a tool for exploring the expansive realms of consciousness. She has been featured on Gaia’s show Beyond Belief and is a returning guest on Coast-to-Coast AM Radio, Fade to Black, and the UK’s Unexplained, as well as many other alternative media programs around the world. 

Karen helps others to discover and unlock their greatest selves, including their extrasensory perceptions, and engage these within the world.
Karen holds a master’s degree from the University of New Mexico in archetypal art therapy, is a licensed psychotherapist, and is experienced in hypnosis, past life regression, and channeling. She is the talk show host of Creative Visions TV and speaks and presents at paranormal and spiritual conferences and events around the country.

Books For Sale – preorder on Amazon and bring to Sage Paracon USA for autographs
The Spirit of Alchemy: Secret Teachings of the Sacred Reunion © Published 2015
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The Spirits of Ouija: Four Decades of Communication © Published 2013
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Websites:
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karenadahlman.com
tbhs.org

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​​(APPEARING AT SAGE PARACON USA 2021)

 Calvin Von Crush is a full-time tattoo artist at Lucky Soul Tattoo in Woodbridge, CT. When he’s not permanently drawing on people he can be found scouring every deep dark crevice for the next item to add to his collection. 

His home boasts a private museum in his basement housing one of the world's largest collections of items related to paranormal and occult history. Freak animals, spirit art, cursed objects, and even a real shrunken head can all be found amongst the shelves and shadows in his home. His passion for Ouija and talking boards has earned him a Directors seat on the Talking Board Historical Society where he helps preserve the history of these curious board games. 

While Calvin is a confessed atheist and nonbelieving skeptic, he continues to investigate the people and places associated with bizarre phenomena. The thrill of the hunt is what keeps him coming back! 

For the past ten years, Calvin has been amassing a treasure trove of items related to the occult and paranormal and he will be presenting a handful of these items in his lecture ‘Show and Hell’. This macabre take on the grade school past time ‘Show and Tell’ is sure to be creepy and educational. 

Follow alongside his adventures as a skeptic on VIDIspace’s The Occult Collector. Visit: https://www.vidi.space/ for more details. 

WEB AND SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theoccultcollector/

Instagram: Tattoo Work- @calvinvoncrush

Collection- @theoccultcollector

Twitter: @calvinvoncrush

Snapchat: @occultcollector

Websites: www.tbhs.org

The Occult Collector – ‘Show & Hell’ 

Ouija boards, Spirit Art, Cursed Objects, and even a real Shrunken Head can all be found amongst shelves and shadows. Join Calvin for his show & tell with a dark twist. 

(APPEARING AT SAGE PARACON UK 2022)

 Russell Edwards is a 48-year-old businessman, originally from Birkenhead, who has, after years of dedicated research, produced definitive evidence to prove the identity of the world’s most famous murderer: Jack the Ripper. Russell, who lives in the southeast of England, explains how a combination of chance, hard work, and cutting edge science has finally resolved the 131-year-old case:  It is more than eight years now since he went to an auction that changed his life. 

He bought a shawl: a large, very old, silk shawl, damaged, with pieces missing. He has, over the years, bought houses, cars, antiques, paintings, and other valuable items; but the most precious thing he ever acquired was this ancient piece of fabric. It has not only changed his life, but it has also changed history:  from this shawl, we can now, with the help of the very latest scientific techniques, prove, indisputably, the identity of Jack the Ripper, probably the most famous murderer in the annals of crime.

​(APPEARING AT SAGE PARACON UK 2022) 

 Often referred to as the real-life Mulder and Scully, Dana and Greg Newkirk are two of the world’s only professional, full-time paranormal investigators. Over the last two decades, their groundbreaking work in the fields of parapsychology, cryptozoology, and haunted artifacts have seen the duo make numerous appearances on hit television series such as Animal Planet’s Finding Bigfoot and TLC’s Kindred Spirits as well as in leading news outlets like The Independent, Nerdist, and even Seventeen Magazine.  

When they're not busy tracking down a lead on the latest mystery, Dana and Greg can be found giving fascinating lectures to sold-out rooms across the country. Using personal footage, private case files, and a knack for captivating audiences, the Newkirks present actual evidence of the unexplained through chilling multimedia presentations on the reality of professional paranormal research. 

Dana can also be found giving interactive lectures and hands-on workshops to packed houses across the country, sharing her expertise on everything from herbal magick, healing crystals, traditional conjure & rootwork, practical magic, and more.  Whether they’re collecting cursed idols hidden under haunted houses or trekking through the snowy mountains in search of Sasquatch, their long and varied career has earned the Newkirks a reputation as two of the most knowledgeable names in the study of the unexplained, a designation reflected by their carefully-curated museum collection.  

Featuring hundreds of haunted artifacts, the Traveling Museum of the Paranormal & Occult is the world’s only mobile museum of the unexplained. Expertly curated by preeminent researchers of the supernatural, the roving exhibit invites curious visitors to inspect, investigate, and even handle rare artifacts collected from infamous hauntings, parapsychology breakthroughs, mysterious cryptozoological discoveries, and more.  But the best part about the Newkirk collection? This museum comes to you. 

Thanks to appearances on leading television programs like Travel Channel’s Mysteries at the Museum and Destination America’s Paranormal Lockdown, features in Cosmopolitan and Coast to Coast AM, and sold-out exhibitions from California to Maine, the Traveling Museum of the Paranormal & Occult has established itself as the premier source for groundbreaking research on hauntings, cutting-edge parapsychological experiments, and painstaking preservation of supernaturally-significant artifacts.  ​(APPEARING AT SAGE PARACON UK 2022) 

 J-Marie is an Evidential Medium who lives in Virginia and is no stranger to Belle Grove Plantation. Her story started when she was 6 years old, after losing her mother within 3 days of her being diagnosed with cancer. 

Throughout childhood, she was always searching for a connection with her mother, not always finding the one her heart truly was seeking.  Growing up in a catholic household, she was never able to find the connection that her soul was longing for. 

Though her gifts were there, it wasn’t until many years later when her awakening began after some unexpected life changes. She felt compelled to seek out a Medium, allowing her to finally hear those messages her heart always longed for from her mother, which in return, would change her life forever.  

It led her to reconnect with her faith, helped her find her spirituality and develop her own spiritual gifts, connecting with God and the healing power of love from above.  

During every reading, she believes it’s about recreating that moment to sit with your loved ones again, to feel as though their arms are wrapping around you once more. 

 J-Marie has a clear, kind, and loving way of passing messages on from our loved ones in spirit. Her down to earth, playful personality makes every reading a wonderful experience filled with so much love and light.   

Visit her website HERE

​​(APPEARING AT SAGE PARACON USA 2021)