Trey Hudson
Director
Trey is the current Director of OPS
He grew up in Atlanta. While in school he was awarded Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Boy Scouting. While a Boy Scout Trey Earned the 50 miler award three times for backpacking and paddling trips in excess of 50 consecutive miles. In 1982 he was awarded a scholarship to attend the prestigious American Wilderness Leadership School located in Jackson, Wyoming. In 1983 he graduated from Norcross High School located just outside of Atlanta.
He entered college at the University of West Georgia and decided to major in psychology. UWG is home to a world renowned psychology department and one of the few universities offering degrees with a humanistic and transpersonal focus. At the UWG psychology program Trey had a chance to study with such luminaries as William Roll, Mike Arons, Don Rice, Chris Anstoos and others. While there Trey was awarded an US Army scholarship while a ROTC cadet and was inducted into two honor societies, Pi Gamma Mu and Omicron Delta Kappa.
In 1987, Trey completed his bachelor's degree in psychology and was also awarded a minor in anthropology. He was also commissioned as a second lieutenant in the US Army and branched as Military Intelligence.
After college Trey worked as a private investigator investigating insurance fraud and also attended the Army intelligence officers Basic Course at Ft. Huachuca, AZ. In the spring of 1988 he was certified as an all source intelligence Officer. He was assigned to the 372nd Military Intelligence Detachment and then the 337th Tactical Exploitation Battalion, both in the Army Reserves. An injury ended Trey's military career and he is now a disabled veteran.
In 1989 Trey entered Federal Government service as a Security Specialist. During his federal career Trey has received training and experience in various specialties to include intelligence analysis, security of WMD, anti-terrorism, counter-intelligence, emergency management, physical security, personal security, response to CBRNE incidents, incident command, operations security, and many others.
He has also taken many courses in combat pistol and rifle gun fighting.
In 2008-2009 Trey served a tour in Afghanistan as an Operations and Anti-terrorism officer.
Trey is also an EMS First Responder, Combat Lifesaver, Rescue SCUBA Diver, a certified Military Emergency Management Specialist, and Extra Class Amateur Radio Operator.
Trey has been awarded the Department of the Army Achievement Medal for Civilian Service, the Commander's Award for Civilian Service twice, and the Army Superior Unit Award, Global War on Terrorism Civilian Service Medal and the NATO International Security and Assistance (ISAF) Medal.
He took over as Director of OPS in 2011.
Q &A for the OPS Team
1. What got you interested in ghosts and the paranormal world?
I grew up in the "In Search Of..."generation. Each week we saw Leonard Nimoy introduce a new and fascinating mystery or oddity. Well, I guess while at an impressionable age; the bait was cast, the hook set, and I was reeled in. I have been interested in the paranormal ever since then. I also studied Psychology at a university that had Dr. William Roll on staff and often had Dr. Raymond Moody as a guest lecturer. It is no surprise that I ended up researching the paranormal.
2. On a scale of 1-10, your belief in ghosts is? Why?
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Maybe a qualified 8. I believe that something is going on that many people define as “ghosts”. I have seen and heard things during investigations that I cannot explain using a traditional understanding of the physical world. Are these manifestations of latent psychokinesis, an invisible link we all have on a quantum scale or some other phenomenon? I don’t know. One cannot ignore the SORRAT experiments at Duke University and believe that nothing is happening. I am not convinced that an EVP or a photographic anomaly is necessarily dead Uncle Fred. This unknown is what makes the hunt worthwhile.
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3. What is your top location for an investigation in the future?
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I would like to revisit Sloss Furnace and try a shot at ITC there.
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4. What would you say has been your favorite investigation to date?
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Without a doubt it was the Jacksonville Barn investigation. We had such low expectations when we started that night. As it turned out, the building was very active and some things went on that I cannot explain to this day.
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5. What piece(s) of equipment(s) is a must to use while on an investigation?
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RED BULL!
Seriously though, I think the simple digital audio recorder with a good audio analysis program adds much to an investigation. Followed closely by a robust IR video array with a DVR. I am not sold on K2 meters.
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6. What has been your favorite memory or experience with OPS so far?
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I had a great time on the Savannah trip. The most memorable moment was being left by the team to be devoured by rabid pit bulls in the Sorrel-Weed House. The IHOP and putt-putt was also a high point.
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7. What is your favorite paranormal, ghost or scary movie of all time?
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Still the "The Haunting" (1963). This film was an attempt at portraying paranormal investigations in a serious light. Absent was much of the cheesiness that was present in many of the films in the horror genre of the era. The movie has a feeling of heaviness, foreboding and dread that is created without being overly dramatic.
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8. What is your one must have food and drink combo for an investigation?
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Little Debbie Nutty Bars and Diet Coke. Throw a little Red Bull in for good measure.
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9. What, in your mind, is the biggest stereotype facing Ghost Hunters today?
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That we are kooks or somehow a little off kilter. We are pretty normal people in search of the truth where ever that leads us.
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10. What is the one thing you hope to learn from your time invested with the OPS Team?
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I hope to gain knowledge that expands our understanding of the world around us. Maybe we will be part of the generation that breaks the bonds of our three dimensional universe and take human understanding in a brave new direction.
Email Trey at treyhudson@oxfordparanormalsociety.com
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