TAPS Family Requirements

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Brent Fair and I am the new TAPS Family Manager. I was brought on board TAPS originally to assist Al Tyas in managing the TAPS Family. Since Al has decided to move on to other things and retire from management, I was moved into the Manager position. I take on this task with utmost respect and dedication to TAPS. My goal is to drive the TAPS Family into a progressive and growing direction. Since I've been with TAPS, I have had a huge part in bringing a lot of the current TAPS Family Members together, implementing new projects and bringing aboard new teams. My promise to you is that this is just the beginning.

Know that communication is key with myself and my Co-Manager, Mark Stinson. If you have questions about or wish to apply for TAPS Family status, we will certainly respond to your inquiries. Understand that we are receiving a massive amount of applications and questions each day. While we will certainly reply to you, please be patient with us as we are very busy. Also, please direct your emails to the appropriate places. To apply for TAPS Family status, submit your correspondence to tfmanager@the-atlantic-paranormal-society.com . To contact myself, Brent Fair, personally: brentF@the-atlantic-paranormal-society.com . Anything appearing in my personal email box regarding TAPS Family consideration will be disregarded unfortunately.

Please note that the TAPS Family is an elite network of some of the best teams around. Our selection process is fairly strenuous and it will remain that way to keep the family unique. To qualify for the TAPS Family, you must meet the below minimum requirements. However understand that meeting these requirements does not constitute immediate acceptance into the TAPS Family. While we are very fair in our selection process, we also take a lot of other things into consideration and discuss all aspects of an application, as a team. To qualify, again, you must meet these minimum requirements:

1. Your team must have a minimum of one year of service in the community. This must be verifiable.
2. Your team must have a web presence and must represent themselves on an add-free service. We shy away from freebie web hosting sites.
3. You must provide two (2) references at a minimum from your local community. This ensures to us that you've been active in a positive light.
4. The Founder of your group must be at least 21 years of age and have a clean criminal background.
5. Your group must offer all services for free and while your policy may include accepting donations, you may not state that you ASK for them.
6. Your group must be in an area where we need coverage. Please see the coverage map here.
7. You understand that if your group is rejected at the current time, you may not reapply for at least 12 months.

We are not interested in getting applications stating "We are huge fans of the show". While we thank you for supporting TAPS and watching the show, stating this several times in your application will not further our consideration. Please show sincerity when applying and represent your group as best as you can. Good luck and I look forward to hearing from some of you!

Thanks to Al Tyas for the opportunity and to Jason and Grant for placing the Family into my care.

Brent Fair - TAPS