Functional Directors

Director of Investigations
Seth H. Feinstein, a former CEO in the financial services industry, has been a MUFON
investigator for seven years and has served in numerous leadership roles, including CMS
Coordinator Team Lead, Colorado State Director, and Photo Analysis Team member. With more
than 600 photo-analysis cases completed, Seth brings extensive experience in the scientific
examination of UAP evidence.

He believes credible UAP research requires rigorous scientific processes, critical thinking, and
an open mind. Seth also believes that understanding the phenomenon may ultimately require
exploring its deeper spiritual dimensions and pursuing peaceful communication with non-human
intelligence (NHI).

George is the ERT Team Director. George is a former professional athlete who spent 10 years in the Major Leagues as a pitcher for the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, and Milwaukee Brewers. During the off season, while playing professional baseball he attended the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine. After completing his baseball career in 1982, he did an orthopedic residency at the University of Pittsburgh followed by a Sports Medicine Fellowship with Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Alabama.

After retirement from clinical practice, he pursued his love of astronomy becoming an amateur astronomer supplemented by university courses in Astrophysics. His curiosity about the UFO phenomenon led to his Field Investigator training with MUFON and an appointment as a Section State Director for Pennsylvania and ERT member. He also participated on MUFON’s Anomalous Foreign Body Removal Protocol Team. His interest in alien abduction was fostered by years of medical practice, a strong background in physics and astronomy and an interest in UFO phenome

Debbie Ziegelmeyer of Imperial, Missouri, joined MUFON in 2000 and became a Field Investigator shorty after. She is currently a Star Team Investigator, the State Director of Missouri MUFON, a member of the MUFON Business Board of Directors, a MUFON archivist, conference speaker, Roswell 1947 incident investigator for ​over 20 years, and has made appearances on TV documentaries as an expert witness and archaeologist volunteer. Debbie is also a PADI Scuba Dive Instructor with teaching credentials in Deep Diver, Underwater Search and Recovery, Underwater Navigation, Boat Diving, Night diving, Wreck Diving, Enriched Air, Altitude Diving, Drift Diving, Underwater Photography, and Divers With Special Needs. Debbie’s full time occupation is small business owner. She is co-owner with husband Wayne and son Wayne Jr. of Arco Fire and Water Restoration Inc., Largo Properties LLC, Custom RV and Boat Storage LLC, and “World of Water Foundation”, a 501c3 dedicated to giving disabled veterans and children with special needs, the chance to experience scuba diving and other water related sports.

Debbie established the MUFON Dive Team in 2004 which is a team of expert divers and an underwater rapid response task force. These divers are MUFON Star Team Investigators trained to investigate unidentified submersed objects (USO) in relationship to a UFO sighting. They hold a minimum of an Advanced Diver Certification Card, have Advanced Underwater Navigation and Underwater Search and Recovery Certifications and own their own scuba dive equipment. The MUFON Dive Team is equipped to deploy and investigate a water mass of 130 feet deep or less in search of a USO/UFO or unidentified trace evidence related to a UFO sighting.

Fernanda Pires is an international UFO/UAP researcher, investigator, writer, producer, graphic designer, and communications professional based in Canada. Originally from Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil, she has been involved in UFO/UAP research since 1997, combining decades of experience in international collaboration, investigation, communications, and organizational leadership.

She serves as MUFON’s Director of International Development and Regional Director for Canada, Central America, and South America. A Certified Field Investigator (CFI-3), she is also a member of MUFON’s Experiencer Resource Team (ERT).

Her work is grounded in evidence-based investigation, witness-centered research, international cooperation, and public education. Through scientific principles, critical analysis, and multidisciplinary methods, she seeks to advance a rigorous and informed understanding of UFO/UAP phenomena.

As Director of International Development, she helps strengthen MUFON’s global presence by supporting international leadership and teams, building relationships across countries and regions, expanding membership and investigative capacity, improving accessibility and communication, and fostering cooperation among researchers, investigators, organizations, and communities worldwide.

She is the Founder and President of CIFE – Scientific Channel of UFO Phenomena & Space Research, as well as the creator and editor of the MUFON Canada website. She also serves as a Special Adviser, columnist, and reviewer for Revista Fenômeno OVNI, and as an Associate of the Brazilian Commission of Ufologists (CBU).

Her international media and production credits include Co-Producer, Field Translator, and Transcriber for James Fox’s documentary Moment of Contact; Producer of Encounters Latin America: We Are Not Alone; and Researcher and Investigator for Esquadrão UFO, a History Channel Brazil series. Her professional work also extends to producing, screenwriting, graphic design, and communications.

She develops graphic design and communication materials for UFO organizations around the world, including the official materials for the 2026 MUFON International Symposium.

As co-author of Incident in Varginha, she has contributed to publications, documentaries, research projects, and field investigations in Canada, Brazil, and internationally. Her articles have appeared in UFO-related magazines and journals, including a MUFON Journal cover feature. She also writes for the MUFON Canada website, the MUFON Newsletter, and MUFON.com alongside Bob Spearing.

Through research, investigation, media, communications, and international cooperation, she remains committed to advancing evidence-based, scientifically informed inquiry into UAP while building meaningful bridges among researchers, investigators, witnesses, organizations, and the scientific community worldwide.