Linda has been a certified field investigator with MUFON since 2019 and is currently Assistant National Director for Ireland. Her first sighting was in 1999 over Killiney bay, Dublin Ireland in broad daylight. She witnessed 2 bright lights hovering over the sea when suddenly, the lights went out and she observed 2 metallic disc shaped objects that rose together in synchronization and shot off into the clouds.
She has spent the last 20+ years researching the phenomenon.
Marietta is a MUFON Field Investigator. She has researched Ufology, Savie (Bigfoot), and Near Death Experiences for over 50 years.
This has resulted in contact with hundreds of Experiencers of non-human contact and with those who have had interactions with the unknown. She worked with adjudicated and victimized teens for 23 years. She has managed several businesses. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Community and Human Service, and three Associate degrees in Business Administration, Criminal Justice and Paralegal. She is extremely non-judgemental.
(ERT) MUFON Experiencer Resource Team. Tim is the president of Martin Consulting an international safety and health consulting company and is an expert in Mining and Industrial Safety and has conducted major disaster investigations with cost running into the millions of dollars. He has conducted hundreds of classes certifying induvials how to conduct professional investigations.
Mr. Martin’s work has taken him across the United States, Canada, South America and South Africa. Tim says he has had a healthy intellectual curiosity in the unknown for most of his life which led him to MUFON in 2011. Mr. Martins education includes an MBA from Ohio University and a PhD in Management of Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix. Mr. Martin also completed the Executive Leadership program at Ohio State Universities Fisher School of Business. Mr. Martin is a consultant to some of the largest law firms in the US and serves on several legislative rule making committees in Washington, DC. For the past 30 years Mr. Martin has lived in Point Pleasant, WV which is home to the famous Mothman sightings back in 1966.
A member of MUFON since 2017, Michael Dagenais is Assistant State Director of Nevada and also serves as a Field Investigator and member of the Experiencer Resource Team.
Michael is a retired operations executive from the theme park, museum, and event industries. He currently works as a tax preparer / tax advisor in Las Vegas, NV and is enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service. He holds a BA in Economics from the University of California, San Diego and a MA in Liberal Arts (Museum Studies) from the University of Oklahoma.
Michael is a volunteer with MicroMentor by Mercy Corps, mentoring and advising entrepreneurs around the globe wishing to start and grow their own businesses. He is an Ordained Ministerial Counselor of Pathways of Light and a Certified Hypnotist Member in Good Standing with the National Guild of Hypnotists, Inc.
Michael’s goal is to help individuals come to terms with their experiences by providing a safe, empathetic, and nonjudgemental opportunity to be heard.
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 phenomena.
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Margie Kay is the owner/operator of a Forensic Investigation company in Kansas City, Missouri and is a licensed private investigator. She is the Assistant State Director for Missouri MUFON, and a Star Team Investigator. Margie is a nationally acclaimed psychic and remote viewer, having successfully completed over 60 homicide, missing person, and theft cases for law enforcement, private investigators, and individuals. Margie is the author of multiple books including The Remote Viewing Workbook, The Kansas City UFO Flaps, Gateway to the Dead, The Fast Movers, The Master Dowser’s Chart Book and others. She conducts seminars and workshops nationwide. Kay is the owner of UN-X Media Publishing and the UN-X Broadcasting Network.
Website: margiekay.com
E-mail: margiekay06@yahoo.com
Fred Zewe is the Nebraska Assistant State Director since 2020, started attending MUFON meetings in 1990s and became a FI in 2010. He graduated from Iowa State University in 1976 with a BS in Elementary Education, taught 5th/6th Math in Ogden, Iowa, worked 3 years for C&NW Railroad and then graduated from Iowa Western CC in 1982 with an AAS in Electronic Technology. Fred then started work in 1983 for a Government/Defense Contractor as a Field Engineer for E-Systems (now known as L3Harris) in working alongside the USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint Program for 37 years.
Fred spend years in his spiritual studies and meditations with Siddha Yoga, having his first Kundalini experience in Tokyo 1985 and visiting gurus, Sai Baba and Gurumayi in India in 1987. He then started having numerous dreams in his awakening of his ET encounters, though having had a missing time/screen memory experience in 1974 and in his first UFO sighting with an internal message in 1978. He continued in his inner spiritual studies with Theosophy, NLP, Hypnosis and Oneness University/meditations. He enjoys the insights of Quantum Reality, DMT, OBE/NDEs and other altered states of Consciousness. Fred is very excited to be a member of MUFON ERT team in supporting others whom have had ET encounters.
James P. Bair is a MUFON Certified State Section Director Field Investigator and MADAR ANALYST for the State of Missouri with certifications in Astronomy 1 and 2; Onboarding Plans; Space Exploration; Case Dispositions; and Conference Planning.
James has been a Licensed “EXTRA Class” Ham Radio Operator for 52 years. He is a retired Special Needs Teacher for the Kansas City Missouri School District where he worked for 41 years. James has Lifetime certifications (K-Adult) in Learning Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Computer Science and Vocational Education.
Jacqui Cassel is a member of MUFON’s Experiencer Resource Team (ERT) and a certified Field Investigator. She has both a B.S. in Psychology and an MBA. Jacqui is an author and public speaker with on-air experience, related to personal empowerment, spirituality, subtle energy, and aliens (non-locals). Her own experiences have led to 20 years of practicing subtle energy purification, in conducting paranormal investigations, as well as working with experiencers.
Jacqui has cultivated 25 years of extensive experience in cross-functional strategic growth planning, business transformation, and change management expertise across various industries. Her specialties include transformation and commercialization, strategic planning, program management, process improvement, financial analysis, data analytics, marketing, and developing heart-based, authentic leadership. Her extensive personal and professional experiences have given her the tools to be successful as an executive leader, entrepreneur, and investigator. She has honed her investigative and analytical skills, enabling her to deliver exceptional service to those she serves.
Mufon NY Field Investigator since 2020.
Prior medical and legal transcriptionist, Reiki master, certified meditation guide, freelance writer, and paranormal investigator with OPI. Member of the Rhine Research Center with certification in Field Investigations in Parapsychology.
I am married with two young adult sons and reside in upstate New York. I have been interested in ufology since my early teenage years, having acquired the interest from my father. Other hobbies include hiking the Adirondack peaks, writing, swimming, dog training, painting, and travel.
Dan is retired from the Air Force where he was a fighter pilot and a test pilot. He became the Director of Test for the F-22 program and finally Director of Test Resources for the Air Force.
He spent his retirement as a small businessman in Walla Walla and is now re-retired. He has been a member of MUFON since 2017 and Chief Investigator since 2018.
Fernanda Pires is the Founder and President of CIFE (Scientific Channel of UFO’s Phenomena & Space Research www.cife.ca – Articles Writer, Speaker, Ufologist, Entrepreneur, MUFON Assistant National Director CA & BR, MUFON Experiencer Resource Team ERT, Certified Field Investigator, GARPAN Investigator – Investigation Professionnelle en Ufologie Civile, Co-Producer of the Documentary “Moment of Contact” Varginha’s Case – The Roswell of Brazil with James Fox, Associate Director of the book “Varginha Incident” jointly with Pacaccini The Main Investigator of Varginha’s case 1996.
The ufology research and alien abduction investigation has been one of her greatest purposes up to now. She started doing ufo research in her early 17 years old when had a deep desire to understand the reason “why” of our existence. Fernanda have investigated an abduction case that was published on “Jornal Le Montreal”, also published on a Civil UFO Investigation website.
Thiago Luiz Ticchetti, researcher of the UFO phenomenon for almost 30 years.
He was vice president of the UFO research group Entidade Brasileira de Estudos Extraterrestrials (EBE-ET), in Brasília, for almost 10 years.
Co-editor and columnist for Revista UFO, columnist for the British magazine UFO Truth, President of the Brazilian Commission of Ufologists (CBU), National Director of MUFON in Brazil, Field Researcher certified by MUFON, member of the STAR Team of MUFON and ERT MUFON.
Author of 14 books, he wrote dozens of texts for Revista UFO magazine and other ufological publications. He has participated in several programs on the History Channel, NetGeo and Discovery; as well as radio shows, podcasts and interviews.
Thiago Luiz holds a degree in Business Administration from the Associação de Ensino Unificado do Distrito Federal – AEUDF, an Executive MBA from the Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets (IBMEC-DF); and is currently studying an MBA in International Cooperation and Public Policy.
Dev has over 45 years of UFO research and investigative experience. She became interested in UFOs at an early age and has had many UFO sightings. In January of 2008, she joined MUFON and became the Oregon MUFON Chief Investigator. Moving back to Northern California in early 2010, she joined NorCal MUFON and became the Assistant State Director, a title she held for over ten years. She is now the State Director. In 2021, Dev released her book, UFO Investigator: A Personal Look into Circumstance, Investigations and Discovery.
John is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor (LPC-S) in Texas, a field investigator since 2021, and a
member of MUFON’s Experiencer Resource Team (ERT). With extensive experience in providing emotional and
psychological support, he brings a unique perspective to the team, helping individuals process the often profound
and challenging nature of their experiences.
While ERT does not offer formal counseling, John is attuned to how such experiences can be both traumatic and
transformative, and he approaches each case with sensitivity and respect. His professional background allows him
to offer a safe space for individuals seeking understanding and validation of their extraordinary encounters.
Carol “C.J.” Arabia is a level 3 Field Investigator for Southern California MUFON and a member of MUFON’s
Experiencer Resource Team (ERT). She is also an Executive Board member of the Hollywood Disclosure Alliance
(https://www.hollywooddisclosurealliance.org/
Leeza Franks received a BA from the University of Maryland Baltimore County in Film/Video Production. After working in this area for
several years, Leeza decided to become a police officer in 1995. She worked as a detective for many years in an undercover narcotics unit
and then as a violent crimes investigator. In this capacity, she developed the critical skills necessary in handling victims of serious
crimes. Leeza completed in-depth training as a member of the CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) and further enhanced the specific skill
sets to assess subjects with mental health issues. She received her MA from American Military University in 2021 with an emphasis in Criminal Justice/Public Safety and retired at the rank of Sergeant after 27 years of dedicated service in 2022.
Leeza joined MUFON a few years prior to retirement and has always had a deep interest in unexplained phenomena. The Field Investigator role with MUFON was an ideal transition and Leeza wished to further her assistance as a member of the ERT. She is extremely proud to have been granted the ability to bring a semblance of peace and legitimacy to those who have experienced a most extraordinary event(s) in their lives.
Irena Scott has interviewed a wide variety of experiencers as reported in her most recent book, Beyond Reasonable
Doubt: The Pascagoula Alien Abduction with Philip Mantle. She is working for more acceptance of Close Encounter
phenomena; research for this book was used in the top Netflix show in early April 2024. She received her Ph.D. from
the University of Missouri, College of Veterinary Medicine, did post-doctoral research at Cornell University, and had a
professorship at St. Bonaventure University. Her MS was from the University of Nevada, her BS from Ohio State
University in astronomy and biology, and she has done research and teaching at The Ohio State University College of
Medicine. The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) employed her in Ph.D. level research in satellite photography
including the Air Order of Battle section of its Photographic Interpretation Office, with Sensitive Compartmented
Information (SCI), clearances. She was employed by what is now the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and she
worked at Battelle Memorial Institute. She was an astronomer at the Ohio State University Radio Observatory and was
a correspondent for Popular Mechanics. She served on the MUFON Board of Directors (1993 to 2000). Website:
IrenaScott.com
I am a Field Investigator and a Prior Star Team Member with Mufon. I became a FI in 2015 after myself and two other people came in close contact with a huge Triangular-shaped Craft. I just recently joined the ERT Team. I am currently a Support Group Leader with the Alpha 1 Foundation since 2015.
I am originally from Laramie, WY, where I attended the University there. For the last 25 years, I have resided in Rocklin, CA. I am a previous business owner of Rocky Mountain Impressions. I have a love for Photography and have sold many prints. Some of my work can be seen at https://www.pixoto.com/vjbeads.
My previous jobs included a position with Ark Industries, Laramie, WY as an instructor where I assisted individuals with developmental disabilities. I was in charge of running the print shop. I also have experience as a teacher’s aide working with disabled children through the School District in Casper, Wyoming.
My hobbies are photography, crafts, beadwork, and spending time in nature.
Barb is a retired health care worker. Barb’s interest in UFO sightings and the search for extraterrestrial lifeforms began in the early 1970’s. A 2016 sighting was a life changing event that convinced Barb to want to be a Field Investigator for Mufon. Barb has investigated over 105 sightings and is Western Regional Chief Investigator for Mufon Canada