Board of Directors

Dan Harary | Chairman/CEO

Founder, Asbury PR Agency & Author, “After They Came”

Stephen Bassett | Executive Director/COO

Executive Director, Paradigm Research Group

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Paul Hynek | Chief Financial Officer/CFO

Entrepreneur / Professor / Futurist & Son of Project Blue Book Science Advisor J. Allen Hynek

  • Paul Hynek has decades of successful experience in finance, technology, cryptocurrency, and entertainment.

    A Wharton MBA, Paul’s an Adjunct Professor of Accounting and Finance at Pepperdine University, and the creator of startup financial projections software that’s raised over $1 billion for thousands of startups. He has significant executive, finance, software, and high-tech experience in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Paul works with numerous startups as either a Board member, advisor, or part-time CFO.

    He was involved in the making of Avatar, Lord of the Rings, Planet of the Apes, Tintin, Real Steel, Warcraft, The Hobbit, Halo, Call of Duty, and numerous other movies and games. Paul has led the successful acquisition of Giant Studios’ ownership of its renowned virtual production motion capture software, and was instrumental in Giant’s sale to James Cameron for Avatar 2-5.

    Paul was a consultant on HISTORY’s Project Blue Book TV series about his father’s research into UFOs for the U.S. Air Force, which starred Aidan Gillen from Game of Thrones. He was the Technology Consultant on Mayne vs. Shark, which was Discovery Channel’s big Shark Week special in 2019.

    He conceived and produced Surf Monkey, the world’s first children’s online service, and introduced it with Bill Gates at the launch event for Microsoft Internet Explorer 4. Paul was instrumental in raising over $30-million, and positioning it for an IPO.

    As Director of Business Development at Bandai Digital Entertainment, he produced the first online service for a set top box, managing this multi-million-dollar project with custom browser, chat, and email (including relationships with over 100 developers).

    Paul has worked with the leading virtual and augmented reality companies, in both content creation and distribution, and has helped USC incorporate VR into their stroke recovery technology.

    He has significant board experience, serving on several Corporate Boards and Advisory Boards, and has 15 years of non-profit board experience, incl. nine years as Chair.

    Paul is a grant reviewer for the National Science Foundation. He has lived in Asia and Europe, is fluent in French, capable in Japanese, and speaks some Mandarin, Thai, Portuguese, and Spanish. He holds a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of Business, a Master of Arts in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania’s Joseph H. Lauder Institute, and a B.A. in French from the University of Illinois.

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Ron James | Director of Development/MUFON Liaison

Director of Media Relations, MUFON

  • Ron James is a filmmaker, on-camera personality, writer, editor, researcher, content creator and entrepreneur. His new documentary, Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations, narrated by Matthew Modine, has won 17 film festival awards and was recently mentioned by name at the beginning of the latest UAP congressional hearing by U.S. Representative Tim Burchett. The film has been called one of the most important UFO documentaries of all time, as it lays out both the case and the truth behind the headlines that the film seems to predict.

    Ron is a regular guest on many related podcasts and shows, including Ancient Aliens and more. He is the co-founder of MUFON Television, an online TV channel boasting the world’s largest collection of commercial-free UAP related material. He also holds the title of Media Relations Director for MUFON, the Mutual UFO Network.

    He has created many feature length documentaries and dozens of original independent series episodes. He is the winner of 37 national awards, including 4 EBE awards and The Telly Award, and is a four-time winner of the Aegis Award for Excellence in Broadcasting.  

    Ron currently makes his own shows, including Bigger Questions, Spacetime, MUFON Presents, and more. He maintains his own independent production studio in L.A.

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    To See Ron James' Music Video "Oh Aliens!" CLICK HERE

    Ron's newest film, Accidental Truth: Next, will be released during late 2025. 

    His film, Accidental Truth, is now FREE to watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4Tp_Q_jyNI

Lisa Puzo-Strickland | Director of Strategic Alliances

Speaker / Author / Producer

  • Lisa Puzo-Strickland is a speaker and author who credits her inner voice for helping her navigate a 30-year career in the radio, record, and television industry. Her search for understanding this intuition has taken her through studies in religion, psychology, philosophy, and spirituality.

    Upon shifting her focus to quantum physics, Lisa began seeing exciting parallels between nature, science, and paradigm-altering life principles which eventually led her to acquire a PhD in Philosophy and Parapsychology. Since then, she has expanded her discussions to include AI, crypto currency, Biomimicry, and the pending Disclosure of non-human intelligence (NHI/UAP) - all of which interconnect.

    Lisa’s global experience, coupled with her progressive thinking, allows her to speak to any size or type of group. She sits on both the Executive Board and the Board of Directors for The Hollywood Disclosure Alliance and was a panel speaker during Contact in the Desert 2025. Lisa resides in Franklin, TN, with her husband and two children.

Anjuli Harary | Creative Director

Creative Director / Founder, Different Drum Media

  • Anjuli is a Branding and Marketing expert, as well as a professional Graphic Designer. She graduated from both San Francisco State University and OTIS College of Art & Design with respective degrees in Comparative World Literature and Graphic Design.

    She has been instrumental in driving numerous branding, marketing, advertising, and promotional campaigns for a variety of companies and clients, such as: Echelon Business Development, Tourism Australia, Air Canada, Travel Leaders Network, Signature Travel Network, Hungry Heart Media dba Wondros, Imaginary Forces, Sketchers Global Advertising, KERN Advertising, Allegiant Airlines, Gravity Brands, Giggles and Stardust, Fulcrum Labs, and Rihanna’s brand, Savage X Fenty.

    Ms. Harary also designed the logo, developed the branding, and is the webmaster for Hollywood Disclosure Alliance. She has leant a helping hand during the nonprofit’s launch in November 2023, and established HDA’s presence on social media. Anjuli will be designing the upcoming HDA newsletter in 2024.

CJ Arabia | Director of Digital Marketing

Talent Scout / Writer / Producer

  • CJ Arabia began her career working on TV shows like News Radio, Animaniacs, Futurama, and many more as a Script Coordinator, Casting Associate and Assistant to the Producers. She worked as a writer and actor on Disney's One Saturday Morning and ABC. Later, she moved over to the digital world at NBC-dotcom, GeekNation and a variety of other websites as a Senior Editor and Website Manager.

    In 1977, while walking home from school, CJ saw a UFO hovering overhead. Since that day, she’s been a believer and continues to await Disclosure. She’s also a MUFON Field Investigator, UFOlogist, and a writer on the topic of UFOs. She lives and works in Southern California.

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