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
Paul Hynek | Chief Financial Officer/CFO
Entrepreneur / Professor / Futurist & Son of Project Blue Book Science Advisor J. Allen Hynek
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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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Lisa Puzo-Strickland, PHD. | Director of Strategic Alliances
Speaker / Author / Producer
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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
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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.
Debbi Dachinger | Director of Digital Media
Podcast Host / Shamanic Energy Practitioner
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Debbi Dachinger is the host of the award-winning Dare to Dream podcast focusing on. extraterrestrials, channeling, UFOs, shamanism, and cutting-edge spirituality. She is also a certified Shamanic Energy Practitioner, certified wine specialist, and lead singer in the uplifting band, Lions of Lyra.
Debbi leads life-changing private and group shamanic healing sessions. She has been interviewed on George Noory’s Beyond Belief show on GAIA TV, and George Noory’s Coast to Coast AM on the radio program, along with the Jeff Mara Podcast, and over 2,000-plus other media outlets.
Debbi has spoken at the World Congress UFOlogy Event, the Portal to Ascension Event in Glastonbury, UK, the Conscious Life Expo in Los Angeles, the Portal at Sea Galactic Origins Cruise, and others. She coaches authors to help them write highly engaging books, working closely with them to ensure that their books are guaranteed international bestsellers. Debbi was also a master podcast interview teacher at PodFest: