WHO WE ARE

Alejandro has experience as a corporate trainer, manager, freelance journalist, and real estate and mortgage specialist. He's also spent over ten years as a full-time UFO researcher and writer and has been featured in numerous documentaries, television shows, and news interviews. He runs OpenMinds.tv and was a founding member and board member of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies. He has a bachelor's degree in industrial and organizational psychology, focusing on principles and research methods to improve the work environment, including performance, communication, professional satisfaction, and safety.

Karen Brard is a real estate professional and entrepreneur in Phoenix, Arizona. She's a graduate of Arizona State University with a bachelor's in Communications and Justice Studies. Karen previously worked in the entertainment and legal fields. She is also the owner of the International UFO Congress and runs Out of This World Media and Events, Inc. She has a talent for research and marketing, strong negotiation skills, and a keen sense of detail.

Jason S. Cordova is a Cultural Astronomer and International Dark Sky Advocate. He recently graduated with a Master's in Folkloristics and Applied Heritage Studies from the University of Tartu in Estonia. With a Bachelor's in Aerospace Operations and certificates in Space Commercialization and Airport Security Coordination from the Metropolitan State University of Denver, Cordova has over a decade of combined military and commercial aviation experience. He applies an academic approach to understanding people's connection with celestial phenomena and has a strong background in promoting STEM education and community-based scientific inquiry projects.

Bryan is an award-winning  journalist and author, current Vice President for Communications Strategy at Strategic Marketing Innovations, Inc., and an advisor for Americans for Safe Aerospace. Bryan is the former Defense and Space Editor at Politico and former Washington bureau chief for Jane's Defence Weekly. He is the author of You Are Not Forgotten, the story of an Iraq War veteran's search for a missing World War II fighter pilot in the jungles of New Guinea.

Ben is a former FBI Special Agent and was part of the Utah County Sex Crimes Task Force. He is a licensed land and sea airplane pilot, Master Diver in SCUBA, EMT, and Eagle Scout in Boy Scouts.  He graduated with honors from the University of Utah with a bachelor's degree in sociology with an emphasis on abnormal psychology, certification in Criminology and Corrections, and a Spanish minor. He also earned an Executive Master's in Emergency and Disaster Management at Georgetown University. His thesis paper introduced the concept of global Reality Compromising Events using the hypothetical scenario of extraterrestrial contact. He often appears in news interviews and television shows, including Syfy's Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files and the Discovery+ streaming series UFO Witness.