Congratulations are in order to Dinah Lechner, the new MUFON Florida State Director. Dinah has a wealth of experience under her belt which made her the ideal candidate for the job. As a native of Florida, she’s contributed an amazing amount of her time and efforts into investigating Florida and the surrounding area’s MUFON UFO reports. A couple years after joining MUFON and passing the Field Investigator Test in 2012, she became the State Section Director for North Central Florida. Utilizing the incredible organizational skills she obtained with her degree in management and business at University of South Florida, Tampa, and used as a major department store buyer with a $4 million budget, then later when she started and ran her successful business (The Fur Outlet) for 15 years, Dinah was named the Florida MUFON Financial Officer and then created a successful Kick Starter Project that jump started the Florida MUFON bank account. After attending several MUFON symposiums, she also used these organizational talents when she worked as the 2016 Symposium Hotel and Logistics Leader.
 
Not only has Dinah worked over 228 active CMS cases, she has cleared over 400 old CMS cases for Florida with CI John Gagnon and CAG cleared 342 past due cases in Michigan, Mississippi, Louisiana and Georgia. Her personal experiences not only add to her success at investigating UFO reports, but have also led to her as a public figure, sharing her story and knowledge. She has appeared on The Phil Donahue Show, the Canadian Shirley Show, NBC California’s The Other Side, among over 400 other radio and TV show appearances. In addition to being a published book author, Dinah has several book citations, newspaper articles, and magazine mentions about her. Her public speaking skills have even resulted in her reaching Toastmasters International Speakers Organization’s highest level DTM (Distinguished Toastmaster) designation.
 
We all welcome Dinah Lechner and wish her the best of luck. We are so fortunate to have someone with her skills and experience heading up the Florida MUFON chapter.

It is with great sadness that we report William Tompkins passed away August 21, 2017, at the age of 94.

William Tompkins, or Bill to his many friends, was a speaker at our Symposium last month in Las Vegas, NV.  Bob Wood, his good friend and editor of his autobiography, reported that this began with a sudden fall on Saturday followed by a medical evaluation and his death early morning of the 21st of August from a brain bleed.

Bill’s involvement in the UFO mystery began in 1942 when he was the Naval courier for reports on German covert activities before, during and after WWII. A Navy “insider,” Bill wanted to tell his whole story about the Navy’s background in the alleged secret space program.

We were fortunate to have him speak and participate on a panel at our Symposium last month.
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MUFON joins those close to Bill in regretting his passing because he still had more to tell us.

There will be a service for him on this Saturday at 10 a.m. (August 26) at the Immaculate Conception Church, 2540 San Diego Avenue, San Diego, CA 92110. It is in the community called “Old Town.” Please feel welcome to attend, and invite others who might like to come.

The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) is pleased to announce Bill Weber has been appointed as State Director for Delaware effective August 1, 2017.

Bill has been a member of MUFON since 1995 and has held positions as Chief Investigator and STAR Team member prior to his appointment as State Director.

Please join us in congratulating Bill on his new opportunity.



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