Certified Hypnotherapist, Yvonne Smith, after specializing in work with PTSD in the
early 1990s, observed through hypnotherapy what many of her subjects described as a
pattern of Alien Abduction or other Close Encounter experiences. Yvonne founded
Close Encounter Resource Organization (CERO) in 1992, which conducts monthly
meetings to this day.
Yvonne traveled extensively with her well-known UFO research colleagues Budd Hopkins, David Jacobs, Ph.D., John Carpenter, MSW, LCSW and the late Dr. John Mack, M.D., as a participant in a lecture series. Yvonne's many television appearances have included programs such as The History Channel, MSNBC, The Discovery Channel, Encounters, Sightings, The Joan Rivers Show, Roseanne Barr and The Leeza Show. In addition, well known radio hosts, Art Bell, Paul Harvey, Dr. David Viscott, George Noory have all had Yvonne as their special guest. Yvonne is the 2023 recipient of the CITD (Contact in the Desert) Lifetime Achievement Award.