BIGFOOT Speakers 2026

 Bea Mills:  The outdoors is where Bea Mills feels most at home.    Much credit can be lent to the Girl Scouts, and country living for Bea’s passion for the outdoors.  Aside from mom duties and a 30-years nursing career, she spends her spare time hiking, fishing, tracking, creaking, boating or volunteering.   Her personal interest in Bigfoot began as a child reading books, and in 2013, she took a greater role in exploring the possibility of its existence through research and investigative field work. As a result, Bea has casted over 40 possible bigfoot tracks in Ohio, including the second longest documented trackline in the world. Through thousands of hours of recordings, she has collected the largest known database of Ohio Sasquatch vocalizations. Since 2014, Bea Mills has been an active investigator for the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization and continues to investigate and consult on other Bigfoot investigations in and around Ohio. She has led several BFRO and Bea Outdoors bigfoot expeditions, teaches field intensives, hosts hikes and programs  while continuing to learn and refine skills and techniques, enhancing data collection that support  the science behind the bigfoot phenomena. She was awarded the 2019 Bigfoot Times: Bigfooter  of the Year award for her field work in Southern Ohio as the first female / second Ohioan in history.  Author of ‘Bigfoot A Methodology of Madness’ she is also a national speaker and has been featured on multiple television and podcast programs.    She founded the Bea Outdoors Hocking Hills Bigfoot Festival (formerly Conference) charity event in 2016 to support kids getting outdoors. With the advent of The Bartram Foundation 501(c)3, she is now expanding her mission to further year-round outreach education and conservation efforts for all. Bea has been an active Certified Ohio Naturalist since 2014, and current President of the Hocking Hills regional group since 2022.  

 Charlie Raymond is the founder of the Kentucky Bigfoot Research Organization (KBRO) and a dedicated Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) investigator with over three decades of experience in Bigfoot research. A passionate, boots-on-the-ground investigator, Charlie has interviewed nearly 800 credible eyewitnesses across Kentucky, documenting encounters with a meticulous approach grounded in science and psychology. With a degree in Psychology from the University of Florida, Charlie leverages his expertise in human behavior to assess the credibility of witness accounts, carefully discerning between authentic experiences and exaggeration. His commitment to ensuring the legitimacy of the encounters he documents has earned him respect in the field of Bigfoot research. Unlike armchair researchers, Charlie spends almost every weekend immersed in the wilderness, leading private and public expeditions in pursuit of evidence and answers. Through years of dedication, he has amassed a wealth of knowledge, contributing valuable insights to the study of this elusive creature. Charlie’s work has been featured on The Animal Planet, The History Channel, and The BBC. A captivating speaker, he frequently presents at libraries and Bigfoot conferences across Kentucky and the United States, using his engaging style to entertain, educate, and inspire audiences. He is also the author of the highly successful book, Bluegrass Bigfoot: Encounters With The Kentucky Wildman and Bluegrass Bigfoot: Daniel Boone Encounters.