Celebrating 50 Years of Women in Star Trek:
Javits Center, September 2016
Check out the full video of the Women in Star Trek panel that I moderated at Mission: NY in association with ReedPop and CBS. Panelists: Marina Sirtis (Counselor Deanna Troi, Star Trek: The Next Generation), Nana Visitor (Major Kira Nerys, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) and Terry Farrell (Lt. Jadzia Dax, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine). Over 25,000 views & counting!
Onstage at Star Trek: Las Vegas in August 2016 with Kate Mulgrew (Left; Star Trek: Voyager and Orange Is the New Black) and Dr. Kayla Iacovino (right; TrekMovie.com)
What made me get on stage and talk nerdy?
I was seven years old when I watched Star Trek: The Next Generation for the first time! In 2011, after seeing Ashley Eckstein (Her Universe, Star Wars: Clone Wars) on a women in Trek panel at Star Trek: Las Vegas, I knew I wanted to be up there, sharing my thoughts and experiences. When Ashley left the panel due to her increasing busy schedule, she suggested I take her place. The rest is history! We've taken the Women in Star Trek panel from the secondary stage to the main theater at Star Trek: Las Vegas, an annual 6,000-Trekkie event, where we are the only all-female panel at this five-day convention. I am proud to continue to be part of and support these types of panels across the U.S. I have also hosted variations of this panel in New Jersey, New York, and Maryland.
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