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President of United Earth in 3189, she was instrumental in Earth's rejoining the United Federation of Planets after first contact with species 10-C yielded the elimination of the world destroying power known as the DMA.

Stacey is a huge Star Trek fan who joined Trek stars to fundraise in 2020 and appeared in Star Trek Discovery's fourth season finale as the President of United Earth. You can read more about her here.

Nichelle Nichols portrayed Lt. (later Commander) Uhura for three seasons and six films of Star Trek. Uhura is a character who has had quantifiable importance to our society. She has fans in the space program, the entertainment industry, the White House, and famously includes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Nichelle Nichols went on to use her name recognition from Star Trek in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's efforts to recruit women and minorities for the space shuttle program in the late 1970s and 1980s. Over the span of her long career, Nichols has released albums, written books, headlined stage shows, and charmed at conventions across the world. You can read more about her here.

The daughter of a Klingon mother and a human father, B’Elanna Torres struggled with fitting in. Very bright, she was a promising student at the Academy, but her difficulty with authority and self-esteem led to her leaving early. She drifted for a while, finally settling with the Maquis, under Chakotay, and ultimately joining Voyager when they are lost across the galaxy from home. On Voyager, Torres finally found a community that accepted her as she was and both her professional and personal life thrived. 

Kathryn Janeway was captain of the Federation starship Voyager. Janeway’s background was in science but her Academy mentor, Admiral Paris encouraged her to try command which he felt she had an aptitude for. She rose quickly and was ultimately assigned as captain of the science and exploration vessel, Voyager. The ship disappeared on their first mission, being flung to the Delta Quadrant by a benevolent entity known as the Caretaker. Janeway was tasked with getting her ship and crew, now including a number of dissidents and criminals lost along with them, home. 

Katrina Cornwell was a Starfleet Vice Admiral during the Klingon War. Cornwell had a background in psychology and served as a counselor prior to her time with Starfleet Command. During the war, Cornwell acted as an ambassador of the Federation attempting to open peace talks, and leader of a strategic task force; she temporarily assumed command of Discovery when its late captain was revealed to be an imposter.

Lily Sloane was a 21st century scientist who worked with Zephram Cochrane to create the first warp capable vessel on Earth. She was caught up in a battle between the Borg who’d travelled back in time to stop the flight, and the crew of the Enterprise who’d travelled back in time to stop them. Sloane thus saw her future and joined the fight to preserve it. Sloane’s contributions to history were often overlooked, but she was instrumental to the warp project that built the foundations of the Federation. 

Samantha Wildman was a xenobiologist assigned to Voyager when it was lost in the Delta Quadrant. Married to a Ktarian, Wildman became pregnant just before leaving Deep Space 9 and ultimately, though inadvertently, Federation space. Wildman's daughter was born on Voyager and raised on the ship for the first six years of her life. Voyager was a difficult environment in which to raise a child, but Wildman persevered, building a small community around her daughter.