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Staff

Brian Wilkins

Brian is a web and user interface designer, photographer, Apple enthusiast, indie/metal/rock fan, traveler, and lover of all things Star Trek. Born and raised just north of Boston, Massachusetts, he now lives and works in Southern California with his girlfriend.

Alex Bower

Alex is a writer, actor, and improv comedian living in Southern California. Among his harem of rather unhealthy obsessions are comics, cartoons, video games, Star Trek, Star Wars, horror films, Daleks, and David Bowie. When not desperately attempting to make people laugh, he travels through time with his girlfriend and overweight tabby cats playing practical jokes on influential historical figures and collecting NES cartridges.

John Tenuto

John is a Sociology Professor who studies Star Trek fans and its cultural effects. He and his wife, fellow sociology professor Maria Jose, have written for Star Trek: The Official Magazine and they have contributed to the recent Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Expanded Soundtrack release. John, his wife, and son Nicky enjoy collecting Star Trek and sharing news of new items with fellow fans.

Rick Bentsen

If it weren’t for his devout love of all things Trek, Rick never would have gotten the writing bug. Now a full time author, Rick spends his days moving through various fantasy and scifi worlds. In addition to Star Trek, he loves good chocolate, coffee, and has a passion for the Irish.

Alton Carswell

Alton is a Marriage and Family Therapist, Media Psychologist, Singer, Sci-Fi fan, Techie and Politico who has loved Star Trek in all it’s incarnations, since the early 1980′s. Born abroad, when Alton first arrived in the United States, he found The Wrath of Khan playing at the San Francisco Airport, planting seeds for his lifelong love of the franchise.

Tom Caldwell

Columnist — Science Fiction of Science Fact
Tom is a recent graduate of UCLA with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in biochemistry. He is currently studying muscle growth mechanisms on his time off from school and aims to earn a Ph.D in molecular biology later in the future. He can speak French and Klingon, considers himself an avid Star Trek fan, and his hobbies include studying the Star Trek canon, playing video games, reading sci-fi novels, and performing cool science experiments on the side. ‘ej HISlaH tlhIngan Hol vIjatlhlaH!

Willie Laundrie

Columnist — Federation Follies
Willie is a long-time aficionado of cartoons, comic book superheroes, games, and science fiction. He’s a big fan of Stark Trek in general and the 24th Century in particular, and plans to move there as soon as he can afford to slingshot himself around the sun. In the meantime, he spends his time drawing comics and cartoons.

Victoria Wright

Columnist — Trekette
Victoria is a lifelong Star Trek fan and a Las Vegas local born and raised. She is married, loves big dogs, punk rock, hippie music, and collecting sci-fi memorabilia from yard sales.

Tyler Regas

Columnist — Mirror, Mirror
Tyler is a technology professional, blogger, podcaster, nerd, gadget freak, and, most crucially, a ridiculously huge fan of Star Trek. He lives and works in Southern California with his wife of 14 years, his 13 year old daughter, a lovely Siamese cat, and the stupidest dog on the planet (or likely any other).