I guess it’s my turn at this. Hello and welcome to the Ulysses website! I am its creator and have been the webmaster since the ship was chartered in June 2000. Juanita, Pam, and I started the Ulysses with a lot of hope and enthusiasm and are proud of what we have created so far. As my CO is fond of saying, “We are small, but we are mighty.”

I began as a Lt. Commander and Chief of Ops and I am now a Captain and both Executive Officer and Chief of Operations. I have been promoted throughout the years for my dedication to the ship, and was promoted by Russ Haslage, IFT’s President, to Captain at the 2003 GEO 5 Conference for my work in organizing it. I am also GEO 5 Chief of Communications and I am always happy to hear from any of you. Finally, I am also IFT’s Ringmaster.

Star Trek was something I grew up with as my father loved The Original Series. I came to love Kirk, Spock, and McCoy by the time I was a little kid. For the premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation, I remember thinking that it had better be good or I would be hugely disappointed. It wasn't a disappointment and I loved that series as well. Years later, during my stay in Australia, I discovered that the local video store had all 7 seasons of Star Trek: DS9 on tape, which is a common thing “Down Under.” I now consider it one of the best Star Trek shows ever. Of all the Star Trek movies, my favorites are "The Wrath of Khan," "The Search for Spock," and "First Contact."

Currently, I am a student at the University of California, Irvine, and have completed my Bachelors in English, while working on my second major in ICS (Information and Computer Sciences). I love to read, write, travel, take pictures, and play with computers. I especially love to create websites! Of the countries I have been to, Australia is at the top of my list of places I would like to revisit.

One of my hobbies is diving and snorkeling, and I have done both in some of the most beautiful regions in the world, including the Great Barrier Reef and along the coast of eastern Australia, Palancar and Chankanaab and Columbia Shallows of Cozumel, Mexico, the underground caves and cenotes of the Yucatan Peninsula, the Big Island reefs of Hawaii, the very cold waters of New Zealand, and the reefs and sea caves of Fiji. Yes, those caves were challenging, especially as I’m claustrophobic!

In any case, I hope you enjoy the Ulysses Newsletter, of which I am also the editor and creator. It has a completely new look now, so please visit the logs below to check it out! Thanks again for visiting.

Mandy is also the author of the Operations Log, the Personnel Log, and the Australia Mission Log in the Ulysses Newsletter.

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As for myself, I have great respect for the integrity and the contribution of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise to our universe, and how they change the people/beings and places they come across, and leave the people/beings and the places they visit a little better.

I aspire to do that in my daily life. (On a very small scale).

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