Command Staff
Region 4 Command Structure
Regional Coordinator
Fleet Admiral David Nottage
rc4@sfi.org
David Nottage, the former commander-in-chief of STARFLEET and the founder and longtime commanding officer of the USS Golden Gate in San Francisco, has returned to his previous position of regional coordinator for Region 4. David joined STARFLEET in June 1993 as a crew member aboard the USS Atreides, one of the many Bay Area chapters of the time.
“Although I rose through the ranks, I felt that I could go no further, so I launched the USS Golden Gate in 1994 under the guidance of the USS Simonov and became fully commissioned five months later,” David said. “The USS Golden Gate has locally participated in various charitable works, advocating for the Battered Women and their Children,
Food Bank collections, and the Annual San Francisco Aids Walk.”
STARFLEET has honored David’s service through awards such as Support Chapter of the Year, Flag Officer of the Year, Starfleet Cross and Distinguished Membership.
“But this is not the reason I have served,” David said. “It has been the opportunity of a lifetime to participate, providing input to update rules and regulations for various manuals. Using my real-world experience dealing with budgets, financials, and desktop
publishing. And as a business owner to apply my skills in leadership, planning and execution of goals.”
“My first convention was in the late 1980s in Hawaii with Nichelle Nichols as the only star,” David recalled.
He continued to go to conventions after moving to California in 1991 and worked briefly with “Entertainment Tonight.” He got to interview Majel Barrett and was one of the first people to go to the “Star Trek Experience” in Las Vegas.
“We are One Fleet, Onward, and Upward!” said Admiral David “Kawika” Nottage,
Region 4 Coordinator and Commanding Officer, USS Golden Gate, San Francisco.
Vice Regional Coordinator
Vice Admiral Denise Rush
vrc4@sfi.org
In addition to serving as Vice Regional Coordinator, Vice Admiral Denise Rush is Commanding Officer of the USS Longbow, NCC 87555.
Region 4 Chief of Communications
Commodore Dave Mason
davemason1701@chiefofcomms
(Photo by Lisa Sobien/USS Angeles/Angels Flight)
Commodore Dave Mason is the chief of communications for Region 4 and commanding officer of the USS Angeles, based in Los Angeles. He is also executive editor of Angels Flight, the USS Angeles award-winning newsletter. Dave has had a long career in journalism and is the Southwest editor of The Center Square, a national news website (thecentersquare.com) and wire service. Before that, he was managing editor of the Santa Barbara News-Press and worked as a reporter or editor for other newspapers in California, Washington state and Idaho. Dave’s hobbies include piano playing and music composition, Zumba and racquetball. Most of all, he loves spending time with his girlfriend, USS Angeles Associate Chief of Communications Lisa Sobien, who’s one of the managing editors of Angels Flight along with her mother, Janice Sobien.
Region 4 Website Engineer
Capt. Christopher Mulrooney
(Photo by Dave Mason/USS Angeles/Angels Flight)
Capt. Christopher Mulrooney serves as captain of website engineering for both Region 4 and the USS Angeles. Chris is a longtime USS Angeles and STARFLEET member and a member of the Command Staffs for both Region 4 and the USS Angeles. His work on the USS Angeles website, ussangeles.org, has earned awards from STARFLEET. He is a U.S. Army veteran who has worked in private security and is now studying history at California State University, Northridge in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles. Fun fact: CSUN was used for Starfleet Academy in the 2009 “Star Trek” movie, starring Chris Pine as James T. Kirk. In other words, Chris is attending Starfleet Academy! His graduation is set for 2027. Chris enjoys going to sci-fi and comic book movies and, of course, watching “Star Trek.”
Cynthia Cook
BGN Cynthia Druid Cook
OIC of 4BDE
Cynthia Cook was a Bajor child from the Hill Providence. Growing up during the Cardassian occupation, she chose to excel within the terrorist faction to thwart the Cardassians as much as possible. When Starfleet relieved the Cardassians of the planet, Cyn was admitted into Starfleet and found the Marines and Special Operations soothed her anger and forged a better officer. She enjoys the military aspect and has tempered herself by becoming a counselor.