Command Staff
Region 4 Command Structure
Regional Coordinator
Rear Admiral Ronald Coleman
rc4@sfi.org
Rear Admiral Ron Coleman has been a member of STARFLEET since 2009. Apart from his position as the Regional Coordinator, he is a founding member and current Commanding Officer of the USS Wessex, NCC 74207. He’s also held various operational positions, including Chief of Operations, Vice Chief of Operations and Region 4 Vice Regional Coordinator.
Before joining STARFLEET, he held leadership positions in various sci-fi independent groups, including Outpost Fortibus 1 (a chapter of Starfleet Command), San Diego Star Trek Fan Association (Public Relations) and San Diego Maquis (Vice President).
A native of California, Coleman enjoys reading, hiking and traveling with his family.
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). 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 Pierce College in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles. He plans to transfer to California State University at Northridge this fall to continue his history studies. Chris enjoys going to sci-fi and comic book movies and spending time with his roommate Karen Hoagland and their enthusiastic dog Maggie.