Mary Barranco

Mary Barranco was a Starfleet officer in the late 24th Century. She was the Operations officer of the USS Pendragon from 2379 to 2382. She then served as the Pendragon's First Officer until 2385.

Early Life
Mary Leigh Barranco was born on 10 March 2340 on Pacifica, the third of six children. Her parents were Salvatore Barranco, a Starfleet Judge Advocate General and Sandra Barranco, a school teacher.

When Mary was seven years old, her family visited relatives on Luna. While onboard a lunar shuttle, Mary met a young boy and helped him evade men who were chasing him. They never spoke, but she never forgot the incident, and would remember the boy's face.

Mary and her siblings grew up with a great love for the water. She became a champion swimmer and served as a lifeguard on the beaches of Pacifica's eastern continent. At the age of 15, she competed in the Federation Olympics, taking the silver medal in the high dive, and gold in the 500 meters.

Academy
At the age of 18, Mary entered Starfleet Academy, following in the footsteps of her older brother, Tim. At the Academy, she was assigned to Nebula Squadron, where she recognized her squadmate Timothy Sinclair as the boy she had helped eleven years before, and they became close friends.

Mary graduated with honors in 2362.

Early Career
One of Mary's early assignments was as junior operations officer on Starbase 211 near the Cardassian border.

In 2371, she was serving on the USS Gandhi as a Lieutenant.

Wartime Service
During the Federation Civil War, Mary was a Lieutenant Commander and Chief Operations Officer on the USS Endeavour. She participated in the defense of Earth during the Borg incursion of 2373.

Next Assignments
Following the war, Mary took a post with Starfleet R&D.

In 2377, she was assigned to Project Restoration and helped execute the warp-speed towing of Empok Nor to the Bajoran system.

2379
Mary joined the crew of the USS Pendragon as Operations Officer while the ship was docked for the commissioning ceremony of the new Deep Space Nine in January, 2379. It was the first time she had seen Tim Sinclair since their days at the Academy. (PDN: "Restoration")

2382
Following the the departure of Russ Twining for the USS Avalon, Mary was promoted to Commander and assigned as the Pendragon's first officer. (PDN: "Avalon"; "Tabula Rasa")

2385
During the Pendragon's extensive refit, Mary was promoted to Captain. She was awarded command of the Pendragon upon the ship's relaunch late in the year. (PDN: "Crosses & Crowns"; "Moments of Transition"; "Starkindler")

Under Captain Barranco's command, the Pendragon was instrumental in defending the fledgeling Colonial Alliance from a Romulan invasion. (''PDN: "Promised Land"; "Above the Wrecks of Time"; "The Hand of God")

Background Notes
''Star Trek: Pendragon is a fan fiction series written (primarily) by T.L. Morgan. Images of actors are used in photomanipulations to simulate the "cast" of the series. In these photomanipulations, Mary Barranco is "played" by Kelly Rutherford.''

Trivia
''Claudia Christian and Marjorie Monahan were previously considered for the role. Early promotional shots were taken with Christian as Barranco before the part was recast.''