Lieutenant Erica Ortegas was a Human Starfleet operations officer of the mid-23rd century, born in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Earth. A gifted and confident aviator, she served as the alpha-shift helm officer of the USS Enterprise under Captain Christopher Pike.
Ortegas served with distinction during the Federation-Klingon War and was regarded as one of Starfleet's finest pilots, though her later captivity by the Gorn left her struggling with its aftermath. Close friends with Christine Chapel, she was remembered as a "war hero." Ortegas appears in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and was portrayed by Melissa Navia.
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