Dave is one of our propmasters here at the Set Tour. Together with Brian Mix, he is responsible for the amazing work behind the Tantalus Field, the transporter effect lights, the smoke in the vent in Kirk’s quarters, the working buttons on the captain’s chair, the audio on the wall comms, and much. much more!
The 802 Ghostbusters are a VT based, fan group of community-minded cosplayers. They participate in multiple events throughout Vermont and Northern New York, including, but not limited to: conventions, parades, charity events, school fundraisers, and other community events. 802 Ghostbusters are now affiliated with Sony through the Ghostbusters Give Back initiative and are raising funds for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. Visit their booth in the vendor’s hall for more information!
Lolita Fatjo was assistant to the Executive Producer for two years and then became the pre-production coordinator and script coordinator for Star Trek: The Next Generation, a pre-production associate and pre-production coordinator for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, a pre-production coordinator for Star Trek: Voyager, and a production associate for Star Trek: First Contact. She also appeared in the 2005 documentary Trekkies 2.
Samuel LaPointe is a Teacher and Filmmaker from Upstate New York, currently based in Central Vermont. In addition to independently producing multiple short films and a long-running web series, he won the audience award for best film this year for “We Could Be Nemeses” and is in development on a feature to be produced in 2026. He also teaches filmmaking as part of a full-day career tech program at Randolph Technical Career Center.
Alex has been part of the Set Tour family for 3 years and is still a busy volunteer for many of the big Canadian conventions. MB has been the Set Tour event manager for over 10 years.
Dr David Alexander, MD, is a NASA Flight Surgeon and the Principle Medical Officer (PMO) for the Moon to Mars/Gateway program. He has supported 23 ISS and shuttle missions and Lead Crew Surgeon for 8 missions. He developed the Direct Return of Astronauts Program and recovered 38 crews. His expertise and research is in Spaceflight and Aviation Environments.
Prior to his becoming a NASA Flight Surgeon, he was a Flight Physician at Cleveland Metro Life Flight and then went on to STAT MedEVAC as the Associate Medical Director. His Air Force background also includes being a Squadron Medical Element for an F-15 squadron, Chief of Flight Medicine, and Chief of Aerospace Medicine at the 149th Fighter Wing. He is currently the Texas State Air Surgeon for the Air National Guard.
Deniz Cordell is a musical director, conductor, pianist, and writer, who most recently music directed Richard Maltby, Jr. & David Shire’s About Time at Goodspeed. He has contributed liner notes to several record labels specializing in film music, including three albums of music by Leonard Rosenman, and La-La Land Records’ edition of James Horner’s Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Assistant conductor of The Scott Dunn Orchestra in Los Angeles; one time Jeopardy! loser. Among his other beloved collaborators are Walter Koenig, Charles Strouse, record producers Michael Matessino & Neil S. Bulk, the estate of Leonard Rosenman, and his wife, Annie Pasqua.
Ronald Held has a Ph. D in astrophysics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. As a fan since TOS, Star Tek has inspired his research and presentation topics.
Andrew Liptak is a writer and historian from Vermont. He is the Public Relation and Guest Services Coordinator for the Vermont Historical Society, and is the author Cosplay: A History (Saga Press, June, 2022). Liptak has worked as a journalist for more than a decade, appearing in places such as Clarkesworld Magazine, Gizmodo, Grist, io9, Kirkus Reviews, Lifehacker, OneZero, Pando Daily, Polygon, Slate, Tor.com, Uncanny Magazine, VentureBeat, The Verge, and other publications. He currently writes Transfer Orbit, a newsletter about the intersection of speculative fiction and real life.
Phil Merkel aka “Captain Phil” is a DJ on WUSB 90.1 fm radio and host of “Captain Phil’s Planet.” The Planet airs alternate Thursdays 3 pm to 5 pm and streams at www.wusb.fm if you are out of the WUBS listening area. Captain Phil embraces all music genres on his planet and most other planets as well. In a former life, Phil taught music for a Special Education agency on Long Island for 31 years. He is now retired and living in his secret underground headquarters somewhere in West Coxsackie, NY.
