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Full name: Ashley Dekker

Gender: Female

Species: Human

Home planet: Earth (Paramaribo)

Born: 2366

Rank: Lieutenant

Second officer of the USS Paramaribo (2397-)

Ashley Rathipal Dekker was a Human Starfleet officer who served on the USS Paramaribo in the late 24th century.

Dekker grew up in the city of Paramaribo on South America's northeastern coast, not far from the spaceport city of Kourou. She was openly transgender, but she chose not to undergo gender confirmation surgery, even though it was widely available, because she wanted to maintain as much of her athletic potential as possible.

Dekker was an accomplished athlete at a young age, especially in the high jump; at the 2388 Olympics, she had the 9th highest jump by a Human.

After joining Starfleet, Dekker made friends with the Kasheeta officer Sheleth. When Sheleth was given command of a new transport ship, Dekker suggested naming it the Paramaribo, and the name was ultimately accepted.

Dekker aspired to become a model officer, and developed a reputation for being understanding and easy to get along with. She enjoyed working with many different alien species, which her posting aboard the Paramaribo afforded her the opportunity to do. She was very serious about maintaining the spirit of the Prime Directive.

Dekker had a short romantic relationship with a holographic character named Jamie, who broke it off when Jamie realized that Dekker wasn't also a hologram.