Ro Reddick

Who Is Ro?

Ro is the nickname of Laurie Reddick, and she uses it almost to the exclusion of her birth name. She acquired it before her marriage to Jon Reddick while they were the Command Team of the USS Khai Tam, the Tallahassee Chapter of Starfleet: The International Star Trek Fan Association.

Why Ro?

Ro was a character from "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987-1994). The character was introduced in the fifth season episode "Ensign Ro," and was played by Michelle Forbes, but was brought back for several other episodes. The character, Ro Laren (and Ro is actually the family name here) is from a race in of people in the Star Trek Universe known as the Bajorans, a displaced and nomadic people. Laurie felt the characteristics of the character of Ro Laren were similar to hers, and as many people in the Star Trek Fan Association adopted personas, Laurie adopted the Bajoran persona, and the family name of Ro as her own. Club members agreed with the persona and began calling her Ro. The name has stuck ever since, and Laurie prefers it to her (family) given name as it is easier for others to pronounce and remember, since it is short, unusual, and alliterates nicely with Reddick.