Valerie Hoagland
Claytemple Media Co-Host - Lower Decks: A Star Trek Podcast
New York, NY
Valerie spends far too much time thinking about grammar and imagining a better future, which explains a lot about her love for Star Trek (as well as her disappointment with Hoshi Sato’s character). After finishing a doctorate in Italian Renaissance Literature, she turned her attention to two very important causes: podcasting and attempting to stop Colonel Green from inciting World War III. To help with the latter, she currently works as a clinical social worker in Manhattan and does her best to incorporate Trek wisdom into her therapeutic practice. Unsurprisingly, she scored very highly in compassion and diplomacy on the Kobayashi Maru. Valerie is also the co-host of Lower Decks: A Star Trek Podcast as well as the creative mind behind the Instagram account, Plants in Star Trek.