Vice Admiral Andrea Brand: Starfleet Academy Superintendent in 2368. Invited Captain Picard to give the commencement speech at the Academy and he accepted. However an accident involving Nova Squadron and Wesley Crusher occurred before the Enterprise’s arrival and Brand Picard’s assistance and that of his staff for the Inquiry. Admiral Brand presided over the inquiry of Nova Squadron to the determine the death of their squad member Joshua Albert while they were performing manoeuvres off Saturn. It uncovered that the death of Cadet Albert was the result of an attempt at a banned flight manoeuvre that the cadets of Nova Squadron had subsequently tried to cover up. Squadron leader Nick Locarno was expelled from the Academy and the other members (including Wesley Crusher) were reprimanded.
She was still the Academy Superintendant in 2370 and discussed with Beverly Crusher Wesley’s deteriorating grades.
Admiral Brand appeared in the TNG episode “The First Duty” and mentioned in “Journey’s End” her first name comes the script of “The First Duty”.
