Jeannette Chao was a Human female. She was a member of Starfleet who served aboard the USS Defiant as its transporter chief.

In 2376, Chief Chao was responsible for beaming the Europani onto the Defiant during the evacuation of Europa Nova. She later beamed Nog and Thirishar ch'Thane off the USS Sungari before it was destroyed. (DS9 - Gateways novel: Demons of Air and Darkness)

In January 2377, Chao beamed Elias Vaughn, Lisa Neeley, Calvin Moore and Darrell Gervasi down to the planet Harkoum. (DS9 novel: Warpath)

Additional referencesEdit

• DS9 novel: Cathedral