His novels Friends with Benefits and Skin Game are Blackboard best sellers. Educated at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of California at Los Angeles, Ross received a B.A. in history from U.C.L.A. and a M.F.A. from the U.C.L.A. School of Theater, Film, and Television. Ross has lectured at over four hundred universities, as he is universally recognized as the leading expert in the field of African American fraternities and sororities.

He regularly appears on National Public Radio, and has been interviewed by Ebony, Essence, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, CNN, The Root.com, The Grio.com, and the BBC, among others.

Ross began his writing career in the mid 90’s as the managing editor of Rap Sheet magazine, the West Coast’s first hip hop publication. After two years of writing about hip hop and interviewing the top stars in the music, Ross moved to the Los Angeles Independent Newspapers, where he covered local politics in Westwood, Culver City, Hollywood and West Hollywood, for three years.

This includes creating and showrunning THE HEALING POWERS OF DUDE for Netflix, as well as writing and producing for shows on Nickelodeon and Disney. She has also developed a one-hour YA Drama with HBOMax and several feature films. When Erica isn’t making up goofy stories with her 7-year-old daughter, she loves to be a mentor to emerging writers of all backgrounds and ages. She’s worked with organizations such as WriteGirl, RespectAbility, and #StartWith8.

 

She has a half-hour comedy in development at Stampede Ventures, is writing a young adult novel adaptation for Amblin and Marc Platt Productions, and her romantic comedy SAY SOMETHING NICE appeared on the 2019 Black List, 2019 Hit List and 2019 Young and Hungry List.  

Erin has also written six Hallmark movies and counting and has a limited Christmas series in development there as well. Erin has an M.F.A. in Screenwriting from Loyola Marymount University and a Master’s Degree in Film and Television Theory from the University of Glasgow in Scotland, and has been an adjunct faculty member for DePaul University’s School of Cinematic Arts.

As the founder of Frankly, My Dear business affairs consulting, Samantha works with emerging filmmakers and offers production services for film projects of all sizes. As an attorney and working screenwriter, Samantha understands more than anyone the business side of writing. 

Samantha is also an experienced writer, with extensive credits, including 10 feature writing and 22 additional crew (business affairs) credits.  Samantha’s first tv-movie, MINGLE ALL THE WAY, premiered on Hallmark in 2018. Since then she has had multiple movies premiere on Hallmark and will be making her network debut this year on CBS.  

Samantha continues to write, produce and provide business affairs consulting across the industry. Please see this page (LINK) for more information about Frankly, My Dear and the industry services Samantha can help you with.

She served as a writer/producer on “Everybody Hates Chris,” Fox’s “Brothers,” and Disney Channel’s “Raven’s Home.”

Adrienne wrote and directed a short film, “Hysterical Pregnancy,” starring Ryan Michelle Bathé and Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown. She released a comedic web series on YouTube, “Every Other Weekend,” that she wrote, produced, and starred in. Fox bought the idea, and she wrote a pilot. She recently wrapped production as an Executive Producer and showrunner for Netflix’s “Family Reunion.”  Adrienne lives in Los Angeles with her teenage daughter.

She is also the creative force behind 2020’s viral voting campaign GET YOUR BOOTY TO THE POLL, which she conceived, produced and directed. Angela is based in Atlanta where she lives with her two kids and their cat.

Skye believes that every person should be equipped to tell their own story. As such, she’s been a teacher of both Screenwriting and Disability Studies for the past 6 years, first at UCLA working directly with ProPath Screenwriting’s Tim Albaugh, then later through the Utah Film Center and Encircle — an LGBTQ+ youth and family resource center. In addition, Skye developed with her partner an affordable, easy-to-use screenwriting software, Scriip (www.scriip.com), to ensure that technology is never a barrier to storytelling.

 

Skye’s feature psychological thriller,
UNDER THE INFLUENCER,
was produced in Los Angeles in June, 2022. Her romantic comedy, The Heart of Huckleberry, was recently optioned by RomCom Pictures. And, she’ll be directing her cowritten short film, LITTLE GENES, in the fall of 2022.

Skye was named a Top 25 Screenwriter to Watch in 2020 by the International Screenwriters Association. She received the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship in Screenwriting at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. She is also a fellow of the Sundance Screenwriters Intensive Program.

Skye’s lived multiple lives, including as an Advertising Project Manager, Sports App Product Manager, and Volunteer Dog Walker. She loves to read suspense novels and watch true crime TV, both of which have contributed to her growing insomnia and irrational fear of basements. Skye splits her time between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, Utah.