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.

Chuck teaches television writing at several universities and lives with his husband David and their amazing dog Gatsby.

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.

Caitlin’s career began when she became the first Canadian to win the Sir Peter Ustinov Award for Scriptwriting from the International Emmys. Since then she has written for SYFY, Lifetime, Global, CBC, Hulu, Hallmark, and she has been nominated for two Writers Guild of Canada Awards. Most recently she served as a Writer and Producer on the fifth season of international hit Private Eyes.

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 in development on additional projects and works as a writing consultant and screenwriting instructor. Jennifer has a Screenwriting MFA from UCLA where she also won a Sloan Foundation Screenwriting Award for her original feature Family Brew. Growing up in a small town in Ohio, she always wanted to write, but first pursued other goals. She earned a BA in Middle Eastern Studies from Mount Holyoke College, and spent her junior year at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, where she volunteered to teach English to Ethiopian and Sudanese refugees. She went on to teach high school English and English as a Second Language in Texas. She believes in the power of story to transform our lives and our world and creates content that entertains and encourages.