Elaine Loh spent over a decade as a working actor, training and teaching at SKS and booking roles on JANE THE VIRGIN, SUPERSTORE, S.W.A.T., IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY…, NCIS:LA, and many more, before finding her true passion – telling stories about our inclusive, diverse, and dynamic world. She was chosen as one of the Top 25 Writers to Watch in 2019 by the International Screenwriters Association. She has had scripts place in the world-renowned PAGE Awards, Austin Film Festival, Final Draft Big Break, and the ISA. She is currently writing for the GOSSIP GIRL reboot at HBO Max as well as DYNASTY.

Bashir Gavriel is a former model turned writer/actor and a proud “Jamerican,” signifying his Jamaican upbringing and American birth. A cardio/thoracic Registered Nurse, Bashir initially worked as a medical supervisor on dozens of TV shows and films. Studying at SKS on Monday nights, he has appeared on CRIMINAL MINDS, DEXTER, FRANKLIN & BASH, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, and DAYS OF OUR LIVES, to name a few. In 2016, he joined the WGA by selling a pilot script, PAROLED, to USA Network. As a writers’ assistant on the new POWER spin-off series for Starz, he co-wrote and produced the series’ second episode with Showrunner Sascha Penn just before quarantine.