Pamela Douglas is an award winning writer and a professor at the USC School of Cinema-TV.  She has won the Humanitas Prize as well as awards and nominations from the Television Academy, the Writers' Guild and American Women in Radio and Television.  She created the acclaimed series Ghostwriters and has written for outstanding tv shows such as A Year in the Life, Frank's Place and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Ellen Sandler is a writer, director and producer with extensive experience in theater, film and television.  Her theater credits include work at the Mark Taper Forum, Joseph Papp's New York Public Theater and the Streisand Center.  She was the producer of the successful tv series Everyone Loves Raymond and Coach.  She has received numerous awards and nominations including several Dramalogue awards and an Emmy nomination.

Eric Nazarian is a graduate of the USC School of Cinema who is currently working on several projects including a screenplay base on his experience as a photojournalist in Nagorno-Karabakh, and a documentary on the origins of rock-and-roll in collaboration with the legendary singer, Eric Burdon.  Born in Armenia, Eric immigrated to the US at the age of five, and much of his creative work concerns the effects of war and conflict on children.

Ron Austin (Moderator) is a veteran writer/producer in film and television.  He is a member of the Motion Picture Academy, the Directors Guild and has been twice honored by the Writers Guild for his service to writers and the community.  He has taught at the USC film school and the American Film Institute.