Meet the Team

Katrina Medoff

Co-Founder

Katrina Medoff is an actor, writer and producer in New York City. Her recent projects include the feature “Ask for Jane” (actor) and the short films “Lovestuck” (actor/writer/producer), “Home Invasion for the Holidays” (actor), “Ms. Connections” (actor/writer) and “Dark Blue” (producer). 

Tracy Sayre

Co-Founder

Tracy Sayre is an award-winning screenwriter and founder of Writers Work. Her short film “Lily + Mara” recently premiered on PBS. She is currently developing 3 feature scripts and serves on the grant board of QCA and is an animal rights activist. Tracy received a BFA and MAT from Maryland Institute College of Art.

Makana Shimaoka

Social Media Manager

Makana Shimaoka is a creative professional who’s worked with multiple film and television production crews in New York City. She recently moved to Los Angeles and has spent the last few years working as a freelance social media manager. She’s currently working on packaging several television pilots in development.

Kareema Bee

Virtual Events Coordinator

Kareema Bee is a writer, actress, and producer from NYC. She co-starred in "Empty" as a participant in the third cycle of WWFC and is an alumnus of Dustin Felder Acting Studio and the Upright Citizens Brigade. She has been a semi-finalist for several writing fellowships including ABC, Fox, and Sundance; and served as an artist-in-residence in France and Martha's Vineyard. Her short film, " A Rose By Any Other Name" is currently screening at film festivals. 

Tiana Lucerne Cheung

Assistant Events Coordinator

Tiana Lucerne Cheung is a writer/director and student at UC Berkeley. She has worked on "The Matrix 4" set and interned at FilmNation Entertainment (known for "Arrival" and "The King's Speech"). Through her work, she amplifies underrepresented voices to humanize multicultural experiences. She recently wrote/directed a short film about generational differences ("Table Manners"), which garnered Best Picture & Best Directing festival awards, and is currently writing her first feature film.