MEET THE TEAM

Elizabeth Johnson

Screenwriting Lead / Proud Mother

Elizabeth earned her MFA from NYU, and has since racked up 25 years of experience as a Screenwriter, Musician, Songwriter, and Producer, developing and researching stories and songs for independent features, short films, network television shows, and off-Broadway theater productions. Elizabeth is a member of the Writer's Guild Association, the Animation Writers Caucus, the Independent Film Caucus, and she has also worked as a story analyst for the Sundance Film Institute, director Alan Pakula, Warner Brothers, Spring Creek Productions, Scholastic, Inc., The Young Playwrights Project, Script Pimp, and Storymark Magazine. Elizabeth earned her BA in Theatre at Santa Clara University, performing, producing, writing and directing on the stage.

During her time in New York, Elizabeth was the Managing Artistic Director of the summer conservatory at the 92nd St Y, where she directed, taught, and wrote original musicals with underprivileged youth, while performing her own in the evenings. After moving to LA, Elizabeth successfully completed The Groundlings Writing Lab and her script writing frenzy took off. She has since written and produced daytime television shows for Disney, Fox, Lifetime, and E!, as well as being a producer for "L.A. Frock Stars," GRB Entertainment's "Sex Sent Me to the E.R," and MSNBC's "Split Second Decision." She has traveled extensively for writing, music, and production assignments in New York City, Europe, the United Kingdom, Hawaii, the Philippines, and Morocco. Elizabeth is currently based in Los Angeles and travels extensively to the Bay Area and beyond for work and for family.

Roman JohnDoza

Creative Producer / Grateful Son

Roman graduated from Santa Clara University with an emphasis in Environmental Studies & Political Science, where he developed a passion for writing about the everyday philosophy of humans & animals & how we all interact with each other on this planet & beyond. Since 2014, Roman has become involved in a variety of institutions that seek to improve the quality of wildlife resources & community awareness. He has worked as an educator, youth leader & policy advocate to turn his passion for the outdoors, contemplative writing & artistic inspiration into opportunties to work, consult & support meaningful organizations such as the Student Conservation Association, The Oakland Zoo & CivicSpark with the City of Benicia & Benicia Gardens. Roman is a certified Climate Steward who believes in being vocal & intentional about leaving the ecological world a better place than when we found it: which includes the people in it.

Roman brings his multicultural experience as a mixed race Writer, Musician, and Creative Galvanizer to being an advocate for Environmental Justice, Racial Equity, Artistic Freedom & people who have amazing stories to tell. As a performer, this path also led him to The Gregangelo Museum & Velocity Entertainment, producing shows, managing artists, writing the newsletter & performing acts alongside top tier artists who’ve immigrated from all over the world. His experience as a musician is his platform for speaking truth to power & he is excited by translating this to film. Having been sniffing around the film industry his entire life, he’s energized by the process of illuminating these amazing stories & more in the lab, in the studio, and on the magic of the silver screen. Roman is currently based in Oakland.