Melora Rivera has been carving a path toward producing and directing her own material with years of industry work on television and feature film projects. Joining the Akil Productions team in 2011 as an assistant to Director Salim Akil, Melora worked on Sparkle (2012), The Game (2012-13) and Being Mary Jane (2013) before climbing up the ranks as a writer's assistant and script coordinator during seasons one and two of BET's Being Mary Jane. In 2014, Melora joined the guild as a staff writer on the show, with her first solo writing credit coming in season three with "Don't Call It A Comeback." Following the Akil's overall deal with Warner Bros in 2016, Melora was promoted within the company to Director of Development where she oversees their film and television projects. The company's first sale in this deal, Black Lightning, is expected to appear on the CW in 2018. Show less «