Jainaba Seckan is a DEI practitioner with experience in higher education, tech, and entertainment. She is also an aspiring screenwriter with a special interest in period dramas that center Black women. Jainaba has taken screenwriting courses at NYU School of Professional Studies to develop her skills. With her feature screenplay BUT SOME OF US ARE BRAVE, Jainaba has been named a semifinalist for Screencraft's Virtual Pitch Competition, a Quarterfinalist for Table Read My Screenplay, and is a Scholarship recipient for the Rocaberti Writers retreat in France and will be mentored by an award-winning producer.