Desta Tedros Reff

Desta Tedros Reff is a writer for a variety of different shows, from character dramas (Sorry for Your Loss, The Last Tycoon) to action (Shooter) and then some (The Purge). Most recently, she served as an Executive Producer on Amazon's television reboot of A League of Their Own. Before transitioning to entertainment, Desta worked as a lawyer and spent several years in the Mississippi Delta focused on social justice advocacy. Desta loves telling stories from a place of empathy and is driven to bring marginalized perspectives into the mainstream, specifically through authentic portrayals of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC characters and stories.