Anna Gomez was born in the city of Makati, Philippines and educated abroad. She met and married her best friend who whisked her away to Chicago over twenty years ago. She is Chief Financial Officer for Leo Burnett Worldwide, a global advertising company founded in 1935. In her capacity, Anna serves on the board of several not-for-profit organizations, namely the Hugh O'Brien Leadership Organization and Girl Scouts of America. She is also the executive sponsor for a number of employee resource groups focused on Diversity and Inclusion.
Under the pen name Christine Brae, Anna has published six novels, has an established fan base, and a dedicated following. Her titles rank in the Top 100 months following their release. Her last three novels,
In This Life, Eight Goodbyes, and
The Year I Left, have won literary awards and were immediate bestsellers on Amazon, ranking #1 across multiple categories.
Kristoffer Polaha is best-known for his long starring role in the critically acclaimed series
Life Unexpected (The CW). Other TV series credits include
Get Shorty with Ray Romano and Chris O'Dowd, the limited series
Condor opposite William Hurt and Max Irons, The CW's
Ringer (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and
Valentine, as well as
North Shore (FOX).
In addition to co-starring with Rainn Wilson in
Backstrom (FOX), he had a multi-season role on the acclaimed series
Mad Men (AMC) and
Castle (ABC). Polaha is also well-known for starring in Hallmark Channel movies such as
Dater's Handbook with Meghan Markle, and the
Mystery 101 franchise on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
Polaha first received attention for his portrayal of John F. Kennedy, Jr. in the TV movie,
America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story, opposite Portia de Rossi. He has appeared in numerous independent features, including
Where Hope Grows, Devil's Knot (Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon), and the Tim Tebow film,
Run the Race.
Polaha has a featured role opposite Gal Gadot in
Wonder Woman 1984 and the forthcoming
Jurassic World: Dominion.
Polaha was born in Reno, Nevada, and he is married to actress Julianne Morris. They have three sons.