ANAÏS NIN FOUNDATION CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS
Steven Reigns, President
Steven Reigns has been a deep reader of Anaïs Nin’s work for 35 years and organized three of the largest Nin-related events in the past decade. He is a poet and was appointed the first Poet Laureate of West Hollywood. Alongside over a dozen chapbooks, he has published the collections Inheritance and Your Dead Body is My Welcome Mat. Reigns holds a BA in Creative Writing, a Master of Clinical Psychology, and is a sixteen-time recipient of The Los Angeles County’s Department of Cultural Affairs’ Artist in Residency Grant. He edited My Life is Poetry, showcasing his students’ work from the first-ever autobiographical poetry workshop for LGBT seniors. Reigns has lectured and taught writing workshops around the country to LGBT youth and people living with HIV. Currently he is touring The Gay Rub, an exhibition of rubbings from LGBT landmarks. His newest collection A Quilt for David was published by City Lights and is the product of over ten years of research regarding dentist David Acer’s life.
KIM HANNA, TREASURER
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COLBY DEVITT, SECRETARY
Colby Devitt founded and helms Catch the Sun, a social media & digital marketing firm helping creative artists advance their careers by expanding their digital and storytelling capabilities and growing their online ecosystems. Her clients have won numerous prizes and accolades. In addition to serving on the board of the Anaïs Nin Foundation, Colby serves on the Executive Committee of the West Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club and is on the Advisory Board of the LA River Arts. Educated at Barnard College, Columbia University (BA) and Harvard University (MA), she has lectured on using social media for social good at USC Annenberg, NY Academy of Film, and Harvard.
All official Foundation business is conducted through the Board members listed above.