About the Author

WRITER AND ACTOR RAEGAN PAYNE LAUNCHED AN AMBITIOUS MISSION AS A TRIBUTE TO HER GRANDFATHER IN 2009; SHE WOULD VOLUNTEER FOR 50 ORGANIZATIONS BEFORE 2010 AND JOURNAL ABOUT EACH EXPERIENCE. SHE COMPLETED THAT MISSION AND WOULDN’T YA KNOW SHE COULDN’T STOP.  NOW SHE’S QUICKLY APPROACHING 100 VOLUNTEERING ADVENTURES…

RAEGAN HAS TWO BA’S FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH (SEWANEE) IN THEATRE AND ENGLISH AND HAS SPENT TIME STUDYING SHAKESPEARE AT OXFORD UNIVERSITY.

PAYNE IS An AWARD WINNING PUBLISHED PLAYWRIGHT WHO’S PLAYS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED ACROSS THE U.S. (EVEN ALASKA – YES, ITS STILL CONSIDERED A STATE).  BEYOND WRITING PLAYS AND SCREENPLAYS, RAEGAN IS A REGULAR CONTRIBUTOR TO INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL WARMING BLOG WWW.CELSIAS.COM. SHE HAS ALSO WRITTEN FOR WWW.ECOGEEK.ORG, LACANVAS MAGAZINE, AND YAHOO! GREEN. SHE WAS ONE OF THE CELEBRITY CONTRIBUTORS FOR THE CHARITY COOKBOOK “FAVORITE RECIPES OF KENTUCKY CELEBRITIES.” HER PARENTS ARE MOST PROUD OF THE COOKBOOK THING.

AS AN ACTOR RAEGAN HAS APPEARED ON STAGE, TV, FILM AND COMMERCIALS.  MORE ABOUT HER ACTING CAREER CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.RAEGANPAYNE.COM.

IN THE COMING YEARS RAEGAN SETS HER SIGHTS ON WRITING MORE STUFF AND SOMEDAY BEING COOL. RAEGAN LIVES IN LOS ANGELES, CA AND ENJOYS SURFING, SNOWBOARDING, AND COOKING TO RELAX.