The 2007-2009 Board of Directors of the National Cartoonists' Society was chosen at the Annual Meeting in Orlando. The roster is:

President: Jeff Keane First VP: Greg Evans Second VP: Bill Amend Third VP: Hilary B. Price Membership Chairman: Dave Coverly Treasurer: Bill Hinds Secretary: Rick Kirkman National Representative: Mike Lynch

Congrats to our very own Mike Lester, who won the award for Book Illustration at the 61st Annual Reuben Awards Banquet in Orlando on May 26, 2007. The other winners were:

Advertising Illustration : Tom Richmond Animation Feature: Carter Goodrich (character designer, Open Season Animation Television: Craig McCracken (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends) Book Illustration: Mike Lester Comic Books: Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese) Editorial Cartoons: Mike Ramirez Gag Cartoons: Drew Dernavich Greeting Cards: Carla Ventresca

I thought I had the avatar function turned on, but I didn't. Now that it's fixed, Chapter Members can upload an image for yourself, up to 100x100 pixels, to represent you. It can be JPEG, PNG, or GIF.