CXC Board

Executive Committee

Rebecca J. Perry, President
Lucy Shelton Caswell, Vice President
Will Haupt, Secretary
Jack Beeler, Treasurer
Jeff Smith, Artistic Director (ex-officio)


Board Members

Michael Brown (Chief of Staff for Council President Shannon Hardin)
Victor Dandridge Jr. (Vantage:Inhouse)
David D’Herete (UBS Horizon Group)
Jerzy Drozd (Cartoonist and Educator)
Christian Hoffer (ComicBook.com)
Vijaya Iyer (Cartoon Books)
Ann Lennon (Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum)
Matt Leppert (Leppert Company CPAs, LLC)
Rafael Rosado (Animator, Author, Illustrator)
Kathleen Glosan
Dan Gearino (Journalist)
Tim McClurg
Diane Kollman
Brian Canini


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