Editorial Board

Publisher & President
William H. Fleet
publisher@fresnobee.com
(559) 441-6060

William H. Fleet was named publisher and president of The Fresno Bee in October 2008. In 2006, he was named president and publisher of McClatchy's Bradenton Herald after 19 years as a publisher for several Southern California Newspapers. From 2004 to 2006, he was group publisher for Times Community News and responsible for the operations of five Los Angeles Times-owned community newspapers. From 2001 to 2003, he was publisher of the Santa Barbara News-Press, and from 1993 to 2001, he was publisher of The Signal in Santa Clarita. From 1987 to 1993, he was publisher of Los Angeles Independent Newspapers. He spent 16 years on the board of directors of California Newspaper Publishers Association, and served as president of the association in 2005-06.

Editorial Page Editor and Vice President
Jim Boren
jboren@fresnobee.com
(559) 441-6307

Jim Boren, who has been an employee of The Fresno Bee for more than four decades, is the newspaper's editorial page editor, overseeing production of the opinion pages. He also writes a column that appears in the Opinion section of Sunday's Bee. Boren covered politics for The Bee for 15 years prior to moving to the editorial pages in 1995. He has covered every level of politics, including city council elections, governor races and presidential campaigns. He has won several journalism awards during his newspaper career. Boren's current column focuses on politics and government policy. One of his columns led to the creation of the Rose Ann Vuich Award for Ethical Leadership, which recognized local elected officials who have met high ethical standards. A native of Fresno, Boren graduated from California State University, Fresno, with a degree in journalism.

Associate Editor
Lisa Boyles
lboyles@fresnobee.com
(559) 441-6446

Lisa Boyles joined The Bee in 1993, starting at Neighbors, a community publication, as a reporter. Boyles, who moved to The Fresno Bee as a page designer and copy editor in 1999, joined the Editorial Board as an associate editor in January 2006. A graduate of Bullard High School and California State University, Fresno, she has lived in the Fresno/Clovis area since 1978.