The President of the Dante Society of America appoints committees, committee members, and liaisons to other professional organizations. All appointments begin and end with the calendar year.
Elizabeth Coggeshall (Chair)
ex officio, as Director of Education and Outreach
term: 2020–2022 (member); 2023–2025, reappointed 2026–2028 (chair)
Florida State University
Danielle Callegari
ex officio, as Director of Communications
term: 2023–2025, reappointed 2026–2028
Dartmouth College
Akash Kumar
ex officio, as Editor of Dante Notes
term: 2023–2025, reappointed 2026-2028
University of California, Berkeley
Catherine Bloomer
ex officio, as Chair of the Prize Committee
term: 2026
Brandeis University
Catherine Bloomer (Chair)
term: 2025–2026
Brandeis University
Marco Aresu
term: 2025–2027
University of Pennsylvania
Anna Marra
term: 2025–2028
Vanderbilt University
Sara Díaz (Chair and Bibliographer)
term: 2023–2025 (member), 2026 (chair)
Fairfield University
Anna Wainwright
term: 2019–2022, 2026 (member), 2022–2025 (chair)
University of New Hampshire
Julie Van Peteghem
ex officio, as Secretary
term: 2023–2026
Hunter College, City University of New York
Christian Dupont (Chair)
term: 2024–2026
Boston College
Arielle Saiber
term: 2025–2027
Johns Hopkins University
Simone Marchesi
term: 2026–2028
Princeton University
Martin Eisner (Chair)
term: 2025–2027
Duke University
Julie Van Peteghem
term: 2024–2026
Hunter College, City University of New York
Alejandro Cuadrado
term: 2026–2028
Bowdoin College
Liaison to the International Congress on Medieval Studies (ICMS), Kalamazoo
Jelena Todorović
term: 2024–2026
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Liaison to the Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nassime Chida
term: 2025–2027
Wellesley College
Liaison to the Renaissance Society of America (RSA)
Filippo Gianferrari
term: 2021–2025, reappointed 2026–2028
University of California, Santa Cruz
Liaison to the American Boccaccio Association (ABA)
Sara Díaz
term: 2024–2026
Fairfield University
Liaison to the American Association for Italian Studies (AAIS)
Eva del Soldato
term: 2025–2027
University of Pennsylvania
Liaison to the Society for Italian Studies (SIS)
Anna Pegoretti
term: 2026-2028
University of Cambridge
Liaison to the Società Dantesca Italiana (SDI)
Sara Díaz
term: 2026
Fairfield University