Officers

President

David Rosenbloom

2026

First Vice President

Lauren Petersen

2026

Second Vice President

James Capreedy

2026

Officer-at-Large

Karen Klaiber Hersch

2026

Executive Director

Denise Flood-Doyle

2026-2028

Secretary

Katherine Panagakos

2019-2022; 2023-2025; 2026-2028

Treasurer

Henry Bender

2019-2022; 2023-2025; 2026

Program Coordinator

Lawrence Kowerski

Interim, 2026

Editor, Classical World

Robin Mitchell-Boyask

2013-2018; 2018-2022; 2023-2028

Archivist

Lawrence Kowerski

2022-2024; 2025-2027

Webmaster

Talia Chicherio

2026-2028

Investment Liaison

Raymond Capra

2019-2022; 2023-2025; 2026-2028

Regional Directors

Delaware

Marcaline Boyd

2024-2025; 2026-2027

District of Columbia

Caroline Stark

2026-2027

Maryland

Randolph Ford

2026-2027

New Jersey (North)

Prudence Jones

2026-2027

New Jersey (South)

Evan Jewell

2025-2026

New York (Eastern)

Jesse Weiner

2026-2027

New York City & Long Island

Maria Silvia Sarais

2026-2027

New York (Central & Western)

Justin Dwyer

2026-2027

Pennsylvania (Eastern)

TJ Bolt

2025-2026

Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)

Meghan Quinn McKee

2025-2026

Pennsylvania (Central & Western)

Christian Wildberg

2025-2026

Past Presidents

This list provides a single, accessible record of CAAS presidents as part of the organization’s history and commitment to transparency. Information for 1906 through 2007-2008 comes from “Presidents of CAAS,” CW 75.1 (1981) 38-40 and Heverly, W. Gerald, “The Last Twenty-Five Years of CAAS,” CW 101.1 (2007) 7-20. Ronnie Ancona, CAAS Past President, added the data for 2008-2024 and created the single list. Updates will be made by CAAS.

  • 1906-1907: Archibald L. Hodges, Wadleigh High School, New York, NY
  • 1907-1908: Kirby F. Smith, Johns Hopkins University
  • 1908-1909: Franklin A. Dakin, Haverford School, Haverford, PA
  • 1909-1910: Edwards Capps (resigned), Princeton University; Mitchell Carroll, George Washington University
  • 1910-1911: J. B. Hench, Shadyside Academy, Pittsburgh, PA
  • 1911-1912: John C. Rolfe, University of Pennsylvania
  • 1912-1913: B. W. Mitchell, Central High School, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1913-1914: Wilfred P. Mustard, Johns Hopkins University
  • 1914-1915: William F. Little, Battin High School, Elizabeth, NJ
  • 1915-1916: Walter Dennison, Swarthmore College
  • 1916-1917: Charles E. Bennett, Cornell University
  • 1917-1918: Jesse E. Allen, Girls’ High School, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1918-1919: Robert B. English, Washington and Jefferson College
  • 1919-1920: Richard M. Gummere, William Penn Charter School, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1920-1921: David M. Robinson, Johns Hopkins University
  • 1921-1922: Helen H. Tanzer, Hunter College
  • 1922-1923: Bessie R. Burchett, South Philadelphia High School for Girls, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1923-1924: Arthur L. Wheeler, Bryn Mawr College
  • 1924-1925: Evan T. Sage, University of Pittsburgh
  • 1925-1926: Ellis A. Schnabel, Northeast High School, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1926-1927: C. W. E. Miller, Johns Hopkins University
  • 1927-1928: Mary B. Rockwood, Western High School, Baltimore, MD
  • 1928-1929: Ernst Riess, Hunter College
  • 1929-1930: Mary L. Breene, Peabody High School, Pittsburgh, PA
  • 1930-1931: Charles S. Smith, George Washington University
  • 1931-1932: Joseph P. Behm (resigned end of October), Central High School, Syracuse, NY; William S. Eldridge, Central High School, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1932-1933: Evan T. Sage, University of Pittsburgh
  • 1933-1934: Elsie I. Barrows, Central High School, Syracuse, NY
  • 1934-1935: Earl L. Crum, Lehigh University
  • 1935-1936: Helen S. MacDonald, The Shippen School, Lancaster, PA (and Abington Friends School, Jenkintown, PA)
  • 1936-1937: Charles Knapp (died September 17, 1936), Barnard College; Shirley H. Weber, Princeton University
  • 1937-1938: Mildred Dean, Roosevelt High School, Washington, DC
  • 1938-1939: George D. Hadzsits, University of Pennsylvania
  • 1939-1940: Robert H. Chastney, Townsend Harris High School, New York, NY
  • 1940-1941: Sister Maria Walburg, College of Chestnut Hill
  • 1941-1942: Moses Hadas, Columbia University
  • 1942-1943: Edna White, Dickinson High School, Jersey City, NJ
  • 1943-1945: John F. Gummere, William Penn Charter School, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1945-1947: Donald B. Durham, Hamilton College
  • 1947-1949: Lillian B. Lawler, Hunter College
  • 1949-1951: Franklin B. Krauss, The Pennsylvania State University
  • 1951-1953: Emilie M. White, Public Schools, Washington, DC
  • 1953-1955: Earl L. Crum, Lehigh University
  • 1955-1957: John F. Latimer, George Washington University
  • 1957-1958: Frank C. Bourne, Princeton University
  • 1958-1960: E. W. Miller, University of Pittsburgh
  • 1960-1962: E. Adelaide Hahn, Hunter College
  • 1962-1964: William R. Ridington, Western Maryland College
  • 1964-1965: Joseph A. Maurer, Lehigh University
  • 1965-1966: Phyllis Winquist, Westfield High School, Westfield, NJ
  • 1966-1967: John C. Williams, Goucher College
  • 1967-1968: Ethel Lux, Somerville High School, Somerville, NJ
  • 1968-1969: Annette H. Eaton, Howard University
  • 1969-1970: Rev. Hilary Hayden, St. Anselm’s Abbey School, Washington, DC
  • 1970-1971: James W. Poultney, Johns Hopkins University
  • 1971-1972: Rudolph Masciantonio, School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1972-1973: Helen Loane, Albright College
  • 1973-1974: Sr. M. Amata, SSJ, Archbishop Ryan High School, Philadelphia, PA
  • 1974-1975: George Constantou, Cleveland Hill School, Cheektowaga, NY
  • 1975-1976: E. Mildred Kelly, Wilmington, DE
  • 1976-1977: Robert W. Carrubba, The Pennsylvania State University
  • 1977-1978: David H. Kelly, Montclair State College
  • 1978-1979: Jerry Clack, Duquesne University
  • 1979-1980: Walter Donlan, The Pennsylvania State University
  • 1980-1981: Rhoda M. Schall, Concord High School, Wilmington, DE
  • 1981-1982: Fred C. Mench, Stockton State College
  • 1982-1983: Rev. Robert Antczak, Seton Hall University
  • 1983-1984: Edna S. de Angeli, Lehigh University
  • 1984-1985: Paul Properzio, Drew University
  • 1985-1986: Elizabeth Constantinides, Queens College, CUNY
  • 1986-1987: John C. Traupman, St. Joseph’s University
  • 1987-1988: Carrie E. Cowherd, Howard University
  • 1988-1989: Timothy Renner, Montclair State University
  • 1989-1990: Robert J. Rowland Jr., University of Maryland, College Park
  • 1990-1991: T. James Luce, Princeton University
  • 1991-1992: Elizabeth A. Keat, Chatham High School, Chatham, NJ
  • 1992-1993: David Sider, Fordham University
  • 1993-1994: John E. Ziolkowski, George Washington University
  • 1994-1995: Nancy A. McKee, Lawrenceville High School, Lawrenceville, NJ
  • 1995-1996: Lawrence E. Gaichas, Duquesne University
  • 1996-1997: Lee T. Pearcy, The Episcopal Academy, Merion, PA
  • 1997-1998: William J. Mayer, Hunter College
  • 1998-1999: Dorothy K. Lange, Rutgers Preparatory School, Somerset, NJ
  • 1999-2000: Judith P. Hallett, University of Maryland, College Park
  • 2000-2001: Henry V. Bender, The Hill School, Pottstown, PA
  • 2001-2002: William E. Klingshirn, Catholic University of America
  • 2002-2003: Barbara K. Gold, Hamilton College
  • 2003-2004: Edward S. Sacks, The Agnes Irwin School, Rosemont, PA
  • 2004-2005 (Jan.): Nicholas Gross, University of Delaware
  • 2005 (Jan.)-2005 (Oct.): Barbara F. McManus, The College of New Rochelle
  • 2005-2006: Thomas K. Hayes, Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY
  • 2006-2007: Carl A. Rubino, Hamilton College
  • 2007-2008: Ann R. Raia, The College of New Rochelle
  • 2008-2009: David J. Murphy, New York, NY
  • 2009-2010: Phyllis Culham, U.S. Naval Academy
  • 2010-2011: Sarolta A. Takacs, The Sage Colleges
  • 2011-2012: Shelley P. Haley, Hamilton College
  • 2012-2013: Fred Booth, Seton Hall University
  • 2013-2014: Janet M. Martin, Princeton University
  • 2014-2015: Ronnie Ancona, Hunter College, CUNY
  • 2015-2016: Thomas McCreight (resigned March), Loyola University; Lee T. Pearcy (Interim President), Bryn Mawr College
  • 2016-2017: Karin Suzadail, Owen J. Roberts High School, Pottstown, PA
  • 2017-2019: John H. Starks Jr., Binghamton University, State University of New York
  • 2019-2020: Ralph M. Rosen, University of Pennsylvania
  • 2020-2021: Gareth Williams, Columbia University
  • 2021-2022: Denise Flood-Doyle, The Bronxville School, Bronxville, NY
  • 2023: Mathias Hanses, The Pennsylvania State University
  • 2024: Dan-el Padilla Peralta, Princeton University
  • 2025: Karen Klaiber Hersch, Temple University
  • 2026: David Rosenbloom, University of Maryland, Baltimore County