Board of Directors

EXECUTIVE BOARD

President 2026-2027

Esther.

Esther Alarcon-Arana
Modern Languages, Salve Regina University
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First Vice President 2026-2027

Matthew Darling.

Matthew Darling
English Department, Gannon University (Erie, PA)
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Second Vice President 2026-2027

María R. Matz.

María R. Matz
Department of World Languages and Cultures, University of Masachusetts - Lowell
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Past President 2026-2027

Simona Wright.

Simona Wright 
World Languages and Cultures, The College of New Jersey
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OFFICERS

Executive Director 2024-2027

Victoria L. Ketz.

Victoria L. Ketz
Global Languages, Literatures, and Perspectives, La Salle University
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Associate Executive Director 2024-2027

Derek DiMatteo.

Derek DiMatteo
English Department, Gannon University (Erie, PA)
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

American and Diaspora Studies Director 2024-2027

Cole Lowman

Cole Lowman
Engineering Education, University at Buffalo
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British and Global Anglophone Studies Director 2026-2029

Vacant.

Vacant; Please contact Dr. Ketz or Dr. DiMatteo with inquiries.

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CAITY Caucus President and Representative 2026-2029

Vacant.

Vacant; Please contact Dr. Ketz or Dr. DiMatteo with inquiries.

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Comparative Literature Director 2024-2027

Julia Titus.

Ernesto Livorni
Department of French and Italian, University of Wisconsin - Madison
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Creative Writing, Publishing, and Editing Director 2025-2028

Patrick Thomas Henry.

Patrick Thomas Henry
English, North Dakota University
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Cultural Studies and Media Studies Director 2024-2027

Kasten.

Julia Titus
Slavic Languages and Literatures, Yale University
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Diversity Caucus President 2026-2029

Vacant.

Vacant; Please contact Dr. Ketz or Dr. DiMatteo with inquiries.

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French and Francophone Studies Director 2025-2028

Cristina Robu.

Cristina Robu
Romance Languages and Literatures (French), Pomona College
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German Studies Director 2026-2029

Karolina Hicke

Karolina Hicke
German Department, Swarthmore College
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Graduate Student Caucus Representative 2024-2026

Christian Ylagan.

Christian Ylagan
Comparative Literature, Western University
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Hispanophone and Lusophone Studies Director 2025-2028

Marco Ramirez Rojas.

Marco Ramirez Rojas
Languages and Literatures, Lehman College (CUNY)
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Italian Studies Director 2026-2027

Meriel Tulante.

Meriel Tulante
Italian Studies, Thomas Jefferson University
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Pedagogy & Professionalization Director 2024-2027

Jina.

Kathleen Kasten-Mutkus
Rutgers University Libraries
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Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Caucus Representative 2026-2027

Fernanda Righi

Fernanda Righi
Lecturer in Spanish, Roger Williams University
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Editor of Modern Language Studies

Roth.

Laurence Roth
English, Susquehanna University
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