Dana Schaffer

Dana Schaffer is an accomplished historian and nonprofit leader with extensive experience in program management, fundraising, and public history. She holds an MA in History, Public History from American University and a BA in History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Currently, Schaffer serves as Deputy Director at the American Historical Association, where she previously held the role of Associate Director. Prior to her work with the AHA, Schaffer served as Co-Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center at Yale University and President of the Junior League of Greater New Haven, among other leadership positions. She has also been involved with several advisory boards and organizations, including the Friends Center for Children and the Greater New Haven Leadership Center. Schaffer's areas of expertise include program development, nonprofit management, fundraising, and public history.