FACULTY
Passionate about their subject matter and committed to excellence in the classroom, Taft faculty members assure students a rigorous intellectual environment. Most importantly, their interest in adolescents equals their love of academics. They serve as guardians, mentors and role models for our students.
William R. MacMullen '78
M.A., Yale, Middlebury
Headmaster; English
Thomas W. Antonucci
M.A.T., University of New Hampshire
History
Michael J. Aroesty
B.A., Williams
Humanities; Assistant Financial Aid Director
Brendan Baran
M.A., Brown, Columbia
Latin, history
Jonathan R. Bernon
A.M., M.S.W., Lafayette, Harvard, Columbia
School Counselor
Claudia J. Black
M.S., University of Southern Colorado, Parson's School of Design/Bank Street
Arts
Mark Bodnar
M.S., Youngstown State, Johnson & Wales University
Director of Information Technology
Chris Brown ’64
J.D., M.A., Yale, NYU, UPenn
English
Otis L. Bryant
M.A., Trinity, Howard
History
Robert C. Campbell '76
M.B.A., Washington & Lee, University of Hartford
Director of Student Services; Dean of the Lower Middle Class; English
Suzanne H. Campbell
B.A., Wheaton
Director of Financial Aid; Associate Director of Admissions
Dana R. Bertuglia
M.S., Boston College, Central Connecticut State
Science, Admissions
Alison J. Carlson
M.A., William Smith, Middlebury
Head of Modern Language Department; French
Carl C. Carlson
M.E.D., Wesleyan, Harvard
Dean of Students; Mathematics
Thomas Cesarz
M.L.S., Williams, Simmons
Library Science Chair; Director of the Library
Loueta K. Chickadaunce
M.F.A., Boston University, Yale
van Beuren Family Chair; Arts
Jeremy Clifford
M.B.A., Yale, Massachussetts Institute of Technology
Mathematics
Richard D. Cobb
M.A., Bowdoin, Ohio State
Parish Family Chair; Head of Classics Department
Kevin E. Conroy
M.A.T., Gettysburg, Quinnipiac
Dean of Uppermiddle Class; Spanish
Casey C. D'Annolfo
B.A., Tufts
English
Roberto d'Erizans
M.A., Wofford, Middlebury
Spanish
H. William Davis
M.S.E., Princeton
Assistant Headmaster; Physics
David Dethlefs
M.A.T., New England College, University of New Hampshire
Learning Center
Brian L. Denyer
M.A., Amherst, Middlebury
French
Richard D. Doyle
B.S., Southern Connecticut State
Video Production; Theater
Kristen A. Fairey
M.Div., M.Phil., Yale
History
Blaire L. Farrar
M.A., Brown, DePaul
Learning Center
Colin Farrar
B.A., Brown
Head of History Department; History
Bruce T. Fifer
B.M.E., Westminster Choir
Marvin Chair; Head of the Arts Department; Music
Helena W. Fifer
B.A., New York University
Theater
Joseph D. Freeman
M.A., Hamilton, Middlebury
English
Elizabeth A. Frew
M.A., Middlebury
Director of Volunteer Program; Spanish
Peter A. Frew '75
M.A., Middlebury
Director of Admissions
Catherine Ganung
M.B.A., M.Ed., Boston University; Hawaii Pacific
College Counselor
Robert Ganung
M.Div., Boston University, Boston University School of Theology
Chaplain
Anna T. Hastings
M.A., Middlebury
Dean of Middle Class; English
Gregory B. Hawes '85
M.F.A., Dartmouth, The American Film Institute
History
Ted R. Heavenrich*
M.A., Oberlin, Wesleyan
Mary & Robert Stott Chair; Mathematics
David B. Hinman '87
M.ED., Hobart, Boston University
Director of Athletics; Admissions; Mathematics
Ellen B. Hinman
M.A., Dartmouth, Boston College
Dean of Uppermiddle Class; Latin
David W. Hostage
C.A.S., Middlebury, Wesleyan
Director of the Taft Educational Center; Head of Science Department; Chemistry
Theodore A. Jewell
M.S., J.D., Harvard, Yale, University of North Carolina
Mathematics; Computer Science
John B. Kenerson II '82
M.A., Colgate, Dartmouth
Robert Congdon Chair; Dean of the Senior Class; Admissions; History
Enyi-Abal Koene
B.A., Williams
Admissions
William Kron
M.S.Ed., C.A.S., William & Mary, Hofstra, Wesleyan
Science
Richard H. Lansdale
M.A., Middlebury
Director of Independent Studies; English
Luz Lara
M.A., Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Universidad de los Andes [Colombia]
Spanish
Christopher R. Latham
B.A., Cornell College
Director of Development
James J. Lehner
M.S., Southern Connecticut State, University of New Haven
Leonard R. Sargent Chair; Science
Shannon M. Lenz
B.A., Mount Holyoke
Science
Yen-Lung Liu
M.A., Chung-Shing University (Taiwan), University of Massachuetts
Kathryn Wasserman Davis Chair; Chinese
Pamela J. MacMullen
M.A., Middlebury
Dean of the Lower Middle Class; English
Rob Madden ’03
B.A., Amherst
Spanish Teaching Fellow
John A. Magee
M.A., Dartmouth, Middlebury
English, Admissions
Karen J. May
M.S., University of Connecticut, Southern Connecticut State
Director of Learning Center
F. Michael McAloon
M.S., University of Connecticut, Georgia Southern
Science
Stephen J. McCabe
M.A., Bowdoin, Wesleyan
Director of the Taft Summer School; Mathematics
Susan H. McCabe
M.A., Bowdoin, Wesleyan
Mathematics
Andrew D. McNeill
M.A., Lawrence, Trinity
Co-director of College Counseling
Seiko Michaels
B.S., Indiana
Japanese
Aurélie Miller
M.A., Université de Versailles; la Sorbonne
French
William T. Miller
M.A., Tufts, University of Virgina
French
Laura Monti '89
M.S., Yale, University of Maine
Science
James M. Mooney
Ph.D., Boston University, Wesleyan
Independence Foundation Chair; Physics
Daniel P. Murphy
B.S., University of Maine, Orono
History; Admissions
Rita O'Shea
M.A., Florida Atlantic, Columbia
Assistant Dir. Athletics; Humanities; Admissions
Andrea Orben
B.A., University of Colorado
Mid Health & Wellness; Learning Center
William R. Orben '92
B.A., Lehigh
Mathematics, Admissions
Donald Padgett
M.S.T., Rutgers, University of New Hampshire
Littlejohn Family Chair, Mathematics
Karla H. A. Palmer
M.A., Harvard, Wesleyan
Mathematics
Stephen D. Palmer
M.A. Bowdoin, Middlebury
John B. Small Chair; English
Sharon K. Phelan
M.A., Wesleyan, Middlebury
English
Jean S. Piacenza '75
M.S.W., Yale, University of Connecticut
Director of Counseling & Community Health
John F. Piacenza
B.S., Yale
Henry L. Hillman Chair; Mathematics
Alvin I. Reiff, Jr. '80
M.A., Harvard, Wesleyan
Holcombe T. Green Chair of Mathematics, Head of Mathematics Department; Mathematics
Julie S. Reiff
M.A., Mount Holyoke, Wesleyan
Director of Communications; Editor, Taft Bulletin
George Richards
B.A., Princeton
Mathematics
Gregory T. Ricks
M.C.P., Hampton, Massachussetts Institute of Technology
Dean of Multicultural Affairs & Education
Christopher Ritacco
M.A., Colgate, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Science
Samuel L. Routhier
B.A., Dartmouth
Mathematics teaching fellow
Rachel Russell
Ph.D., Swarthmore, University of Michigan
School Counselor
Rachael Hawes Ryan
M.A., Georgetown, Harvard
History
Linda B. Saarnijoki
M.A., Middlebury, Columbia
William E. Sullivan Chair, English
Pilar Santos
M.A., Santiago De Compostela (Spain), Middlebury
Spanish
Jo-Ann E. Schieffelin
B.A., Southern Connecticut State University
Arts
Steven S. Schieffelin
M.A., State University of New York, Cortland; University of Michigan
Independence Foundation Chair; Director of Teaching Fellowships; English
Lillian E. Serafine
M.L.S., Southern Connecticut State University
Public Services Librarian
Annabel Smith
M.S., London School of Economics
Head of Humanities Department
Thomas J. Thompson
M.M., Eastern Illinois, University of Illinois
Lanny Ross Faculty Instructorship, Music
Gil Thornfeldt
M.B.A., Fairfield, Sacred Heart
Business Manager
Christopher Torino
M.A., Amherst, University of Louisville
Dean of Faculty; English
Dena M. Torino
B.S., William Woods
House Parent
Edie A. Traina
M.A., Wesleyan
Dean, History
Mark K. Traina
M.A., Wesleyan
Dean of Middle Class; History; Admissions
Panos Voulgaris
B.A., Merrimack
History
Frederick H. Wandelt '66
MA, University of North Carolina, Wesleyan
Assistant to the Headmaster on Alumni Affairs
Elizabeth T. Welch
B.A., Brown
Associate Director of Development
Jonathan C. Willson '82
M.A., Amherst, Brooklyn College
Dean of Academic Affairs; History
Anthony Wion
M.B.A., Bowdoin, Yale
Mathematics
Yee-Fun Yin
M.F.A., Yale; Hartford Art School, University of Hartford
Photography
Jennifer Zaccara
Ph.D., Trinity, University of Connecticut
Head of English Department; English
Kara Zarchin
B.A., Middlebury
Carpenter Teaching Fellow, English
*On sabbatical leave 2008-09
Faculty Emeriti
Robert Boothby
M.A., St. Lawrence University, Columbia
History
Joseph J. Brogna
M.A.T., Bowdoin, University of Massachuetts
Classics
Louise K. Brogna
RN, St. Raphael's School of Nursing
House Parent
Daniel C. Comiskey
A.B., Williams
Mathematics
Neil W. Currie '41
M.S., Yale, Wesleyan
Biology
Gerald G. DePolo
M.A., Providence, Fairfield
Mathematics
Jana S. Draper
B.S., University of Michigan
Technology
Theodore S. Greene
B.S., B.A., Yale, University of Washington
Mathematics
John C. Esty, Jr.
M.A., Amherst, Yale
Headmaster
Oliver S. Everett
M.A., Harvard, Wesleyan
Head, History Department
Susan H. Everett
A.A., Colby Junior College
Admissions, Public Relations
Barclay G. Johnson, Jr. '53
M.A., Middlebury, Trinity
William E. Sullivan Chair; English
Gerard R. LeTendre
Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques, Mus. M., M.A., Yale, Middlebury
French
Mrs. Thomas Lodge
A.B., NYC
Admissions, Dean of Girls
Mrs. John V. Makepeace '38
Skidmore
Assistant Athletic Director
David A. Mitchell
B.A., Bowdoin
Business Manager
William G. Nicholson
M.A., Brown, Ohio State University
Independence Foundation Master; English
Lance R. Odden
M.A., Princeton, University of Wisconsin
Headmaster; History
Patricia K. Odden
Assistant Director of Athletics
Robin D. Osborn
M.A., William Smith, Radcliffe
English, Humanities
Anne M. Romano
M.L.S., Sacred Heart University, Southern Connecticut State University
Archivist; Tutoring
Jerry Romano
Ed.M., Amherst, Harvard
Director of Development
Charles S. Scott, Jr.
B.A., Hobart
Business Manager
John G. Snow
M.A., University of New Hampshire, University of Oregon
French
Clayton B. Spencer '56
M.A., Yale, Trinity
Director of Planned Giving
Lawrence H. Stone
B.S., Arnold
Director of Athletics
Gail Wynne
M.S., Syracuse, Southern Connecticut
The van Beuren Family Chair; Arts
John L. Wynne, Jr.
M.A., Syracuse, Trinity
Director of Athletics; History
Medical Staff
Rachel Cohen, ATC LAT EMT
B.S., Central Connecticut State
Athletic trainer
Diane L. Fountas
M.D., Dartmouth
School Physician
Sergio Guerrera, ATC LAT
B.A.Central Connecticut State University
Athletic trainer
Lisa Keys
B.A., P.A., Franklin & Marshall, Wake Forest
Director of Health Services
Maryann Laska, PT, ATC LAT
B.S., Northeastern
Head Athletic Trainer
Annie Demayo
R.N.
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