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Faculty members at Taft are selected on the basis of their excellence in teaching, their commitment to young people, and their desire to instill enthusiasm for learning. The Summer School faculty is chosen primarily from the regular school-year faculty and from other independent schools; in addition, several teachers from public schools join our staff for the summer.
Advisors
A close, supportive relationship with an adult is an important ingredient in a student's summer. Each student will be assigned a faculty advisor at the end of the first week of classes. The advisor will help monitor the progress of each student throughout the remainder of the session. Advisors will report to parents in writing at the end of the summer, but should parents have questions about the school during the course of the summer, they should feel free to contact their son's or daughter's advisor.
Interns
Each summer Taft selects several outstanding college seniors and recent graduates who are interested in a career in education to assist the faculty. Interns work in the classroom with a senior teacher, live in the dormitories, assist in the afternoon sports, and serve as advisors to Summer School students. They are an essential part of the Summer experience, and Summer School students often form lasting friendships with these young adults.
* Current or former Taft School faculty
** Taft graduate
2009 Summer School Faculty
Stephen J. McCabe, Jr.*
M.A., Wesleyan; Bowdoin College
Director
Thomas W. Antonucci*
M.A.T., University of New Hampshire
Dean of Students
Edward G. Allen**
B.A., Middlebury
Mathematics
Amy M. Archambault
B.A., College of the Holy Cross
Psychology/Studio Art
David Barragán
B.A., Pontificia Universidad Carolica del Ecuador
Spanish
Kristin Barragán
B.A., Bates
Department Head, ESL/Dorm Head
James P. Binkoski*
M.S., B.A., Boston College;
M.A., University of Chicago
Mathematics/Dorm Head
Carly L. Borken*
B.S., University of Hawaii
Biology/Physical Science
Elizabeth Ciarleglio**
Ed.M., University of Connecticut
Department Head, TRS
Brian Denyer*
M.A., Amherst; Middlebury
French/Conversational English/Art History
Matthew DiCicco
B.A., College of the Holy Cross
Public Speaking/TRS
Eileen Fenn**
M.A., Boston College; St. Lawrence University
Department Head, English
Helena W. Fifer*
B.A., New York University
Acting/Public Speaking
Jack G. F. Hill**
M.B.A., Dartmouth; Bowdoin College
Mathematics
Barclay Johnson*
M.A., Trinity; Middlebury College
English
Kathleen H. Marlow
Ed.M., Columbia; Colby College
English
Katherine S. McCabe**
B.S., Colby College
Student Services, Mathematics
Susan H. McCabe*
M.A., Wesleyan; Bowdoin College
Director of Athletics
Andrew McNair**
B.A., Sarah Lawrence College
English
Pascale Musto
B.A. Salve Regina University
English
Donald Padgett* M.S.T., Rutgers; University of New Hampshire
Department Head, Mathematics
Susan K. Peck
M.A., Goddard College; Skidmore College; The School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Studio Art/Ceramics
Genevieve Triganne
B.A., Colby College
TRS, Conversational English, Dorm Head
Yee-Fun Yin*
M.F.A., Hartford Art School, University of Hartford; Yale
Digital Video Production/Photography
2009 Summer School Interns
Peter Finn
B.A., The Colorado College
Nicholas MacDonald
College of the Holy Cross
Samantha Pack
Middlebury College
Melissa Pivonka
College of the Holy Cross
Eleanor Ray
Amherst College
Andrew Rejan
Yale University