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SUMMER FACULTY   
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.
2008 Summer School FacultyStephen J. McCabe, Jr.*
M.A., Bowdoin College; Wesleyan
Director
Thomas W. Antonucci*
M.A.T., University of New Hampshire
Dean of Students
David Barragán
B.A., Pontificia Universidad Carolica del Ecuador
Spanish
Kristin Barragán
B.A., Bates
ESL Coordinator/Dorm Head
Dana R. Bertuglia*
M.A., Boston College; Central Connecticut State
Mathematics
James P. Binkoski*
M.S., B.A., Boston College;
M.A., University of Chicago
Mathematics/Dorm Head
Otis Bryant*
M.A., Trinity; Howard
History/Research Paper
Jessica Clark*
B.A., Dartmouth College
Biology
Brian Denyer*
M.A., Amherst; Middlebury
French/Conversational English
Sarah DePolo**
B.S., Bowdoin College
ESL
David M. Diamond
B.A., Bowdoin College
English/Creative Writing
Eileen Fenn**
M.A., Boston College; St. Lawrence University
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
Katherine S. McCabe**
B.S., Colby College
Student Services
Susan H. McCabe*
M.A., Bowdoin College; Wesleyan
Director of Athletics
Donald Padgett*
M.S.T., Rutgers; University of New Hampshire
Mathematics
Susan K. Peck
M.A., Goddard College; Skidmore College;
Studio Art/Ceramics
Kathleen Pittman
B.A., University of Connecticut
English
Jill Riehl
B.S., Keene State College
Mathematics
Genevieve Triganne
B.A., Colby College
Conversational English/Current Events
Yee-Fun Yin*
M.F.A., Hartford Art School, University of Hartford; Yale
Digital Video Production/Photography
2008 Summer School Interns
Amy M. Archambault
B.A. College of the Holy Cross
Matthew DiCicco
College of the Holy Cross
Erik Emanuelson
University of Connecticut
Colette T. Finley
Colby College
David J. Gang
College of the Holy Cross
Andrew McNair**
Sarah Lawrence College
*Current or former Taft faculty
**Taft graduate |
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