Spring 2020
Spring 2020
Features
Zach Schonbrun ’05
Award-winning cybersecurity firm CyberGRX helps businesses minimize their exposure to third-party cyber threats.
Bonnie Blackburn-Penhollow ‘84
How Serena Wolf '05 Continues her Mission of Healthy, Fun Eating and So Much More
Taft Bulletin
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Alumni Spotlight
![The World View, As Shaped by Steven Erlanger ’70]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1589573122/taft/txnqnf9y0dl3pdlwfsod/Erlanger1_YFadj.jpg","width":240}])
2020 Horace Dutton Taft Alumni Medal Honoree
Steven Erlanger’s enduring newspaper career is rich with vignettes of a nomadic life of war zones, far-flung capitals, and contrasting cultures. As the The New York Times chief diplomatic correspondent in Europe, Erlanger has also served as bureau chief in London, Paris, Jerusalem, Berlin, Prague, Moscow, and Bangkok. Taft recognizes him with the school’s highest alumni honor.
![Lifesaving Public Health]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1589578430/taft/p73fuda7oif4bsfu09cs/TemkinA.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1589578430/taft/p73fuda7oif4bsfu09cs/TemkinA.jpg","width":288}])
Liz Temkin ’83
As an epidemiologist with Israel’s National Center for Infection Control and Antibiotic Resistance, Dr. Liz Temkin ’83 focuses on how to control the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, how to limit unnecessary antibiotic use, and how to respond to the fact that few new antibiotics are in development.
![Transforming Advertising]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1589572144/taft/yx7xbzmippj5aciewvbe/FPOlowresAmberGuildHeadShot.jpg","width":240}])
Amber Guild ’95
As president of the T Brand portfolio—the marketing services division of The New York Times—Amber Guild ’95 helps brands tell their most powerful stories in innovative ways while connecting them to The Times’ vast and devoted audience.
![Homegrown High-End Bats]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1589571729/taft/qnjvffir54zdqasvyfiy/OptiontoCropVargas.jpg","width":240}])
Jeremiah Vargas ’16
Jeremiah Vargas ’16 cofounded Tater Bats, a Waterbury, Connecticut-based custom wooden baseball bat and accessories company, with his father and brother. What started in a backyard shed has become a 3,500-square foot workshop and storefront selling to players all over the county, including Major League professionals.
![Drawn to Service]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1589571304/taft/snq66jmq3x9lxsjcjoor/DSC_5559edited.jpg","width":240}])
Fiona McFarland ’04
A desire to serve, which first took hold during her time at Taft, has gone on to drive many of Fiona McFarland’s life decisions, including her most recent ambition: being elected to the Florida State House.After graduating from the United States Naval Academy McFarland spent eight years on active duty, including six and a half years at sea.