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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
2012 Summer School Faculty
Thomas W. Antonucci*
M.A.T., University of New Hampshire
Director
Kendall Adams**
B.A., College of the Holy Cross
Mathematics
Rebecca Bierman
M.A., Middlebury College
French
Benjamin Canary**
B.S., Boston College
Asst. Dir. of Student Activities
Kevin Clemente
M.A., University of Connecticut
Mathematics
Sarah DePolo**
M.A., Middlebury College; Bucknell
ESL Coordinator
Eileen Fenn**
M.A., Boston College; St. Lawrence University
Head of English Department
Jack G.F. Hill**
M.B.A., Dartmouth; Bowdoin College
Mathematics
David Hinman*
M.Ed., Boston University; Hobart
Director of Athletics
Ellen Hinman*
M.A., Boston College; Dartmouth
Dean of Students
Amber LaPointe
B.A., University of Hartford
English
Shannon M. Lenz*
B.A., Mount Holyoke
Science
Nicholas MacDonald*
B.A., College of the Holy Cross
History/Dorm Head
Stephen J. McCabe, Jr.*
M.A., Wesleyan; Bowdoin College
Mathematics
Ryan A. Milov
B.A., Amherst College
English/Journalism Coordinator/Dorm Head
Jane Paul McCarron
B.A., Wheaton College
Acting
Donald Padgett*
M.S.T., Rutgers; University of New Hampshire
Head of Mathematics Department
Oscar Parente*
B.S., Wesleyan
Science/Dorm Head
Martha K. Pascoe**
B.S., St. Lawrence University
Science/Dorm Head
Susan K. Peck
M.A., Goddard College; Skidmore College
Studio Art/Ceramics
Kathryn Rigley
M.S., New York Institute of Technology; University of Dayton
English/TRS Coordinator
Pilar Santos*
M.A., Middlebury; Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Spanish
Nathaniel Southard
M.A., University of Connecticut
Mathematics
Shannon Tarrant*
B.A., Middlebury College
History
Yee-Fun Yin*
M.F.A., Hartford Art School, University of Hartford; Yale
Digital Video Production/Photography
Jennifer Zaccara*
Ph.D., University of Connecticut; Trinity College
English/Intern Program Coordinator
2012 Summer School Interns
Darius Brown
Duke University
Patrick L. Clare**
Tufts University
Chime Dolma
B.A., Middlebury College
Erin Goers
Cornell University
Thomas F. Golaszewski
B.A., Lafayette College
Lindsay A. Horbatuck
Bucknell University
Alyssa O'Dea
B.A., Dartmouth College
Gwendolyn Reimer
B.A., College of the Holy Cross
Roman SanDoval
College of the Holy Cross
Eileen Stewart
University of Connecticut
Katherine E. Tomai
B.A., University of Vermont
Benjamin H. Zucker**
John Hopkins University