SPRING 2016
Volume 86, Number 3 EDITOR Linda Hedman Beyus DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Kaitlin Thomas Orfitelli ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Debra Meyers PHOTOGRAPHY Robert Falcetti ALUMNI NOTES ASSISTANT Natascha Schwartz
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Rusty Davis and Linda Saarnijoki, who will retire at the end of the school year after more than 40 years of serving and leading Taft in their many roles. ROBERT FALCETTI
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