The Big Room Blog

In Fords in Four, we ask a Haverford School alumnus four questions about his time at the School and about his life beyond. This month, we interviewed Eli Wachs '16, the CEO and founder of Footprint, which gives enterprises the tools to frictionlessly and securely onboard new users, and serves as the last identity form people fill out online. With this goal of giving consumers trust online, he also started Tech Fights Dobbs (TFD), a group of privacy and women's health companies using technology to help protect women. Wachs attended Stanford University, where he studied economics and history. In his free time, he performs stand-up comedy and makes EDM music.

In Fords in Four, we ask a Haverford School alumnus four questions about his time at the School and about his life beyond. This month, we interviewed Dominic Origlio ’07, the vice president and general counsel at Origlio Beverage, a wholesale distributor of domestic and imported beers serving Southeastern Pennsylvania. Origlio holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Richmond and a JD from Villanova University School of Law. He lives in Bryn Mawr with his wife Danielle. 

In Fords in Four, we ask a Haverford School alumnus four questions about his time at the School and about his life beyond. This month, we interviewed Haverford Middle School science teacher Andrew Grossman ’96. Grossman runs a dynamic classroom for the Middle School boys—they can often be found experimenting, dissecting, and, ultimately, learning. Although he is immersed in athletics as a Middle School soccer, ice hockey, and lacrosse coach, he is also an avid supporter of the performing and fine arts.

In Fords in Four, we ask a Haverford School alumnus four questions about his time at the School and life after Haverford. This month, we interviewed Walter Paiva ’16, a 2020 graduate of Harvard University who now works as a software engineer at Datavant, a San Francisco-based health information technology company with a mission to connect health data to improve patient outcomes. Paiva was the keynote speaker at last year's Hephaestus Society awards ceremony, which celebrates intellectual curiosity among Haverford's students.

In this series, called On Reading, Middle School reading teacher Karen Suter interviews Haverford School community members on their reading habits and book recommendations. In this blog post, history teacher LaJuan Foust describes the books on his shelf and how they got there. He is in his second year of teaching history at Haverford, but he’s been teaching for a little over a decade. In addition to his work in the classroom, he is also an assistant JV soccer coach and works with the speech and debate team. 

In Fords in Four, we ask an alumnus four questions; he shares insights and stories. In this blog post, Austin Krell ’15 details his path to becoming a beat writer for the Philadelphia 76ers and shares predictions for their season. Krell contributes Sixers content for USA Today Sports Media Group’s NBA websites, daily coverage for The Painted Lines, and hosts the podcast The Feed to Embiid. He is active on twitter, sharing real time insights on everything Sixers.

In Fords in Four, we ask an alumnus four questions; he shares insights and stories. In this blog post, Joshua C. Ridenhour '17 shares reflections on lessons learned and tips for staying connected. After Josh graduated from The Haverford School, he attended Skidmore College, where he contributed social media content for Skidmore College Sports and Skidmore Men’s Soccer accounts. He served as a writer and editor for a weekly publication and as a radio show co-host. He graduated in 2021 and joined The Haverford School's development team, where he fosters connections with fellow alumni as an alumni & development officer.