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, Hayden Felice ’93 shared his thoughts on literature, wine, and the restaurant industry. Felice is a co-founder and winemaker at Trippers & Askers, while also serving as a sales representative at Beaune Imports.

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, Haverford arts festival featured artist Isaiah Jones ’13 returned to campus to speak to the boys about how opportunities at Haverford set him on the path to become an industrial designer. At Haverford, Jones practiced woodworking, 3D printing, and robotics. He graduated from the California College of the Arts and is now the Director of Design for Elroy Air, "developing autonomous cargo aircraft systems to massively expand the reach of express shipping, provide humanitarian aid in regions with challenging infrastructure, immediate relief in disaster situations, and enable rapid autonomous aerial resupply to troops in the field." 

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 Lane Odom '15, an accomplished fashion designer with experience in retail, trend forecasting, and custom design. He studied politics and economics at Johns Hopkins University and fashion and apparel design at Parsons School of Design. Examples of his work can be found on his website at aureta.co.

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 Matt Lengel '10, partner and Chief Compliance Officer at Denver Private Wealth Management. A four-year member of the Villanova University Baseball team, Lengel was named to the Big East All-Academic Honor Roll all four years. He lives in Colorado with his wife, Katie.

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 David Groverman '70, an internationally accomplished wrestler and coach. After leading the Haverford wrestling team to Inter-Academic Championship titles for three consecutive years, Groverman competed on the University of Pennsylvania team for four years, serving as captain in 1974. He participated in four Maccabiah Games in Israel, twice as a wrestler and twice as a coach. He was a regional winner ahead of the qualifying tournament for the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. He takes great pride in his real estate development work, his efforts organizing the first Philadelphia Youth Maccabiah team to participate in the first North American Maccabiah Games, and his recent work organizing “The Peace Tournament” in Israel.

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.