Alumni Interview: Andy Leach
When I saw the ad for the director of library and archives position at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in 2008, I jumped at it. At the time, I had a terrific...
Alumni Interview: Robert Doubek
The Washington Post’s architecture critic called the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund “a clipper ship of efficiency.” Part of it was the fact that we were all young. The effort was founded by former junior...
Alumni Interview: Mari Kay Scott
I grew up in Chicago in a family of educators. Like a lot of people applying to college, I didn’t know what to choose as my major. “You like math and science,” my mom...
Alumni Interview: Paul Sirvatka
When I was a kid, I loved storms. Any time there was severe weather—thunderstorms or snowstorms—I went nuts. My dad and I used to take benches from the garage at our home in Glen...
Alumni Interview: Paola Boivin
I was drawn to sports because of my father. He would take us to White Sox games—we lived in Park Forest, a suburb of Chicago—and we never had a bad time. He was always...
Alumni Interview: Nan Roman
My first exposure to homelessness was in the ’80s, here in Washington, D.C. I was working in a Capitol Hill community organization that served public housing residents. I started seeing people sleeping on the...
Alumni Interview: Patti Vasquez
Comedians live life a little more intensely. Things that other people endure, we take as a slight. I was at a restaurant the other day, and these two women were standing in front of...
Alumni Interview: David Bither
When I went to my 25-year high school reunion, several people came up to me to say, “You’re about the only person I know who did what he said he would.” And I never...
Alumni Interview: Ron Popeil
Before I undertake creating the product, the marketing must be there. That’s the problem with many inventors. They just accidentally come across something. But how many inventors do you know who market their own...
Alumni Interview: Tavon Wilson
As safety for the New England Patriots, I work hard year-round to stay sharp. Everything moves so fast in the NFL—when the ball is snapped, there’s no time to stop and think. You’ve got...
