Rebekah Burgess
Rebekah Burgess lives in Brooklyn and works at The Whitney Museum of American Art as the Photographic Researcher on the Collections and Documentation Initiative. She’s also acted as the historian and visual consultant on two Michael Mann films. Rebekah, who received a Ph.D. in photographic history as material culture from Boston University in 2008, also holds a bachelor’s degree in American literature from Columbia University. She writes, “I really enjoyed my experience with IEI. I loved the work I was doing at the Museum of London dig. It was an absolutely amazing archaeological dig. I had been on digs before and went on digs after but rescue archaeology in the heart of London was truly thrilling -- especially working in the warehouse filled with skulls from a smallpox epidemic. It was a fantastic placement.” (updated Oct. 2009)

Brett Garver
Brett Garver is an attorney at Moritt, Hock, Hamroff & Horowitz in Garden City, NY. His wife, Elaine, is a dentist in the second year of her residency at Nassau County Medical Center. They live in Rockville Centre, NY. Brett spent the summers of 1991 and 1992 with IEI, both as a Law Intern. (updated Oct. 2003)

Michael Ritter
Michael Ritter is in his second year of Ph.D. training in clinical psychology at the Derner Institute at Adelphi University. This summer he went hiking, camping and canoeing in the Brooks Range in Alaska. After his Stock Exchange Internship, Michael returned to IEI as an RA. Highlights of these summers include shooting IEI’s promotional video, working in special education classrooms, meeting RA Nikki Johnson, and exploring London. Michael lives in Brooklyn. (updated Oct. 2003)

Andrea Sachs Otto

Andrea Sachs Otto lives in Rydal, PA, with her husband and three children. She is Director of Marketing and Communications at Beth Sholom Synagogue. The University of Pennsylvania alum has a master’s degree in publishing from NYU. Andrea writes, “This summer I enjoyed my kids, visited with friends and worked on our house.” During her IEI experience, Andrea worked at the Illustrated London News. “I discovered magazine publishing through IEI, and I’ve chosen a career in marketing, advertising and public relations.” She and Stephanie Seader Zinn have remained close friends, and she has reconnected with Catherine Bufalino on Facebook. “Though it was many years ago, I have so many fond memories -- from the trips we took, to laughing in our Russell Square hotel, to eating Cadbury Flakes! What a lovely summer it was.” (updated Oct. 2009)

Heidi Slurzberg
Heidi Slurzberg completed her graduate studies this summer, earning a master’s degree in education from Holy Family University. Now, she’s a pre-kindergarten teacher in Linden, NJ. Heidi did her undergraduate work at Franklin and Marshall, where she majored in French and psychology. A former Medical Intern, Heidi’s fondest memory was going to the operating theater with Dr. Ramesh Patel. “The independence and responsibility that my Internship fostered are crucial in school and any career,” she writes. (updated Oct. 2003)

Stephanie Seader Zinn

Stephanie Seader Zinn recently moved from New York City to Cherry Hill, NJ. She retired from her job as a science teacher and looks forward to being at home with her children, Abigail and Cody. She writes, “It's great to have been in touch with you for so long and to watch IEI grow. I can't believe I was an Intern half my life ago, and now I've seen countless of my own former students attend your program as well. Plus, a good friend of mine (Jill May) became one of your RAs! I still fondly remember many great times from the summer of 1991.” Stephanie keeps in touch with Andrea (Sachs) Otto – “who I now live much closer to”! She recently reconnected with Brett Garver, Rebekah Burgess, Catharine Bufalino and Lloyd Weinstein through Facebook. (updated Oct. 2009)

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