stemming from internship

worldwide. The internship had roughly 10,000 applicants, with eight selected. We were then divided into different industry verticals. My eight-person class comprised Harvard, Columbia, Cornell and Brown students. The Wall Street Exchange is a program that selects summer analysts from across Wall Street’s top firms and holds weekly networking events. Only 60 interns are selected for this program.”

How did your Wheaton education prepare you for this experience?

“Wheaton has allowed me to develop a hard work ethic in the classroom and on the soccer field. Being a part of different clubs on campus helped me find

“The department with a strong support system and winning culture.” couldn’t be more thankful for how supportive everyone has been in helping me reach my goals. … Everyone appreciates a strong work ethic. Everything I have learned throughout my time as part of the soccer team [helped in managing] the day-to-day challenges I faced in my internship.”

Burgess most recently served on the coaching staff for the water polo program at Brown University. Prior to working at Brown, she was the head coach for the women’s water polo program at Division I Saint Francis College in New York.

She has a bachelor’s degree in public administration from San Diego State University and was a four-year member of the college’s nationally ranked women’s water polo team from 2008 to 2012.

—Wheaton athletics staff