Our Team
Richard Bottner
Founder and President
Richard started Intern Bridge in 2005 after networking with hundreds of HR professionals and as the result of both positive and poor internship experiences. Richard is a member of several professional associations, including the Northeast Human Resources Association, where he serves on the college relations committee, and the New England Association for Cooperative Education and Field Experience, where he serves on the Board of Directors. Richard's business foundation includes the operation of a credit card processing firm, automotive parts retailer, and DJ entertainment company. Richard received a B.S. in Business Administration from Babson College, with a concentration in Human Resources. He heads up the annual internship study, and oversees the day-to-day publication and workshop production processes.
Christopher Rhoads
Statistical Consultant
Chris is an Institute of Education Sciences post-doctoral fellow at the Institute for Policy Research in Evanston, IL. Chris has served as a statistical consultant for numerous research projects both in private indstry and in academia. Example consulting projects include a nationwide study of family leave policies at U.S. institutions of higher education and a randomized trial examining the efficacy of an innovative method for delivering health care messages to adolescents with asthma via MP3 players. Chris has a Ph.D. in Statistics from Northwestern University. His academic research is focused on issues arising in the design and analysis of experimental evaluations of educational interventions. Chris ensures that all of our research exceeds statistical standards.
Gautam Gupta
Consultant
Gautam is an investment team member of General Catalyst Partners. Prior to that, he was employed by Procter and Gamble, where he analyzed brand strategy and consumer preferences in the Consumer Market Knowledge group of the company's North American Fabric Care business unit. Before P&G, Gautam worked closely with the sales and marketing groups at Wireless Services Corporation (now known as SinglePoint) and CTV Live on Campus, during his studies at Babson College. Gautam received a B.S. in Business Administration from Babson College, with a concentration in Entrepreneurial Studies. Gautam is in charge of Intern Bridge's operational and strategic initiatives.
Effie Parpos
Consultant
Effie Parpos is Director of MBA Alumni Relations at Babson College. She is an accomplished student services and alumni relations professional with more than nine years experience in college administration, including career services and enrollment management. Effie has facilitated presentations on various career development topics at regional and national professional conferences. During her tenure at Babson, Effie has also served as Acting Director of the Undergraduate Center for Career Development and Associate Director of Career Education & Counseling. Effie’s professional experience also includes Wheelock College where she served as Director of Graduate Student Services and Director of the Center for Career Development. Effie earned a B.A. in Psychology and a Master of Social Work from Boston College. Effie works on survey development for the annual Internship Study, and oversees the Best Places to Intern List, among other specialized projects.
Rachel Reiser
Generational Consultant
Rachel I. Reiser is currently Associate Dean for Academic Services at Babson College in Wellesley, MA. In a career spanning over 15 years she has worked directly with college students, providing her with the opportunity to experience first hand the changing characteristics of today’s late adolescent. This, coupled with her own observations, has fostered her professional interest in generational studies. Rachel has researched, written, and presented extensively on the demographics and psychographics of the current generation of young students born between 1982 and 2002, often known as Millennials. She recently published an article entitled “Meet the Millennials: The Baby on Board Generation,” and has presented countless programs on this topic to a range of audiences including high school and college faculties and administration, Boards of Trustees, professional organizations, corporate industry, and groups of Millennial parents. She has also served as a consultant to groups and organizations in helping them to consider their work in the age of the Millennial Generation.
Dan Berger
Graphic Designer
Dan Berger holds a B.A. in English and a degree in Color Theory from UCLA. He has worked on numerous high-profile national marketing campaigns for Fortune 500 companies. Dan has over 18 years of experience as a corporate, agency and freelance designer. His work at Intern Bridge involves the design and layout of publications and marketing materials (including books, white papers, flyers and postcards.)
Sean Janson
Editor
Sean Janson holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English. He has worked variously as a writing tutor, researcher, copy editor, proofreader, writer, and teacher. He is the author of numerous published works, both scholarly and creative. His work at Intern Bridge, Inc. involves proofing, editing, and sometimes writing publications.
