Post-Retirement
After retiring from baseketball on June 1, 2001, Burge stayed in California and taught 8th grade Spanish at Miraleste Intermediate School in Palos Verdes, CA. She later received a Masters degree in Multi-Lingual Education. She is now a stay-at-home mom and lives with her husband, Darren Quella, and their two children in Los Angeles. She also has teamed up with San Pedro High School boys basketball coach John Bobich to run a youth basketball camp in San Pedro, CA.
At 6 feet 5 inches each, the pair were recognized in 1991 by Guinness World Records as the world's tallest female twins. This record was broken in 2004 by Ann and Claire Recht. The Disney television movie, Double Teamed, which was released in 2002, is based on their life stories and achievements in high school basketball. In the movie, Burge is played by actress Poppi Monroe. Burge has a small part in the 2002 film Juwanna Mann starring Vivica A. Fox. She plays the character "Magda Rowonowitch" and is credited as Heather Quella.
In September 2002, Burge was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference 50th Anniversary Women's Basketball Team. Included in the eight members that played at UVA were Val Ackerman (who played for Virginia from 1978–81), Tonya Cardoza (1987–91), Dena Evans (1990–93), Donna Holt (1985–88), Wendy Palmer (1993–96), Tammi Reiss (1989–92), and Dawn Staley (1989–92).
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