Interns will be recruited from college campuses across the Northeast
The internship program is offered to college juniors and seniors each summer. Through this experience, students tour Farm Credit East, shadow employees in various job roles, and learn about various career opportunities. (Photo: Farm Credit East)
ENFIELD, Conn. — Farm Credit East has hosted 17 college students aspiring to careers in production agriculture, agribusiness, accounting, finance, communications or related fields as part of its annual summer internship program. “Our internship program embodies our commitment to the future of agriculture, commercial fishing and forest products in the Northeast,” said Farm Credit East CEO Mike Reynolds. “The program challenges students and provides them with direct, real-world experience in their chosen fields.”
This year’s Farm Credit East interns include three students from SUNY Cobleskill – Hannah Brady, Eva Norris and Zach Gina – as well as Emma Adams from the University of Rochester, Angela Everett from Siena College, Ryan Fletcher from American International College, Michael Johanson from Colorado State University, Jacob Kissel from University of Connecticut, Carisa Livingston from University of New Hampshire, Katie Livingston from Purdue University, Rebecca Mertz from Cornell University, Michael McAlary from University of Vermont, Kayla Reynolds from Monmouth University, Graham Roberts from St. Bonaventure University, Brandon Smith from Brigham Young University-Idaho, Emma Smith from SUNY Morrisville and Emma White from Le Moyne College.
The internship program is offered to junior and senior college students each summer. Through this experience, students tour Farm Credit East, shadow employees in various job roles, and learn about various career opportunities. Each intern also completes a major project that provides valuable information to inform the association’s efforts and future planning.
“Interns will play an active role within the organization, working on a variety of important projects that will benefit Farm Credit East for years to come,” says Jean Gallagher, director of talent management. “Our team works together to create interactive programs that give interns broad exposure to different areas of agriculture and the many business services we offer at Farm Credit East, ensuring they receive sufficient professional development to be successful.”
Interns are recruited from college campuses across the Northeast. At many of these campuses, Farm Credit East has relationships with campus organizations such as the National FFA Organization, Farm Credit Fellows, Minorities in Agriculture Natural Resources Related Sciences (MANRRS), and 4-H, and is actively seeking new partnerships to recruit a diverse range of interns. The organization also leverages its customer and employee referral network to recruit interns and employees. For more information about Farm Credit East’s internship program, contact Jean Gallagher at Jean.Gallagher@FarmCreditEast.com.
Farm Credit East is a member-owned cooperative with 24 locations across a service area of eight states. In addition to loans and leases, the organization offers a wide range of specialty financial services, including tax preparation, payroll, recordkeeping, valuation and consulting for agriculture, forestry and commercial fishing. Farm Credit East is governed by a 16-member board of directors, including 13 customer-elected members, one customer-appointed member and two outside appointed members. For more information, visit FarmCreditEast.com.
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