| Internship | Date Posted | Contact Info | Summary | Applying |
Kris Wang for California State Assembly Campaign | 2/20/08 | Jessica jessaweng@gmail.com or Shanko shanko.wang@gmail.com | Paid internship ($15/hour) working on Kris Wang's campaign | Contact Jessica or Shanko |
The Fund for Public Interest Research | 2/12/08 | Joni Wallent jwallent@ffpir.org Recruitment Director 725 Front Street #112 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 | Hiring graduating seniors to work full-time as Canvass Directors for nationwide non-profit | Email Joni. |
The Koch Internship Program | 7/17/08 | Stephen Sweet Program Coordinator, Marketing and Recruiting 202.737.7945 | This part-time paid internship provides the chance to explore the non-profit sector in Washington D.C. for the fall or spring semester. | See website for details. |
Senator Abel Maldonado | 1/29/08 | Diana Bautista Diana.Bautista@sen.ca.gov Office of Senator Abel Maldonado 100 Paseo de San Antonio #206 San Jose, CA 95113 408-277-9461 | Unpaid internship in the San Jose District Office | Send your resume and cover letter to Diana Bautista via email. See flyer for details. |
Obama 08 Campaign | 1/25/08 | Giselle Schmitz gisellemarie@gmail.com 480-329-2343 | Looking for 3-4 interns in the San Jose Office | Contact Giselle |
Dominic Caserta for State Assembly | 12/19/07 | Altin Dastmalchi Field Manager 916.606.6796 altin@dominiccaserta.com | Paid internship ($10/hour) to work on political campaign for state assembly. Roughly 5-10 hours/week, 10-15 weeks. | Contact Altin. See flyer for details. |
| Law Offices of Esra Young | 10/12/07 | Please see Broncolink for details | Paid law clerk internship on Stevens Creek Blvd. | Please see Broncolink. |
| Silicon Valley Leadership Group, San Jose, Ca. | | Amanda Ballard: aballard@svlg.net | A public policy trade association engaged in quality of life and business issues on behalf of Silicon Valley companies. | Email your resume and indicate policy interest areas. Flyer |
| Silicon Valley Leadership Group, San Jose, Ca. | | Dennis Cima: Dcima@svlg.net or Margaret Bruce: mbruce@svlg.net | An opportunity to help reduce environmental costs and public health impacts. | |
| Grassroots Campaigns, Inc. | 10/26/07 | Samantha McKelvie Berkeley@grassrootscampaigns.com(510) 848-1754 | National firm specializing in building grassroot support for progressive causes. | Email resume and cover letter to Samathan McKelvie. |
| Housing Trust of Santa Clara County, Inc. San Jose, Ca. | | Salvador Castro: (408) 436-3450, ext. 0 Salvador@housingtrustscc.org | | Contact Salvador for more information. |
| Santa Clara County Office of Affordable Housing San Jose, Ca. | | Marjorie Matthews: (408) 441-4258 | | Email Marjorie.matthews@ceo.sccgov.org |
| American Red Cross San Jose, Ca. | | Crystal Paul: (408) 577-1000 | This internship involves community service in the areas of International Services, Community Disaster Education, Marketing, Development, Youth Services, Information Technology and more. | Contact Crystal Paul, Director, for more information. Also see the flyer. |
| American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) | | Monique Pham: mpham@aclunc.org | A volunteer internship which involves assisting with research, recruitment and community outreach on ACLU issues. | Send a resume and cover letter to Monique Pham. 111 N. Market Street, Suite 940 San Jose, Ca. 95113 Read the flyer for more info. |
| Pirayou Law Offices: Research Clerk | | Ash Pirayou: ash@pirayoulaw.com | Assist with research in public policy and interact with public agency staff. | Send resume and a cover letter to Ash Pirayou. |
| Assembly Member Internships: Jim Beall, San Jose, Ca. Sally Lieber, Mountain View, Ca. | | Frances.grammer@asm.ca.gov Monica Smith: (408) 277-2003 | An internship with District 24 (Jim Beall) which exposes people to the legislative process and providing research assistance to staff. An internship with the District Office of Assembly Speaker Lieber. | Send resume and availability to the email listed. See flyer for details. Contact Monica. |
| Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits Juvenile Justice Public Policy Researcher Health Care Public Policy Researcher Legislative and Public Policy Researcher | | Narges Sayid: office@svcn.org | An internship involving hands on experience in juvenile justice public policy issues. A $250 stipend. A public policy research position concentrating on healthcare matters. A $250 stipend. An internship providing in depth experience in legislative and policy research. | Contact Narges Sayid. See the flyers for juvenile justice, healthcare, or general policy research. |
| Congressional Internships: Mike Honda | | Campbell Office: (408) 558-8085-Phone (408) 558-8086-Fax Washington DC Office: (202) 225-2699 | An internship offering experience in the functioning of the federal government. | Fax your resume to the office or go to http://honda.house.gov/ for an application. |
Congressional Internship: Jim Costa | | Washington DC Office: Monica Carmean Monica.carmean@mail.house.gov (202) 225-3341 | Unpaid internships for current session (full and part-time) in the Washington, D.C. office. | Submit a cover letter and resume to Monica Carmean via email with “Internship” in the subject line. |
Congressional Internship: Russ Carnahan (D-MO) | 4/14/08 | Washington D.C. Office: Ken Reidy carnahan.jobs@mail.house.gov | Unpaid summer internship in Washington, D.C. for 2-3 students; Missouri ties preferred. | Email Ken with a resume and cover letter. |
| Democracy Matters | | Joan: joanm@democracymatters.org | This is a paid internship where students can help other students obtain a voice in democratic issues through lobbying and education. | Go to www.democracymatters.org or send an email to Joan. |
| San Jose City Council: Office of Pete Constant | 1/28/08 | Rhovy Cansino: (408) 535-4901 (main office line) or 535-4918 (direct line) rhovylynn.cansino@sanjoseca.gov | A part-time internship involving graphic design. | Contact Rhovy. |
| San Jose City Council: Office of Madison Nguyen | | Louansee Moua: Louansee.moua@sanjoseca.gov | An internship working with Councilmember Madison Nguyen. | Send a resume and cover letter to Louansee. |
| San Jose City Council: Office of Dave Cortese | | Michelle Pelayo: Michelle.pelayo@sanjoseca.gov | An internship with Vice Mayor Cortese’ s Office. | Send a message to Michelle. |
| San Jose City Council: Office of Sam Liccardo | | Kevin Schwaba: Kevin.schwaba@sanjoseca.gov | An internship with Councilmember Liccardo’s office. | Contact Kevin |
| San Jose City Council: Office of Nancy Pyle | | Eric Crane: Eric.crane@sanjoseca.gov | An internship with Councilmember Pyle’s Office. | Email Eric |
San Jose City Council: Office of Forrest Williams | 1/24/08 | Daniel Erwin (SCU '06) 408-535-4925 daniel.erwin@sanjoseca.gov | An internship with Councilmember Williams's office | Contact Daniel |
Campaign for Ash Kalra, San Jose City Council | 4/14/08 | Marisol Miranda marisol@ashkalra.com (408) 225-4275 | Grassroots campaign intern for San Jose City Council, District 2 primary race | Email Marisol |
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors: Supervisor Ken Yeager | 12/3/07 | Tony Filice: Tony.filice@bos.sccgov.org (408) 299-5040 | An unpaid internship with County Supervisor Ken Yeager's office. | Email or call Tony. See flyer for details. |
| Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County San Jose, Ca. | | Coleen Higa: (408) 325-5159 coleen@ccsj.org | An internship regarding refugee minors. | Email or call Coleen. |
| Fresh Lifelines for Youth Mentor | | Emilia Tyminski: (408) 504-5705 Emilia@flyprogram.org | Work as a mentor for addicted juveniles. | Email or call Emilia for more information and an application. |
| Senatorial Internships: Elaine Alquist | | Evan Low: (408) 286-8318 Evan.low@sen.ca.gov | Internship designed to teach students the functions and role of a State Senator. | Contact Evan Low. See flyer for details. |
| Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network San Jose, Ca. | 11/19/07 | Kara Ann LaPierre Vice President, Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network Executive Director, SVEDA 408.938.1521 office | An internship opportunity supporting SVN’s work on regional economy and quality of life. | Contact Kara LaPierre or go to www.jointventure.org. |
| National Strategies, Washington D.C. | | Ryan Nash: rnash@nationalstrategiesinc.com | An internship exposing students to government relations. | Please send resume and cover letter to Ryan Nash. |
| Office of the Santa Clara Public Defender | | Shelly Garza: (408) 299-7712 | Assist with juvenile cases and investigations. | Contact Professor Chen or Shelly Garza. |
Citizens for Andal campaign | 6/25/08 | John B. Franklin Campaign Manager | Unpaid full- or part-time internships with CD-11 Congressional campaign for students with Republican/Conservative leanings. See Time article. | Email resume and time availability to John Franklin. |
| International Rescue Committee San Jose, Ca. | | Briar Goldberg: briarg@theIRC.org | Internship involving immigration case work. | Contact Brian or call (408) 453-3536 ext. 19. |