Employers with a * next to their title indicates that this company or organization employs a SUNY New Paltz alum, as of the summer of 2016.  If there’s a particular employer on this list that you’re interested in, consider asking Lisa Mitten about the organization, because she may know employees/alumni you can connect with to request an “informational interview.”

Non-Profit / Advocacy Organizations

• Clearwater* – Beacon, NY – job and volunteer opportunities
• Catskill Mountainkeeper – Livingston Manor, NY, includes volunteer opportunities
• Sustainable Hudson Valley – Poughkeepsie, NY
• Re-Think Local – Newburgh, NY
• Riverkeeper – Ossining, NY
• N.Y.P.I.R.G – New Paltz, NY, plus multiple locations across NYS
• Citizen Action* – Kingston, NY, plus multiple locations across NYS

Sustainability/Environmental Education Organizations
The following local organizations below hire college students for summer educational programs:

• Ashokan Center – Olivebridge, NY
• Poughkeepsie Farm Project* – Poughkeepsie, NY
• Phillies Bridge Farm Project* – New Paltz, NY
• Mohonk Preserve – Every summer, the Mohonk Preserve offers paid internships for students. The internships run for 10 weeks (June to mid-August). It hires seasonal rangers, environmental educators, and camp educators.  The application deadline is March 15th.
• Sprout Creek Farm – Poughkeepsie, NY
• Wild Earth – New Paltz, NY – includes job and volunteer opportunities
• Omega Institute of Holistic Studies – Rhinebeck, NY

Ecology & Environmental Science Organizations

• Hudsonia – Annandale, NY, includes, job, internship, and volunteer opportunities
• Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies – Millbrook, NY

Sustainable Food & Agriculture

• Hudson Valley Seed Library* – Accord, NY
• Poughkeepsie Farm Project* – Poughkeepsie, NY
• Phillies Bridge Farm Project* – New Paltz, NY
• Hudson Valley Farm Hub – Hurley, NY
• Local Economies Project – Kingston, NY
• Huguenot Street Farm – New Paltz, NY
• The Farm Bridge* – Kingston, NY
• Kingston YMCA Farm Project – Kingston, NY
• Old Ford Farm – New Paltz, NY
• Big Little Farm – Kingston, NY
• Sprout Creek Farm – Poughkeepsie, NY
• Glynwood – New Paltz and Cold Spring, NY
• National Young Farmers Coalition – Hudson, NY
• Red Barns Produce – Highland, NY
• Hudson Valley Fresh – Poughkeepsie, NY
• Bread Alone – Kingston, NY
• CDC Farms – Gardiner, NY – CDC Farms hires employees seasonally to work at weekly farmers markets.  Contact Freddy DeStefano at 845-532-4499 for more info about this opportunity.

Materials Management: Zero Waste / Recycling / Composting

• Community Compost Company – New Paltz, NY
• New Paltz ReUse and Recycling Center – New Paltz, NY
• Zero-to-Go – Beacon, NY
• Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency – Kingston, NY
• Waste Management – Albany, NY, plus other locations across New York State & nationwide
• County Waste & Recycling – Albany, NY
• Royal Carting – Hopewell Junction, NY
• Taylor – Montgomery, NY

Energy (for both engineers and non-engineers)

• New  York Solar Energy Industries Association – Albany, NY
• Solarize Hudson Valley
• Central Hudson Internship Program and Career Opportunities
• New  York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) – Internships + Jobs
• New York Power Authority (NYPA) – White Plains, NY, plus other locations across New York State
• New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) – Rensselaer, NY
• Nuenergen – Energy Management & Consulting
• Solar City – Colonie, NY, plus other locations across New York State & nationwide
• Lighthouse Solar – New Paltz, NY
• Courtney Strong – Kingston, NY
• Energize NY –  Yorktown Heights, NY
• RUPCO – Kingston, NY
• Energy Conservation Specialists – Port Ewen, NY
• Hudson Solar* – Rhinebeck & Albany, NY
• Atlantis Energy Systems* – Poughkeepsie, NY

Arts

• Women’s Studio Workshop – Rosendale, NY

Land Conservation and Protection

• Wallkill Valley Land Trust – New Paltz, NY – includes volunteer opportunities
• Mohonk Preserve – Every summer, the Mohonk Preserve offers paid internships for students. The internships run for 10 weeks (June to mid-August). The application deadline is March 15th.
• Scenic Hudson – Poughkeepsie, NY
• Minnewaska Park

Publications & Journalism

• Country Wisdom News – In the past, they have sought out editorial assistant interns from SUNY New Paltz.
• Chronogram – Kingston, NY
• Valley Table Magazine – In the past, they have sought out editorial interns from SUNY New Paltz.

Social Justice

• Rural Migrant Ministry – Poughkeepsie, NY – includes job, internship, and volunteer opportunities

Green Manufacturing

• FALA Technologies – Kingston, NY