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PACEDC Internship Program
The Palo Alto County Career/Intern Program was initially developed in 1999 by PACEDC Executive Director Maureen Elbert as a means of guaranteeing a future workforce in the county. The program encourages young adults to settle and bring new business to the area.
Internships often serve as the first taste of the real world for students. They learn what to expect in a job and how to handle the everyday stress and pressure of their selected career. An internship provides practical application of skills learned in the classroom. A student may do accounting problems in a class and a company’s payroll during an internship.
The Palo Alto County Career/Intern Program coordinates a variety of trainings and events each year including our Intern Breakfast, Golf Outing, Team Building BBQ, CEO Networking Luncheon, skill building sessions and more.
Intern Program Events
Throughout the year we keep a busy events schedule designed to give our Interns and employers hands-on opportunities to grow skills and network.

2023 Intern Breakfast
May 24, 2023
7:30am
Columbia Events Center (Formerly Known as KC Hall)

2023 Secrets To Success
June 6, 2023
7:30am
K/PACEDC Office

2023 Intern Golf Outing
June 9, 2023
9:30am
West Bend Golf & Country Club

Kossuth County and Palo Alto County
Board of Supervisor’s Presentations
June 13 at 8:30am – Kossuth County Courthouse
June 13 at 10:00am – Palo Alto County Courthouse

Project Hope Weeks
June 18 – July 1, 2023

ALICE Training
June 20, 2023
5pm
Kossuth County Election Center

Excel Training
June 27, 2023
7:30am
Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Co.

Manage Your Money
July 11, 2023
7:30am
K/PACEDC Office
Career-Intern Committee
Bob Jennings - Board Liaison
Algona Municipal Utilities
Algona, IA
Alison VanOtterloo - Board Liason
Pharmacists Mutual Ins Co.
Algona, IA
Constantine (Gus) Marmaras
Snap-on
Algona, IA
Tiffany Elbert
Iowa Trust & Savings Bank
Emmetsburg, IA
Brianna Marso
Iowa State Bank
Algona, IA
Tina Ulfers
Smithfield Hog Production
Algona, IA
Ashley Meyer
Bishop Garrigan
Algona, IA
Kathryn Wirtz
The Meyocks Group
Algona, IA
Tascha Wykoff - Member at Large
Farmers State Bank
Whittemore, IA
Autumn Wirtz - Member at Large
Pharmacists Mutual Ins Co.
Algona, IA
Betsey Ulrich - Member at Large
Smithfield Hog Production
Algona, IA