The Center for Dairy Excellence currently has two open positions available.
Operations & Administrative Specialist
The Center for Dairy Excellence is hiring a full-time, hybrid Administrative and Operations Specialist in Harrisburg to help keep our programs, events, and office running smoothly. Your work helps support Pennsylvania dairy farm families, industry partners, students, and the future of the dairy industry. This is not a repetitive administrative role. You’ll support four project teams across workforce development, fundraising, communications, and board governance, and help bring events like Ag Progress Days, the Keystone Farm Show, the PA Dairy Summit, and Toast to Dairy to life.
This role blends administrative support, event coordination, customer service, and donor relations:
- Serve as a friendly point of contact for dairy producers, industry stakeholders, event participants, teachers, and students by phone, email, and in person
- Coordinate meeting and event registration and logistics in partnership with program managers
- Support the Workforce Development team with outreach, internship and scholarship award verification, and event coordination
- Manage in-house mailings for both organizations, including fundraising campaigns, year-end appeals, and producer and event mailings
- Partner with the Executive Director on board governance, including agenda preparation, meeting minutes, and the board intranet page
- Create and send personalized donor thank-you letters and keep supporter records current in Bloomerang CRM
- Keep mailing lists accurate and help identify website updates with the Communications Manager
- Oversee day-to-day office operations, including the office budget, records retention, supplies, apparel, inventory, and asset tracking
Click here to view the full job description.
How to Apply: Email your cover letter and resume to Jessica Elder at jelder@cornerstonehrm.com.
Dairy Education, Programs, and Communications Intern
The Center for Dairy Excellence and the Dairy Excellence Foundation are seeking a Dairy Education, Programs and Communications Intern for May-August 2027. Applicants must be entering at least their sophomore year of an undergraduate degree at an accredited college or university. This is a paid internship for 10-12 weeks at 40 hours a week.
The intern will assist with:
- The continued development of dairy education curriculum programs, including Discover Dairy and Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow, and in planning youth educational events.
- Communications and marketing content for the Center and the Foundation.
- Continued coordination and development of the Center’s on-farm programs.
- Industry events, gaining an understanding of the Center and the Foundation, and learning more about the scope and scale of Pennsylvania’s dairy industry and infrastructure.
- Click here to view the full job description.
Applications must be submitted by November 1, 2026. Email Jayne Sebright with questions.