Go West Internships
7250 Fuller Drive
Granite Bay, CA 95746-6247

Go West Internships is a nonprofit educationally oriented exchange program for students. It provides an opportunity for international students to enter the United States for training and job experience. Located in Granite Bay, California, Go West Internships is situated near the state capital, two hours from San Francisco, and approximately 2.5 hours away from Silicon Valley. Being so close to these areas allows Go West Internships the ability to network with hundreds of different types of businesses, which makes for an ideal internship link for students.

Since September 2003, the Sacramento USEAC has been working with Go West Internships to provide them with network contacts in Mexico, as well as offer them ideas, market research and counseling to help them expand their international operations. Sacramento USEAC Director, George Tastard, and CS Monterrey Principal Commercial Officer, Ellen Lenny-Pessagno, in Mexico, were able to help solidify the business contract between Go West Internships and Monterrey Tech University. As a result of the help provided by the U.S. Commercial Service, Go West Internships has become the exclusive provider of California internships to Monterrey Tech University. The revenue from this new business relationship is projected to be $375,000 each year.

Bernadette Gonzales, Executive Director of Go West Internships is extremely pleased with the services of the U.S. Commercial Service. She is especially impressed with the team’s enthusiasm and speed. Ms. Gonzales plans to continue working with the U.S. Commercial Service in the future.