Welcome New Chamber Staff | Summer 2025 Interns

Benton Coblentz

Advocacy Intern

The Chamber is excited to welcome our advocacy intern for the summer, Benton Coblentz! Benton comes to us from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, where he is pursuing his Masters of Public Affairs with a concentration in economics and public policy. Benton grew up in Tukwila, Washington, and graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle with a degree in economics. After graduation, he worked in local economic development, first for the City of Tukwila and then for the City of Issaquah, where he assisted in the city's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

​Benton has always been an active contributor to his community, having sat on the boards of several local community organizations, including as board chair of his local food bank. Before pursuing his graduate education at Princeton, Benton worked at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center in Washington, D.C., where he helped facilitate the organization's work in Ukraine and the wider Eurasia region. Benton is passionate about working on policy that helps to promote equitable and sustainable growth and is excited to be returning to work on those issues here in the Puget Sound region.

Janae Hill

Summer Intern, Spaceworks

Janae is a rising senior at the University of Puget Sound, majoring in English and minoring in Communications. In her free time, she likes to read fantasy novels, watch anime, and write. After she graduates college, she hopes to finally finish writing her novel. During her time at Spaceworks, she will be supporting the team with marketing, in which she is excited to contribute and build on her skills!