Welcome 2024 Summer Interns
Meet our 15 amazing interns! We’re thrilled to welcome these talented individuals to JHL and look forward to an exciting and productive summer together. Each intern brings a unique set of skills and fresh perspectives that will undoubtedly contribute to our projects.
Ben Hammond
Colorado State University
Community Involvement: Volunteering at youth football camps
Favorite Pastime/Hobby: Golf
First Car: Ford F-150
Favorite Artists: Zach Bryan
Favorite Food: Steak
Most Interesting Place Traveled: Jamaica
Secret Talent: Pickleball
The Super Power I Would Want: Teleportation
Words to Live By: A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor
What I Like Best About JHL: The people and the great community that make JHL what it is.
Blaine Phillips
Colorado Mesa University
Community Involvement: Ice skating lessons
Favorite Pastime/Hobby: Pickleball
First Car: Nissan Xterra
Favorite Artists: Tyler Hubbard
Favorite Food: Steak
Most Interesting Place Traveled: West Palm Beach Florida
Secret Talent: Snowboarding
The Super Power I Would Want: Be able to read minds
Words to Live By: When you have dream, you’ve got to grab it and never let go
What I Like Best About JHL: The opportunity to learn and grow.
Blake Donovan Bushlack
Colorado State University
Favorite Pastime/Hobby: Running
First Car: 1998 Toyota Land Cruiser
Favorite Artists: Luke Combs, Cody Johnson
Favorite Food: Pizza, Italian, & just about anything
Most Interesting Place Traveled: Bahamas on a sail boat in Boy Scouts
The Super Power I Would Want: Super strength
Words to Live By: Listen. Learn. Stay humble.
What I Like Best About JHL: The culture. Everyone feels cared about.
Christian Alvarez
Colorado School of Mines
Favorite Pastime/Hobby: Walking my dogs and working on cars
First Car: Chevy Silverado
Favorite Artists: Travis Scott
Favorite Food: Quesabirria
The Super Power I Would Want: Super strength
Words to Live By: You can’t get up if you never fell.
What I Like Best About JHL: The culture and people at JHL.
Colin Stuhr
Colorado Mesa University
Community Involvement: I am a mentor for a middle school in Grand Junction
Favorite Pastime/Hobby: My favorite hobby is football but I also love to golf whenever I have the free time
First Car: 2002 Gold Honda Civic, his name was Burt
Favorite Artists: It is between Zach Bryan, Colter Wall, or Warren Zeiders
Favorite Food: New York steak with some mashed potatoes and broccoli
Most Interesting Place Traveled: I went to Costa Rica last summer
Secret Talent: I am good at a lot of video games
The Super Power I Would Want: I would want the superpower to be able to change the odds always in my favor
Words to Live By: If there’s hope in the future, then there’s power in the present
What I Like Best About JHL: What I like best about JHL is how open everyone seems to be and how every single person is always willing to help and give some insights that will help us in the long run.
Colton Gasper
Colorado School of Mines
Favorite Pastime/Hobby: Training horses and rodeo
First Car: 4Runner
Favorite Food: Hamburgers or Steak
Most Interesting Place Traveled: South Dakota
The Super Power I Would Want: Teleportation
Words to Live By: Never give up
What I Like Best About JHL: Hardworking, friendly, and JHL has a good reputation
Drew Lawrence Trujillo
The University of Oklahoma
Community Involvement: Special Olympics
Favorite Pastime/Hobby: Golf, hockey and working on cars
First Car: 1969 Pontiac Firebird
Favorite Artists: The Highwaymen, Eric Church
Favorite Food: Street Tacos
Most Interesting Place Traveled: New Orleans, LA
Secret Talent: Art
The Super Power I Would Want: Being able to fly
Words to Live By: John 3:16
What I Like Best About JHL: The welcoming environment
Emma Claire Cochran
Colorado State University
Favorite Pastime/Hobby: Playing sports or video games
First Car: Honda Accord
Favorite Artists: Subtronics, Glass Animals, Zeds Dead
Favorite Food: Mexican
Most Interesting Place Traveled: US Virgin Islands
The Super Power I Would Want: Teleportation
Words to Live By: Find joy in the little things.
What I Like Best About JHL: The people
Matt Dreiling
Colorado State University
Community Involvement: csunity
Favorite Pastime/Hobby: Fly fishing
First Car: 4runner
Favorite Artists: Hank Williams JR
Favorite Food: Steak
Most Interesting Place Traveled: Mexico
Secret Talent: Pickleball
The Super Power I Would Want: Flight
Words to Live By: Success should be a outcome of failures
What I Like Best About JHL: The culture
Rafe Joseph Buettenback
Colorado State University
Favorite Pastime/Hobby: Golf
First Car: Ford
Favorite Food: Steak
The Super Power I Would Want: Be able to fly
What I Like Best About JHL: How nice everyone is
William Michael Huber
Colorado State University
Community Involvement: Pizza Paws and Phi Taus
Favorite Pastime/Hobby: Longboarding
First Car: Toyota 4Runner
Favorite Artists: Tyler Childers
Favorite Food: Chicken Tika Masala
Most Interesting Place Traveled: Hvar Croatia
Secret Talent: I can Swim 50 meters without breathing
The Super Power I Would Want: Time Travel
Words to Live By: Do your job – Bill Belichick
What I Like Best About JHL: The people
Marcus Fortunato
Colorado School of Mines
Favorite Pastime/Hobby: Golf
First Car: 2004 Nissan Pathfinder
Favorite Artists: Kendrick Lamar
Favorite Food: Lobster Tail
Most Interesting Place Traveled: Honduras
Secret Talent: Cornhole
The Super Power I Would Want: Travel through time
Words to Live By: Work hard, play hard
What I Like Best About JHL: Everyone is very nice
Yessica Garcia
University of Colorado Denver
Favorite Pastime/Hobby: Napping, gym, hanging out with loved ones
Favorite Artists: Junior H, Rauw Alejandro, Bad Bunny
Favorite Food: Tacos, pozole, tamales
Most Interesting Place Traveled: Mexico
The Super Power I Would Want: Invisibility
Words to Live By: YOLO
What I Like Best About JHL: Very friendly, employee-owned, passionate
Sarah Quintana
Colorado School of Mines
Professional Organizations: On campus I am apart of a sorority, Pi Beta Phi as well as I participate in the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) , American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and Society of Women Engineers (SWE).
Favorite Pastime/Hobby: In my free time I like to take care of my plants and succulents as well as hike outdoors.
First Car: Volkswagen Tiguan
Favorite Artists: Mac DeMarco, Lana Del Rey, Leon Bridges, Noah Kahan, Zach Bryan
Favorite Food: My mom’s green enchiladas
Most Interesting Place Traveled: Costa Rica
Secret Talent: I have the best jokes
The Super Power I Would Want: To read minds
Words to Live By: “Do everything in love.” — 1 Corinthians 16:14
What I Like Best About JHL: I love JHL because of the genuine care and concern that they give to their employees. The amount of dedication that JHL pours into employees wellbeing creates such a healthy and supportive environment. JHL values and respects each of us which is why I love JHL.
Kaleb Woltz
Colorado Mesa University
Starting soon!