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Lake Stevens highlights internship program, introduces six interns for 2026
Summary
Human resources director Anya Warrington summarized the city's internship program, noting five interns participated in 2025 and the 2026 class includes six interns across departments; she presented cost-effectiveness data and examples of intern projects.
The Lake Stevens City Council heard an internship program report from Human Resources Director Anya Warrington and welcomed the city's 2026 intern class.
Warrington said the city hosted five interns in 2025 who served in departments including HR, community development, and risk and emergency management; interns typically served between three and five months and cost the city about $20,000 per intern for a five-month placement. She said capstone projects and deliverables provided real value to departments, citing a bicycle infrastructure map produced by a previous GIS intern that is available on the city website.
Warrington introduced the six 2026 interns and their assigned areas: a GIS intern (Jessica Zenger), parks marketing intern (Molly), public works engineering intern (Carter Hendrick), HR and emergency management intern (Selena), IT automation and SharePoint intern (Jacob Brown), and a planning/environment intern (Alicia McPhee). Several interns are Lake Stevens residents or recent graduates and staff noted the program serves as a recruiting pipeline for local government jobs.
Council members asked about outreach to other jurisdictions and whether Snohomish County has a similar program; staff said they advertise on Handshake, work with local colleges, and will follow up on county practices. Warrington said the city posts a five-minute video of interns' exit interviews on the website as a recruiting tool.
