People On The Move

Julie Johnson has been named the recipient of the Athena Leadership Award by the Ogden-Weber Chamber of Commerce. Award recipients demonstrate the ability to inspire, educate, motivate and empower women. Johnson is president and CEO of United Way of North ...

The Utah Department of Workforce Services has appointed Rebecca Banner as a deputy director. Banner succeeds Nate McDonald, who is departing Workforce Services for a role in the private sector. Banner has more than 23 years of experience in public service ...

Diamond Lake Minerals Inc., a Salt Lake City-based operating company specializing in digital assets and SEC-registered security tokens, has named Marty Pompadur as a strategic advisor. His experience includes being an attorney in Connecticut; spending 17 ...

The Utah Department of Corrections has named Kristen Keisel as warden at the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison. She succeeds Bart Mortensen, who was named the warden of the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City. Keisel is the fir ...

Tanner LLC, a Salt Lake City-based accounting and business advisory firm, has launched its Cloud FinOps practice, a service developed in collaboration with Wasatch Air LLC. The service is designed to help cloud users better manage their ever-growing cloud ...

Chartway, a Virginia-based credit union with branches in Utah, Texas and Virginia, has promoted Jace White to vice president of talent acquisition and engagement. He will be responsible for developing internal and external recruitment strategies and overs ...

The Davis Chamber of Commerce has announced that Jan Williams, founder, president and artistic director at The HopeBox Theater, is the 2024 Athena Award recipient. She also is the owner/director of Showstopper Productions, a performing arts academy for ch ...

Philo Studio, a Lehi-based venture studio, has added Scott Evanson as venture partner and head of platform. Evanson will spend time facilitating playbook adoption, training programs and co-founder boot camps to equip Philo’s founders-in-residence with the ...

The Republican Attorneys General Association has elected Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes as its new chairman. Reyes served as the association’s vice chairman during the two prior terms and will serve as chairman through November 2024. The association rep ...

RainFocus, a Lehi-based provider of a next-generation marketing platform, has promoted Ashleigh Cook to chief marketing officer. She will continue to strengthen and expand the role of events in driving marketing success, as well as accelerate RainFocus’ g ...

Weber State University has named Benjamin Garcia as executive director of the Miller Advanced Research & Solutions Center. Garcia’s background is in research and development of advanced composite materials used for aircraft, missiles and rockets. He s ...

ATL Technology, a Springvillebased company specializing in medical device development and manufacturing, has named Danelle Goulet as vice president of human resources. Before joining ATL, Goulet served as vice president of human resources and facilities f ...

Myriad Genetics Inc., a Salt Lake City-based genetic testing and precision medicine company, has appointed Sam Raha as chief operating officer, effective Dec. 11. He will be responsible for driving the company’s lab operations, customer service initiative ...

Lodging Dynamics Hospitality Group, a Provo-based hotel management company, has appointed Brian Ehrlich as vice president of business development. Ehrlich has over 20 years of hospitality experience, working with premium- brand hotels and resorts in major ...

Umpqua Bank, based in Oregon, has opened its first retail branch in Utah at 10757 S. River Front Parkway, Suite 275, South Jordan. It is the first retail presence since Umpqua Bank’s recent merger with Columbia Bank. Harper Fleming serves as branch manage ...

Jonathan O. Hafen, a shareholder at Parr Brown Gee & Loveless, Salt Lake City, has been sworn in and installed as the national president of the Federal Bar Association. Hafen was sworn in at the association’s annual meeting and convention in September ...

Reading Horizons, a Kaysvillebased company offering a method for teaching foundational literacy, has appointed Kristi Knight as chief marketing officer. She will be responsible for leading the outreach and marketing for the company’s tech-enabled literacy ...

The National Institute of Corrections has invited Carrie Cochran, board chair of the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole, to join a committee tasked with developing new standards and training for pardons and parole organizations across the United States. The ...

Sage Forensic Accounting Inc., Salt Lake City, has elevated Amber Brower Mortensen to a shareholder in the firm. Mortensen has more than 15 years of experience and has knowledge in both litigious and non-litigious engagements related to forensic accountin ...

Switch2Zero, a Londonbased company focused on sustainable technology, has appointed Derek White as chairman. White is CEO at Galileo Financial Technologies, based in Sandy. White’s career of more than 25 years includes launching, leading, re-imagining and ...