People on the move

Brian Hollien has been named president of the Morris Murdock Travel and Morris Meetings and Incentives subsidiaries of Crestwood Communications LLC. Hollien has 28 years of experience in the travel industry, including five years as vice president and general manager of Morris Meetings and Incentives. His education includes a degree from Brigham Young University. Hollien succeeds Becky Potts as president of Morris Murdock Travel LLC.

Stacy Bauman has been promoted to the newly created position of general manager at Resorts West. Bauman has been with the company for five years as owner relations manager and director of revenue development. Bauman's duties include planning, directing and coordinating the operations at Resorts West; being responsible for formulating company-wide polices; and overseeing department heads. She previously worked for five years at another company. Bauman's education includes a degree from the University of Utah.

Gwen Springmeyer has been named executive director of the Utah Nonprofits Association. She has 35 years of experience in human services and government administration.

Troy Hawkes has been appointed Utah executive director for the Farmers Insurance group of companies. Hawkes began his career with Farmers as a claims adjuster in the Tucson, Ariz., branch claims office in 1996 and spent nine years in various positions in the Special Investigations Unit. He also has served as a marketing consultant on the home office sales team, division marketing manager and director of field operations for the company's eastern zone. Hawkes replaces John Henle, who was appointed executive director for a portion of Texas.

Brittany Beavin and Kami Schmidt have joined Docu Prep Inc. Each has worked in the mortgage industry for more than 17 years. Beavin's experience includes underwriting, operations manager and system administrator. Most recently, she was a senior trainer at another company. Schmidt has experience in closing, compliance, funding and management. Most recently, Schmidt was a project manager at another company.

Jody Williams has been elected to the executive committee at the law firm Holme Roberts & Owen LLP. She will represent the firm's offices outside of Colorado, which includes the Salt Lake City office. Williams previously was managing partner and is a member of the Natural Resources and Real Estate Practice groups, where she primarily practices water rights, natural resources, energy and real property law.

Charles Sismondo has been promoted to vice president of engineering at Sorenson Media. Sismondo joined the company more than a year ago. He specializes in end-to-end software architecture and has worked on technology ranging from desktop applications to database systems.