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GOVERNMENT
• Gov. Spencer J. Cox has appointed Julie Ewing as director of Utah Medicaid at the Department of Health and Human Services. In addition to overseeing the Medicaid program, Ewing will also serve as director of the DHHS Division of Integrated Healthcare, which includes the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Office of Substance Use and Mental Health, and the Utah State Hospital. Ewing has experience in health care compliance, managed care and public law. Ewing has served as the director of compliance for the University of Utah Health Plans, responsible for ensuring compliance with state and federal law and overseeing the Special Investigations Unit monitoring for fraud, waste and abuse. She is also the product owner for the Health Plan’s three Medicaid products. Before her time at the University of Utah Health Plans, Ewing spent six years at Utah Medicaid, culminating in her role as the director of the Bureau of Managed Health Care. Ewing is a licensed attorney in Utah, having worked as an assistant attorney general for 10 years and representing various state agencies. She graduated from the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law.
MARKETING
• Rock Salt Marketing Cooperative, a Salt Lake City-based digital marketing agency, has appointed Spencer Bierman as director of SEO. Bierman began his digital marketing career in 2018, specializing in SEO strategy, content optimization and competitive research. Before joining Rock Salt Marketing, he collaborated with enterprise brands including Visionworks, Awardco, Snowbird Ski Resort, Canopy and Greenworks. Bierman earned a bachelor of science degree in strategic communication from the University of Utah. Founded in Salt Lake City in 2023, Rock Salt Marketing offers web design, SEO and paid media services.
REAL ESTATE
• WelcomeLend, a Colorado-based commercial real estate capital advisory firm, has hired Austin Somer as vice president of capital markets for the MountainWest region. Somer will be responsible for sourcing, structuring and placing commercial real estate debt across Utah, Colorado, Idaho and surrounding markets, while expanding lender relationships and supporting sponsor execution. WelcomeLend has funded more than $1.2 billion in commercial real estate transactions in 2025, providing single and multifamily sponsors competitive financing options by leveraging technology and a capital markets team. Somer previously drove origination efforts at CRE brokerage Nelson Funding. He studied finance and technology at the University of Utah and earned a B.S. in information systems from the David Eccles School of Business at the UofU.
SERVICES
• Vasion, a St. George-based company focused on serverless printing and AI-enabled automation and formerly known as PrinterLogic, has appointed Cindy White as chief marketing officer. White has more than 25 years of experience leading marketing teams at global technology companies, including Microsoft, FICO and Mitek Systems. Her work has spanned the transformation of SaaS, cybersecurity and automation markets, helping enterprises and channel partners worldwide achieve business impact through digital innovation.