Sean Morrison, with the Mountain America HR team, receiving an award

Sean Morrison Receives Utah Business Magazine’s HR Achievement Award

1 YEAR AGO

The award honors individuals who are changing the way we hire, develop, nurture, and retain Utah’s top talent

At an awards banquet at the Grand America Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, Sean Morrison received Utah Business Magazine’s HR Achievement award for going above and beyond the call of duty to make Mountain America Credit Union one of the great places to work in the state of Utah.

“Sean’s innovative approach to talent management has made a significant impact on the performance of Mountain America,” said Trent Savage, senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Mountain America. “Sean’s strategic use of data and analytics has been transformative, enabling our human resources team to highlight current talent trends and gaps, and predict future talent needs. This has allowed us to proactively prepare for staffing requirements, reducing turnover costs, and ensuring the organization is prepared for future challenges.”

Since joining Mountain America in 2019, Morrison has implemented a number of significant strategic initiatives, including:

  • Post-town hall webinars that have transformed the way the credit union handles employee concerns, leading to improved communication and greater trust between employees and leadership.

  • Innovative use of data to make more informed and strategic decisions, positively impacting the overall business operations.

  • Providing guidance during the pandemic, with strategic thinking and focus on employee loyalty, enabling Mountain America to navigate through the crisis effectively, while setting the stage for future resilience and success.

“I appreciate Mountain America’s focus on doing good in the community, passion for people, improving lives, and the opportunity to solve the business challenges associated with rapid growth,” Morrison said. “The last couple of years with the pandemic, economy, inflation, and unemployment have been challenging. We’ve adopted an approach to data and analytics that enables us to create a proactive pipeline to predict future talent needs and ensure readiness in a logistically uncertain world while adapting to the changing nature of the workplace.”

Morrison received a Bachelor of Science in political science from Oregon State University and Master of Business Administration from Brigham Young University. Over the course of his career, he’s worked with some of the world’s most recognizable brands, including Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo. Prior to joining Mountain America, he was the HR director for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where he oversaw all HR-related functions supporting the global real estate team.

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