People Moves: Holmes Murphy Announces New Shareholders

June 25, 2025

Holmes Murphy, headquartered in Waukee, Iowa, named 23 new employees who made their first stock purchase after completing the company’s premier leadership program, Holmes Murphy University. Shareholders help determine the direction of major company initiatives, grow employees and the company, foster the unique company culture, and recruit exceptional employee talent.

Team members include:

  • Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Stacy Havel, senior client service consultant, team lead, property Casualty
  • Dallas, Texas: Hayley Morton, assistant vice president, client service, team lead, employee benefits; Jeff Skinner, assistant vice president, client service, team lead, employee benefits.
  • Denver, Colorado: Eric Rothfield, vice president, property casualty; Kenton Miles, client executive, team lead, property casualty.
  • Kansas City, Missouri: Andrew Wank, client executive, employee benefits; and Tanner Smith, client executive, property casualty.
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota: Abby Zipoy, captive executive, innovative captive strategies; Annie Bushey, client executive, employee benefits; Erin Velo, sr. claims consultant, property casualty; Michael Roane, client executive, employee benefits; Nathan Cassin, pharmacy director, employee benefits; and Nick Karls, compliance director, employee benefits.
  • Omaha, Nebraska: Kari Barnes, assistant vice president, client service, team lead – fraternal.
  • Waukee, Iowa: Amy Tanny, vice president, placement & carrier strategy, property casualty; Brett Stefani, captive executive, innovative captive strategies; Dave Ashton, chief information officer; Jessica Goode, assistant vice president, program management, team lead, innovative captive strategies; Matt Parmenter, vice president, IT operations, innovative captive strategies; Ross Turner, senior client service consultant, team lead, property casualty; Thomas Stern, senior client service consultant, team lead/global practice leader, property casualty; Ty Flood, client executive, property casualty; and Tyler Brick, finance director.

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