diff --git a/rattail/db/importing/models.py b/rattail/db/importing/models.py
index 1c3b8dbf..162d4ddd 100644
--- a/rattail/db/importing/models.py
+++ b/rattail/db/importing/models.py
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ class EmployeeImporter(Importer):
     Employee data importer.
     """
     model_class = model.Employee
+    normalizer_class = normal.EmployeeNormalizer
     simple_fields = [
         'uuid',
         'id',
@@ -366,41 +367,6 @@ class EmployeeImporter(Importer):
         self.int_or_null(data, 'id', 'status')
         self.prioritize_2(data, 'phone_number')
 
-    def normalize_instance(self, employee):
-        data = super(EmployeeImporter, self).normalize_instance(employee)
-
-        if 'customer_id' in self.fields:
-            customer = employee.person.customers[0] if employee.person.customers else None
-            data['customer_id'] = customer.id if customer else None
-
-        if 'first_name' in self.fields:
-            data['first_name'] = employee.first_name
-        if 'last_name' in self.fields:
-            data['last_name'] = employee.last_name
-
-        if 'phone_number' in self.fields:
-            data['phone_number'] = None
-            for phone in employee.phones:
-                if phone.type == 'Home':
-                    data['phone_number'] = phone.number
-                    break
-
-        if 'phone_number_2' in self.fields:
-            data['phone_number_2'] = None
-            first = False
-            for phone in employee.phones:
-                if phone.type == 'Home':
-                    if first:
-                        data['phone_number_2'] = phone.number
-                        break
-                    first = True
-
-        if 'email_address' in self.fields:
-            email = employee.email
-            data['email_address'] = email.address if email else None
-
-        return data
-
     def update_instance(self, employee, data, inst_data=None):
         super(EmployeeImporter, self).update_instance(employee, data, inst_data)
 
@@ -932,14 +898,13 @@ class DepartmentImporter(Importer):
     Department data importer.
     """
     model_class = model.Department
-    supported_fields = [
+    normalizer_class = normal.DepartmentNormalizer
+    simple_fields = [
         'uuid',
         'number',
         'name',
-        ]
-
-    def normalize_record(self, data):
-        self.string_or_null(data, 'name')
+    ]
+    supported_fields = simple_fields
 
 
 class SubdepartmentImporter(Importer):
diff --git a/rattail/db/importing/normal.py b/rattail/db/importing/normal.py
index bf138299..ac55d7a0 100644
--- a/rattail/db/importing/normal.py
+++ b/rattail/db/importing/normal.py
@@ -55,6 +55,59 @@ class UserNormalizer(Normalizer):
         }
 
 
+class DepartmentNormalizer(Normalizer):
+    """
+    Normalizer for department data.
+    """
+
+    def normalize(self, department):
+        return {
+            'uuid': department.uuid,
+            'number': department.number,
+            'name': department.name,
+        }
+
+
+class EmployeeNormalizer(Normalizer):
+    """
+    Normalizer for employee data.
+    """
+
+    def normalize(self, employee):
+        data = {
+            'uuid': employee.uuid,
+            'id': employee.id,
+            'person_uuid': employee.person_uuid,
+            'status': employee.status,
+            'first_name': employee.first_name,
+            'last_name': employee.last_name,
+            'display_name': employee.display_name,
+        }
+
+        customer = employee.customers[0] if employee.customers else None
+        data['customer_id'] = customer.id if customer else None
+
+        data['phone_number'] = None
+        for phone in employee.phones:
+            if phone.type == 'Home':
+                data['phone_number'] = phone.number
+                break
+
+        data['phone_number_2'] = None
+        first = False
+        for phone in employee.phones:
+            if phone.type == 'Home':
+                if first:
+                    data['phone_number_2'] = phone.number
+                    break
+                first = True
+
+        email = employee.email
+        data['email_address'] = email.address if email else None
+
+        return data
+
+
 class MessageNormalizer(Normalizer):
     """
     Normalizer for message data.