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MaryAnne Pelland

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Board Member at Skills for Rhode Island's Future
📍 Greater Boston, United States

MaryAnne Pelland is the Executive Vice President and Head of Talent Acquisition at Citizens, bringing over 20 years of HR experience to her role. She focuses on creating complex talent strategies and leads a team that hires over 6, 500 people annually. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Merrimack College.

Passionate about people and culture, MaryAnne is dedicated to up-skilling and re-skilling communities for future success. She serves as a Board Member for Skills for Rhode Islands Future, reflecting her commitment to workforce development beyond her primary role, and is also a founding member of the Talent Leader Information Exchange (TLIX).

Initially, MaryAnne studied biology with the intention of becoming a doctor before pivoting her passion for helping people into a career in talent acquisition.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Board Member
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Boston, United States
Personality Overview

How MaryAnne shows up

Informal
Friendly But Fast
Achievement-Oriented

They are more likely to be open to unproven but exciting technologies. They will fight for you if they come to believe in you. They respond better to a combination of speed and relationship.

Priorities

Topics MaryAnne cares about

Workforce Development
Actively promotes up-skilling and re-skilling colleagues and communities, underscored by her board membership at Skills for Rhode Island's Future.
Talent Strategy
Has two decades of experience creating and executing complex talent strategies to drive business results for large financial institutions.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Board Member
Skills for Rhode Island's Future
5-2022
Head of Talent Acquisition, Executive Vice-President
Citizens
3-2019 - 9-2022
Head of Talent Acquisition Strategy and Services
Citizens
10-2015 - 3-2019
Head of Consumer Banking Recruiting
Citizens
11-2021
Founding Member
TLIX: Talent Leader Information Exchange
In the press

Media appearances

Board of Directors - Skills for Rhode Island's Future. Featured in Skills for Rhode Island's Future (official website)
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Education
Bachelor of Arts
Merrimack College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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