Mary Anne Sheahan is the Chief Talent Officer for Vermont Talent Pipeline, and staffs the programs of the Vermont Business Roundtable’s Foundation. Mary Anne is a Vermont workforce leader, skilled in Talent Pipeline Management, an employer-centered, demand driven process developed to fill industry skill gaps. With over 185 employers in three industry collaboratives of healthcare, manufacturing and construction, Vermont Talent Pipeline has created direct recruitment and advancement pipelines with low-barrier on-ramps to high-demand career paths. 

Mary Anne has a Master’s degree in Business Administration and is a Project Management Professional. She was trained in Talent Pipeline Management by the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation in 2017 and serves as a TPM Academy Fellow, curriculum co-developer and webtool superuser. She is on the board for Vermont Works for Women, Vermont Regional Career and Technical Education Center, and the Vermont Workforce Training and Credentialing Committee. 

Mary Anne has industry expertise in higher education, systems technology and supply chain operations. She is a UVM graduate and has a Master's degree in Business Administration. She is married to Chris Sheahan, with 3 grown children, Hugh, Clare and Ted.