Vice President Member Development
Ellen Vance –Sheltering Arms
Ellen is a practiced Human Resources leader who has performed in executive and consultative roles within various industries including banking, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals. She is the Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Sheltering Arms. Her specialized experience includes: management consulting; interim strategic HR leadership; executive coaching; employee/organizational development; transition assistance; strategic alignment; employee relations; HR audits; and, recruitment and executive search.
Ellen’s experience spans both corporate and non-profit entities. Most recently Ellen served as Senior Consultant and Practice Leader for Titan Group’s HR Advisory Services.She has facilitated strategic planning sessions with boards of directors and executive management teams. She has served as the HR project manager for numerous mergers and acquisitions; additionally, she was the HR executive for a multi-million dollar business line start-up that involved strategic organizational planning, hiring several hundred employees in a short time frame, and serving as a consultant to the corporate management team on HR issues related to the project. In both Chief Human Resource Officer and HR Vice President roles, she has designed and implemented human resources departments that both functionally supported core business needs while also addressing emerging employee engagement/talent acquisition requirements to support the strategic business plan. Ellen created and implemented a very successful in-house staffing resource designed to meet peak time needs while avoiding the high cost of outside temporary labor during her employment as a regional VP for a large commercial bank. She serves as an HR subject matter expert to the local media including the Richmond Times Dispatch and WTVR, Richmond’s CBS affiliate.
Ellen received a B.S. degree in Psychology and Sociology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). She pursued graduate studies in Educational Psychology and Guidance at the University of Tennessee. Additionally, she has been previously accredited as a Professional in Human Resources.
Ellen serves on the Parent’s Association Board of St. Christopher’s School, The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Board, and the Junior Board of The Virginia Home. She is an active member of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and its local affiliate, Richmond SHRM. Previously, she was appointed to the Virginia Tech Alumni Association Board of Directors and has served as a member of her parish Vestry. She resides with her family in Richmond, VA.