From city neighborhoods to a career in banking

Sam Wood

09/29/2023

EARLY START: Citizens Bank employees Johnny Perez, left, assistant vice president and scrum master, and Stephanie Cuevas, social media community manager, both came up through Year Up Inc.’s career development program.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Johnny Perez never imagined that he’d work for a bank. Now he’s an assistant vice president at Citizens Financial Group Inc. in Providence. Eight years ago, Perez was juggling multiple part-time jobs. “And all of them started with a ‘U,’ ” Perez quipped. “I was a customer service rep at U-Haul, a package handler at

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