Corporate Executive Leadership (CELP) Program
THE CELP TEAM
CELP Facilitators
Wes was formerly a global executive at the IBM corporation. He has held several senior executive positions throughout Asia, Europe, and the US. He has been responsible for multiple international lines of business, global sales and operations, the Venture Capital Group, and business development assignments for emerging markets. Wes was also the first Pan-Asian American to be appointed Executive Assistant in IBM's corporate office, serving the Chairman, CEO, President, CFO, and Senior Vice President of Human Resources. He chaired IBM's Asian Diversity initiatives, where he was recognized as the "conscience & guardian" of the Asian community throughout IBM. Wes served on the boards of many professional and community organizations, such as the Business Advisory Council for the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) and international venture capital firms. He was recognized as one of the "Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business" by the Asian American Business Development Center and received the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) Dynamic Achievers Award. Today, he advises on business development, diversity, equity and inclusion, leadership and talent development initiatives with major international universities, global corporations, and senior management teams. Wes is an executive advisor and co-developer of Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, Asian American Executive Program. He also serves as an executive advisor to Ascend. He was previously an officer and served on Ascend's national board. Wes has multiple degrees from NYU's Stern School Of Business. He was a member of IBM's Certified Client Director Profession through the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. |
Wes Hom, Former IBM Vice President and Managing Director; Executive advisor and co-developer of Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, Asian American Executive Program; Executive Advisor, Multiple Asian Community NGOs.
Amy has spent over 20 years in the financial services industry, with significant time spent in front office, support and consulting roles. Amy holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BS from Stanford University. Most recently she was EVP, Strategic Implementation (Regulation) for HSBC, North America, where she was responsible for coordinating key regulatory responses for the Bank including managing the implementation of the Dodd-Frank legislation. Prior to HSBC, she held positions at Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns, Bank of America and MMG Partners. Amy is a strong advocate for enhancing workplace diversity. While at HSBC, she was a member of US Diversity Council and served as Chairperson to the employee networking group for Asians and Pacific Islanders. Amy continues her advocacy efforts for the community as an Executive Advisor to ASCEND, the largest, non-profit Pan-Asian organization for business professionals in North America with the mission of enhancing the presence and influence of current and future Pan-Asian business leaders and serve as a collective voice for Pan-Asian business communities. Amy and her husband live in Maryland and are recent empty nesters after sending their son off to college. |
Amy Shang, Executive Advisor, Ascend National; Former HSBC - EVP, Strategic Implementation (Regulation) for North AmericaThe Planning Team
Grace Flaak is a Senior Manager with Accenture Federal Services / CELP Cohort 6 Co-Lead Grace is responsible for delivery of an 80+ resource project supporting 24/7/365 Operations. She previously managed service delivery for high-profile clients across both commercial and government sectors nationwide. Grace enjoys developing high-performance professional teams and building effective collaborative relationships. Grace graduated from UVA and currently lives in Loudoun County with her husband and 2 young children. Her spare time is filled with her children’s activities but in her extra spare time, Grace enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading a good book, and eating. |
Joy was promoted to Managing Director in 2023 and possesses over 15 years of information technology experience in government consulting where she has managed the implementation of complex applications across the full software development life cycles (SDLC). Her skill sets include a wide range of custom development and support capabilities for various technology stacks (e.g. Java, .Net, BMC Remedy, Cognos, and Business Objects). Additionally, Joy has driven the implementation of several modernization efforts such mobile adoption, Business Intelligence (BI) integration, technology upgrades, Agile transformation, and testing automation. For over 10 years, Joy has worked for Deloitte Consulting, LLP. She is currently a Senior Manager in the Government and Public Sector practice and primarily supports custom application development and technology modernization projects in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sector. In her spare time, Joy loves to travel and learn about different cultures and history. To date, she has travelled to 26 countries and her last international trip was to Israel and Jordan. She has expanded her domestic travel experience and just returned from a trip to Alaska. Her love for travel and exploration stems from constantly living in various places as a military brat in the Navy. |
Alex has two years of Appian consulting experience with Appian Level 2 credential, and additional 2 years of other technical consulting. Lead Appian developer for Impact Aid for Department of Education since November 2019, where the team continues to deliver new functionality and operations and maintenance capabilities for a complex grant management system. |
Alana's experience is in web development and maintenance of web sites and graphics design ranging from community service to technical web sites. Alana's background includes converting existing web site's outdated coding to meet today's web code standards, 508 guidelines, as well as the latest web & usability standards and organic SEO. Alana owned webEvolutionary services for over 19 years and enjoys volunteering for Non Profits and as well honing her crafting skills. |
Joy Ignacio, Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting LLP / CEI PMO Co-Lead and CELP Advisor
Alex Oswari, Senior Consultant at Deloitte / CELP PMO
Alana Heng, CEI Webmaster
Uyen Tran is a Business Manager at Salesforce / CELP Cohort 6 Co-Lead Uyen is an accomplished business leader and trusted advisor with over 17 years in Medtech and healthcare life sciences spanning provider, medical and surgical devices, biologics, pharmaceuticals, robotics, software, and digital technologies. With over 10 years in leadership and management roles, Uyen has also led teams through change management and several M&A integrations, 3 being multi-billion-dollar acquisitions. Consistent results and recognized excellence led to being the first and only female sales leader in her division at Wright Medical and business unit at Stryker, and serving on several executive strategy committees, advisory councils, and corporate partners teams. Transitioning into the tech industry, Uyen now works with healthcare and life science startups and growth companies in the U.S. and Canada to transform, scale, and drive better business decisions with the world's leading data analytics platform, Tableau - now part of Salesforce. Uyen is a first generation American whose parents were Vietnam War refugees, sponsored and immigrated to the U.S., and achieved the American dream running a family business in the DMV for over 30 years. They taught her appreciation and honor for the freedoms and opportunities we have, and instilled a grit, drive, and faith in her that is deeply rooted. Passionate about serving others, Uyen strives to do so through her work. She loves being active, sports, comedy shows; her favorite times are spent with her family, especially her husband and daughter. |
Margaret Erickson is a Sr. Manager at Accenture with over 16 years of experience in the industry. She has extensive experience in program/project management and in leading and delivering large scale system implementations. In her current role Margaret leads Strategy and Growth for her account. She is also passionate about I&D and serves as her accounts I&D champion. |
Aggie Serrame, Senior Consultant, Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory / CELP Communications Lead Aggie has over 8 years of experience in both public and private sectors. She specializes in business continuity, COOP, emergency management, pandemic planning, and crisis management and response. Known for her client focus, she leverages her federal government knowledge and interagency experience to add value to her federal clients. Aggie has a strong background in public service, including roles at the White House, FEMA, and NIH. As a first-generation Filipino-American immigrant and the first in her family to enter the consulting field, she is dedicated to actively championing the Pan-Asian community. Her goal is to foster the rise of AAPI leaders across various industries, shattering the historical barriers that limited their access to executive-level roles.
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Margaret Erickson, Program & Project Management Senior Manager at Accenture Federal Services / CELP Advisor