Meet Cohort 8 Class of 2025
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2025 CELP Participants

James Chang is an accomplished consulting executive with Accenture Federal Services. James has more than 25 years of experience delivering transformational programs, building high-performing teams, and optimizing business processes.
Most recently, he managed a major SAP S/4HANA implementation for a federal government agency, successfully achieving an on-time go-live that exceeded client expectations and earned high praise for delivery excellence. He has also led SAP initiatives across the oil and gas, agribusiness, mining, and consumer products industries. In addition to complex program delivery, his expertise spans key enterprise value streams, including Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Record-to-Report, and the Hydrocarbon Value Chain.
James is the author of Business Process Management Systems: Strategy and Implementation, a widely referenced book on the principles, methods, and technologies that underpin effective business process management. He holds a B.S. cum laude in Operations Research & Industrial Engineering from Cornell University and an M/B.A. with honors from the University of Chicago.
Anna Chou is a Health IT professional with over 18 years of proven success in program and product management, business development, strategic planning and solutions development. Serves as a trusted advisor partnering with customers to fully manage, orchestrate, and deliver major IT solutions to address business challenges for customers, organizations, and stakeholders.
A highly effective leader and problem solver combining a powerful set of technology expertise in low-code / no-code platforms, managerial and organizational talent, and leadership that has consistently delivered results.
Cheryl Chang is an IT Program Senior Manager with over 18 years of experience supporting various Federal Agencies with a focus on fostering innovation, process improvement, building collaborative teams, and legislative implementation.
Cheryl enjoys traveling, good food, live music, and board sports but lately just surviving running after her 1 and 3 year old.
Sonny is a growth-driven leader in Deloitte’s Strategy and Transactions practice, bringing over 18 years of experience guiding private and government clients in creating and executing technology strategies that align with their core missions. He has consistently helped clients navigate technology transformation and modernization initiatives aimed at advancing agency goals and objectives. Sonny also plays an active role in championing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, representing Deloitte at both local and national level.
Pratibha Shenoy brings over 17 years of professional expertise in executive client management, client strategy, and program/project management. At AFS, she guides project teams through design thinking processes, crafting strategic approaches, and driving transformative changes by focusing on people to create business value. She collaborates closely with the Account Team, Program Leadership, and the PMO Team on key aspects such as project prioritization, program governance, dependency management, risk and issue management, and change management.
Residing in Ashburn, VA, Pratibha shares her home with her husband and their 15-year-old son. She is passionate about traveling, hiking, and immersing herself in diverse cultures. Professionally, she is keen on expanding her knowledge in Data Science and Machine Learning and their impacts on our lives.
On a personal note, Pratibha has embarked on adventurous journeys, including hiking to Everest Base Camp and summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro. She is currently working towards her goal of completing the highest peak in each of the 50 US states before she turns 50, having achieved 15 mountain peaks so far.
Rajat prides himself on being a servant leader. In a career spanning ~20 years, he has been privileged to support organizations ranging from start-ups to large-cap firms.
Today, he focuses on delivering value-based care and other emerging healthcare paradigms to over 30 BCBSA plans through CareFirst FEPOC’s nationwide Federal Employee Program.
Technically adept, he has led the delivery of several modernization and transformation efforts, ensuring a careful balance between adopting modern, scalable patterns, while always keeping an eye on the prize, that is 'business value'! And he does so by using the most effective tool in the arsenal - bringing people along for the ride!
Purnima Sudeswaran is a Senior Manager, Public Sector Industry, Accenture.
Jing Xue withPWC, helps clients unlock value across the deal lifecycle by transforming complex data into actionable insights that drive smarter business decisions. She leads teams in developing data integration and reporting solutions that support mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures by bridging data and strategy, and empowering teams to use analytics as a catalyst for growth and transformation.
David Yu is a Senior Manager with Deloitte Consulting, focused on driving enterprise-scale data analytics/engineering solutions for Federal clients