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 was also the first Asian American to be appointed IBM VP and Managing Director. 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 numerous professional and community organizations, including 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, 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 Leadership 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 Leadership Program, Executive Advisor to community leadership organizations
Amy is a committed advocate for workplace fairness and inclusion. While at HSBC, she served on the bank’s U.S. Diversity Council and chaired its employee resource group for Asians and Pacific Islanders. She continues her advocacy as an executive advisor to Ascend, North America’s largest non-profit dedicated to advancing Pan-Asian professionals. In parallel, she develops and facilitates leadership workshops that aim to inspire and empower current and emerging leaders, reflecting her passion for fostering greater representation of Asian leaders in business and beyond. Amy and her husband enjoy life as empty nesters in Potomac, Maryland, and take pride in seeing their son embark on his graduate studies. |
Amy Shang is a seasoned financial services professional with more than two decades of experience spanning front office, support, and consulting roles. She holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BS from Stanford University, and her career bridges both leading financial institutions and specialized consulting work. Notably, Amy served as EVP of Strategic Implementation (Regulation) at HSBC North America, where she led the bank’s regulatory response efforts, including the implementation of the Dodd-Frank legislation. Prior to HSBC, she held roles at Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Bear Stearns, Bank of America, and MMG Partners.The Planning Team
Alizabeth Cho (Accenture Federal Services) 2024 / CELP Cohort 8 Co-Lead Alizabeth is a Senior Manager with Accenture Federal Services with over 15 years of experience in cybersecurity and compliance. She brings expertise across the full cybersecurity lifecycle having worked with numerous federal clients to secure and strengthen their security posture. Recognized for the ability to connect technical teams with executive leadership, she works to balance cybersecurity risks with business goals, aligning security priorities with organizational needs. Passionate about knowledge sharing, she enjoys teaching and mentoring to inspire and develop the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. When she's not busy being a cyber warrior, she enjoys spending time with her 3 children and acting as chauffeur to their many activities. If she has any spare time, she enjoys listening to audio books, snowboarding, golfing and learning new skills in crafting. |
Uyen Tran is a Business Manager at Salesforce / CELP Cohort 8 Program 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. |
Steven Lazo - Senior Manager (Deloitte) 2023 / CELP Cohort 8 Program Management Steven have over 13 years of experience providing innovative methods of cyber risk management and cybersecurity services to federal clients within the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. He has been integral in helping his clients protect and defend information systems and networks from cyber adversaries and manage their access management through the implementation of Identity, Credential, and Access Management solutions. |
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. |
A proud UVA graduate with a degree in Economics, Ashley is motivated by the intersection of strategy and technology in the national security community. She stays informed on the emerging trends and challenges in the field. Outside of work, Ashley enjoys making crafty cocktails, staying active, and navigating the highs and lows of being a devoted DC sports . |
I believe everything in life happens for a reason, even If it’s not immediately clear. Outside of work, I enjoy traveling and volunteering for my daughter’s scout program. And a cup of coffee is an essential part of my morning routine. |
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. |
Margaret Erickson, Program & Project Management Senior Manager at Accenture Federal Services / CELP Program Advisor
Ashley Smith, Accenture Federal Services / CELP Planning Team, is beginning her career at Accenture Federal Services, supporting strategy and consulting in the Defense & Intelligence portfolio. She leads analytics for a managed services program, utilizing data and automation to drive decision-making and implement process improvements. 
My name is Ann Vohuu, and I’ve been working in technology industry for over 10 years. I have a passion for process improvement and an “always learning” mentality.
Alana Heng, CEI Webmaster and CELP Planning Team
Dean Lee, Specialist Leader (Deloitte) 2023 / CELP Cohort 8 Program Management Dean is a Cloud Security Leader at Deloitte & Touche LLP, Cyber & Strategic Risk Services. He has over thirteen years of experience serving as a cloud, network, and cyber security architect and engineer including designing, configuring, implementing, and securing on-premise and cloud environments. Dean has supported a wide variety of clients including the Department of Defense (Army, Navy, Marine Corps), Department of Veterans Affairs, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. |
She currently manages 80+ full time employees, and 24 teaming partners for 2 contracts worth $340M. She is highly skilled at prioritizing and managing multiple projects and tasks efficiently and effectively and reliably drives teams to produce high-quality work in fast-paced work environments. Chandra grew up in Kansas and now lives in DC where she loves going on adventures with her husband and son. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Prior to AFS, she was an Attorney Advisor at the Federal Communications Commission, Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division, handling issues such as cybersecurity network outage investigations and supply chain 5G security issues. Kathleen started her post-law school career as a fellow for civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis, and later held positions at the Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Department of State. Before law school, Kathleen produced, wrote and edited for six years at The Washington Post. |
Angel has nearly 15 years of experience leading complex engagements focused on tech modernization implementation, AI, and data analytics capabilities. Her analytics experience includes implementing auditable transactions capabilities to support audit readiness as well as creating AI/data management and governance procedures. |
Chandra is a Senior Manager at Accenture Federal Services who brings 10+ years of experience supporting Program and Product Management initiatives and priorities for technical teams at federal clients. She has experience fostering relationships across teams and with client executives.
Joy Ignacio, Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting LLP / CEI PMO Co-Lead and CELP Program Advisor
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.
Alex Oswari, Senior Consultant at Deloitte / CELP Planning Team
Kathleen Hom joined the Accenture Federal Services (AFS) Legal team over three years ago, starting as Counsel for Cybersecurity and was recently promoted to Senior Counsel of Federal Supply Chain Risk Management.
Angel Wang collaborates with federal agency c-suites to modernize and advance AI and analytics capabilities, unlocking insights and intelligence as a strategic asset.