Leadership

As President and CEO of A.L. Consulting Group Inc., Abner Larrieux brings over 20 years of specialized expertise in SMB compliance, public contracting, and urban program management. He has served as a project executive consultant for some of the nation’s most recognized construction firms, including Skanska USA Building, Railworks Inc., and Alcatel-Lucent — managing compliance programs on projects ranging from $20 million to $600 million.

Abner is currently the NYSDOT Civil Rights Consultant on the Route 9A project and has led Commercially Useful Function (CUF) reviews for numerous large prime contractors across the New York Tri-State Area. He has developed a strong reputation for completing rigorous CUF reviews with DBE subcontractors and vendors. He has built deep relationships with Federal, state, and city contracting agencies throughout his career.

Abner holds a Master of Science in Urban Planning from the University at Buffalo School of Architecture & Planning and a Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York at Oswego. He is also a graduate of the Harvard Business Analytics Program and an active participant in the Harvard Alumni network.

Dr. Kahli Mootoo serves as Vice President and Senior Compliance Officer at A.L. Consulting Group, providing senior-level leadership across the firm’s compliance programs, business operations, and strategic initiatives. With a doctoral-level academic background and extensive experience in public contracting and diversity compliance, he brings both intellectual rigor and practical authority to every client engagement.

In his role as Senior Compliance Officer, Dr. Mootoo oversees the delivery of ALC’s core service lines, ensuring that compliance programs are structured, executed, and documented to the highest regulatory standards. He works closely with prime contractors, government agencies, and SMB organizations to develop compliance strategies that are both effective and fully defensible under agency scrutiny.

Dr. Mootoo’s leadership is central to ALC’s mission of protecting clients from compliance risk while expanding access to public contracting opportunities for Small & Medium Businesses — bringing the firm’s dual mandate to life on every project he leads.

Mahli Petillo serves as Executive Administrative Assistant at A.L. Consulting Group, providing high-level administrative and operational support to firm leadership and compliance program teams. She is a critical point of coordination across ALC’s client engagements, ensuring that every project is organized, documented, and executed to the firm’s rigorous standards.

Mahli manages executive scheduling, client communications, project documentation, and internal operations, keeping complex, multi-stakeholder compliance programs running efficiently from pre-bid through final project closeout. Her precision and professionalism ensure that every client interaction and agency submission reflects ALC’s commitment to excellence.

Her dedication to operational detail and client service makes her an indispensable member of the ALC team, providing the administrative backbone that allows ALC’s compliance specialists and leadership to deliver exceptional results on every engagement.

Dr. Lascelle A. Sweetland, MS, MBA, Ed.D., is a strategic and operational leader with over 30 years of experience driving organizational growth, entrepreneurship, and workforce development. As Vice President of Operations at A.L. Consulting Group, he oversees the firm’s internal operations while also serving as the lead instructor for ALC’s Bidding & Proposal program, equipping SMB firms with the knowledge and tools needed to compete successfully for public- and private-sector contracts.

Dr. Sweetland’s background spans business strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship education. He has served as a director of venture-ready programs, a startup community chapter director, and a facilitator for business development workshops, bringing a wealth of practical, real-world experience to ALC’s capacity building and operational excellence initiatives.

His expertise in translating complex procurement and bidding processes into actionable, accessible guidance has made him an invaluable resource for SMB firms navigating the public contracting marketplace for the first time and for experienced firms looking to sharpen their competitive edge on high-value public bids.

Diana Benjamin is a Business Growth Strategist, DEI Consultant, and government contracting expert with extensive experience advocating for underserved small businesses in the public procurement marketplace. As principal of New Genesis Pathfinder, LLC, she brings to ALC a rare combination of government insider knowledge and frontline business coaching expertise.

Diana previously served as Deputy Chief Diversity Officer at the New York City Comptroller’s Office, where she led diversity efforts to promote fairness and transparency in government procurement. Her government experience gives her an authoritative understanding of how agencies review, approve, and enforce SMB compliance programs; knowledge she applies directly to ALC’s program reporting work.

A certified business growth coach and recognized MWBE Sherpa, Diana has guided numerous small businesses through the certification process, compliance requirements, and government contracting navigation, helping firms go from overwhelmed operators to confident, competitive contractors.

Cheryl George is a retired Senior Director for M/W/DBE & SDVOB Contract Compliance at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), where she built one of the most distinguished careers in public contracting compliance in New York State. During her 33-year tenure at the MTA, she directly managed an agency-wide contract inventory valued between $5 billion and $30 billion — overseeing a team of compliance managers responsible for pre- and post-contract compliance, Commercially Useful Function (CUF) reviews, and goal attainment monitoring across the MTA’s full portfolio of prime contractors and minority subcontractors.

Throughout her career, Ms. George created compliance policies and procedures rooted in Federal and State regulations, conducted training for procurement executives, project managers, prime contractors, and minority subcontractors, and designed a proprietary tracking system to ensure prompt payments and retainage releases. She presented M/W/DBE and SDVOB compliance data to the MTA Executive Board, the Federal Transit Authority (FTA), the MTA Inspector General, and the NYS Comptroller and worked closely with the MTA’s Vendor Relations Department to prevent and impose corrective actions for non-compliant contractors.

Ms. George also served as the first woman elected to the Executive Office of the Competitive Edge Conference (CEC) Planning Committee managing a 17-entity consortium of State, City, and private-sector organizations over nine years, identifying $30 billion in annual procurement opportunities, and tripling conference attendance through her implementation of the CEC’s original website and online registration platform. Her extraordinary contributions to SMB advocacy have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Governor George E. Pataki NYS African-American Leadership Award, the Odyssey International Award of Excellence for Advocacy for Small, Minority and Women-owned Businesses, and multiple honors from the Women’s Transportation Seminar and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Michael Larrieux serves as Director of Outreach at A.L. Consulting Group, leading small business outreach campaigns on some of the region’s most complex and high-value public construction projects. With a hands-on, results-driven approach, he manages the full outreach lifecycle from initial SMB identification and telephone outreach campaigns to CRM management and event logistics support, ensuring that every campaign is structured, documented, and agency-compliant.

Michael is highly skilled in Good Faith Effort (GFE) documentation, one of the most critical and often mishandled components of public contracting compliance. His meticulous approach to documenting outreach efforts across multiple online platforms has consistently protected ALC’s clients from costly agency fines, disqualification risks, and enforcement actions on mega-projects across the Tri-State Area.

His expertise in managing multi-channel outreach programs combining telephone campaigns, digital platforms, CRM systems, and in-person event coordination gives ALC clients a comprehensive, defensible outreach record that satisfies the most rigorous Federal, state, and city agency requirements. Michael’s work is central to ALC’s award-winning Good Faith Effort Outreach Model and its reputation for delivering measurable, documented SMB inclusion results.

Felix Tetteh is a seasoned business executive with over a decade of experience across business development, sales, and marketing. Currently serving as Head of Business Development at Alacriti Analytics, he brings a proven track record of driving strategic growth and building high-value partnerships with prior experience at globally recognized organizations, including Colgate-Palmolive and Google.

Felix holds an MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology and an undergraduate degree from Ashesi University in Ghana. He was part of the inaugural class of the African Leadership Academy and completed additional studies at Babson College, one of the world’s leading institutions for entrepreneurship and business education. He is also formally trained in Project Management, bringing structured, results-oriented discipline to every initiative he leads.

An active student of Theology, Felix brings a values-driven perspective to his professional work, combining intellectual rigor, cross-sector experience, and a commitment to purposeful leadership. His broad business expertise and global academic background make him a versatile and strategic asset to the A.L. Consulting Group team.

Deep Patel serves as Marketing Partner to A.L. Consulting Group, driving the firm’s digital presence, brand visibility, and market positioning across the public contracting and compliance landscape. Working closely with ALC’s leadership team, he shapes and executes marketing initiatives that ensure the firm’s expertise, credentials, and service offerings are communicated with clarity, consistency, and authority to its target audience.

Deep oversees ALC’s marketing strategy across digital channels, encompassing website content, brand messaging, and online campaigns, with a mandate to strengthen ALCis perception and recognition in the competitive public contracting and compliance advisory space. His work ensures that every client-facing communication reflects the firm’s standards of precision, professionalism, and regulatory depth.

With a strong blend of marketing strategy and business acumen, Deep bridges the gap between ALC’s technical compliance expertise and its external market communication. His approach is practical, data-informed, and built for long-term impact — focused on establishing ALC as the most trusted and visible compliance advisory firm in the markets it serves.