Changing LENS Consulting

Changing LENS Consulting Educational Consulting and Racial Equity Consulting are the primary focus of Changing LENS Consulting.

In addition to consulting, we offer coaching and professional development for educators. . Our approach:
Organizational change happens when individuals within the organization are willing to move from being transactional to becoming transformational. By coaching individuals, particularly those in leadership, groups, and the staff as a whole, we in turn uplift the entire organization one person and

sometimes one group at a time. Through a series of courageous conversations and with guidance on speaking, listening, and hearing we examine the strengths of the organization and collaboratively work towards restoration and repair in areas that need improvement. Our values:
Collaboration - We are partners in this work, each having our own expertise. It is imperative that we leverage each other'sknowledge to create the best outcomes for the team. Change - Change is often difficult because it requires letting go of the familiar. Change takes time and we value the investment needed to make change sustainable. No shame - In doing this work it can be easy to fall into the shame and blame game. Those tendencies are distractions and take away from the essence of equity work. When those situations occur we will process through them with the intention of sharing tools and guidance to move past and learn from those moments. Equity and Inclusion - Our work is rooted in anti-oppression and anti-racist pedagogy. We understand that individuals come to issues of race and oppression with various backgrounds and perspectives. We encourage individuals to challenge what they have always known and to flex their empathy muscles to create
space for brave conversations.

Thank you to the Chair of the Department of Education, Dr. Tiece Ruffin, for the invitation to speak at the first depart...
08/11/2022

Thank you to the Chair of the Department of Education, Dr. Tiece Ruffin, for the invitation to speak at the first department meeting. I enjoyed speaking with professors working to educate pre-service teachers and considering what support is needed to create just and equitable learning spaces for the 21 century.

Thank you to the Chair of the Department of Education, Dr. Tiece Ruffin, for the invitation to speak at the first depart...
08/11/2022

Thank you to the Chair of the Department of Education, Dr. Tiece Ruffin, for the invitation to speak at the first department meeting. I enjoyed speaking with professors working to educate pre-service teachers and considering what support is needed to create just and equitable learning spaces for the 21 century.

YTL would like to shout out and thank Marti Sullivan, Lara Lustig, Bettie Council and Brandy Mills for pouring into YTL....
06/12/2022

YTL would like to shout out and thank Marti Sullivan, Lara Lustig, Bettie Council and Brandy Mills for pouring into YTL. Thanks to these amazing people we have all the white boards and headphones that we need plus 25 mats, footballs, soccer balls and easels! Thank you so much! It is not too late to support! Please consider joining this amazing group of supports! Shipping address- YTL Training Programs, 789 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC. 28804

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As we move into the month of April in 2022, three months away from the historic passage of the Reparations Resolution in...
04/03/2022

As we move into the month of April in 2022, three months away from the historic passage of the Reparations Resolution in July of 2020 in Asheville NC, time will tell the tale.
https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/reparations-black-americans-gains-momentum-cities-explore-policies-78436276?fbclid=IwAR3RuxCkKON_DZrNyj0Kb8YU81gwXFfJY12XuM8--vsiExsWhNDmOF-UuhY

Asheville, North Carolina, was one of the first U.S. cities to approve reparations. Resident Libby Kyles said the city’s initial appropriation isn't enough and is calling for more transparency.

03/02/2022

Excited to have completed my certification through Coach Diversity!

I am so grateful to the MLK Association for this award. I am both humbled and deeply appreciative! To our young activis...
02/04/2021

I am so grateful to the MLK Association for this award. I am both humbled and deeply appreciative! To our young activists I want to say thank you for you passion and for standing in your power. To my elders I thank you for paving the way and setting the example and to my colleagues and those in my sister circle you already know you are the truth! If I didn’t mention your name in the recording please charge it to my head and not my heart as I was a bit overwhelmed!

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County is proud to present the 2021 Inaugural Rosa Parks Awards to Libby Kyles. This fou...

Our approach:Organizational change happens when individuals within the organization are willing to move from being trans...
01/20/2021

Our approach:
Organizational change happens when individuals within the organization are willing to move from being transactional to becoming transformational. By coaching individuals, particularly those in leadership, groups, and the staff as a whole, we in turn uplift the entire organization one person and sometimes one group at a time. Through a series of courageous conversations and with guidance on speaking, listening, and hearing we examine the strengths of the organization and collaboratively work towards restoration and repair in areas that need improvement.

MLK Asheville!
01/17/2021

MLK Asheville!

We asked six active community influencers questions about the current state of societal race relations in Asheville, NC. Here's what Youth Transformed for Li...

11/25/2020

Thank you all for joining me on this phase of my journey! I appreciate your support!

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Asheville, NC
28801

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