About TLB Consulting

“I believe in maintaining a positive mindset, creating partnerships with a purpose, and always striving for bold significant outcomes.”
— Theresa L. Brewer

At TLB Consulting, LLC, our mission is to create equitable and inclusive spaces where everyone can thrive in an ever-evolving world. We are a consulting firm in Boston that specializes in racial equity and social justice, grant development, program design and evaluation, and training.

As the President of TLB Consulting, I lead a team that provides comprehensive services to public agencies, private organizations, community groups and higher education institutions to address challenges associated with operational growth and change. I am a passionate advocate for driving positive transformation and dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the world. My commitment to advancing racial equity, social justice, and organizational and student success is at the heart of everything I do. My work is driven by the belief that change is not only possible but necessary.

In addition to our equity and social justice consulting, we also collaborate with leaders and teams to plan, design and implement successful projects to support programming central to the organization’s mission. We partner with educational institutions to enhance their systems and processes, with a primary focus on improving student outcomes. We lead processes in the areas of program development and evaluation, organizational assessment, and grant writing to build capacity and improve organizational efficiencies.

At TLB Consulting, LLC, we empower our clients to thrive and lead with boldness, confidence and excellence.

CORE VALUES

Equity: We believe the benefits of change should be shared widely and create environments and systems that are more inclusive and equitable for all.

Passion: We believe in the power of enthusiasm, dedication, fervor and unwavering determination in the pursuit of individual and collective goals and interests despite obstacles and setbacks.

Collaboration: We believe success is a collective effort that benefits from the diversity of thought, voices and expertise, resulting in more comprehensive and innovative outcomes.

Transformative Change: We are committed to fostering change at the deepest levels by challenging the status quo, promoting innovation and pursuing meaningful progress with boldness, even in the face of adversity and resistance.

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Client List

  • "Having worked with Theresa Brewer on racial equity and justice issues including the challenges of inclusion over the past several years, I have seen the gifts she brings to this work as a facilitator, trainer, and organizational developer. She understands the way racial power dynamics operate at the relational, institutional, and systemic levels. Her amazing ability to bring a deep sense of awareness, empathy and group-building skills to many different kinds of multi-racial or less diverse groups, contributes to her capacity to help groups and organizations grow and begin, or continue the process of transformative change."

    Curdina Hill, Leadership and Life Coach,
    Organizational Developer and Racial Equity Practitioner

  • "Theresa represents the embodiment of a calm, compassionate , and highly skilled consultant and leader. Her comprehensive grasp of intersectional theory helps her hold space for the complicated and often messy dynamics humans bring into the teams they work on. While weaving together diverse views to expand equity and inclusion for all, her presence is both non-threatening and honest. I had the pleasure of working side by side with Theresa within a large community service agency to delicately expose and work to resolve the institutional barriers perpetuating inequities in access to community services.  Theresa is keen to listen first, then some more to ensure that she has a clear, discursive understanding of all voices at the table. Her kind empathy and executive management skills make her a dynamic change maker you would want to work with."

    Doug DiBrielle, LMHC
    Executive and Life Coach

  • "Theresa Brewer is an outstanding colleague - knowledgeable, connected, and resourceful.  She brings intensity and insight to everything we do together, whether we are developing a new project, implementing institutional change or evaluating impact.  She is always deeply engaged and right on target!  She makes the work so much more engaging and enjoyable."

    Dr. Katherine German,
    Vice President and Founder
    ​Development Institute

  • "As Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion of the Simmons University Alumnae/i Association, Theresa demonstrated strong leadership abiitlies and the passion to work collaboratively to implement strategies and programs to ensure the community had an equitable learning environment. Theresa worked tirelessly to bring to fruition effective programming that will have a lasting impact on the Simmons community."

    Nadine Cruz
    Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Member
    Simmons Alumnae/i Association

  • "Our Board of Directors worked with Theresa on recognizing the significance of DEI and the way we can incorporate our learnings into every decision and action we take for our organization, big or small. Theresa not only took the time to first learn about our organization’s mission and history, but then spent time understanding each Board Member’s connection to our work. She and her colleague Ruth then facilitated a customized training for our team, which she led in an immensely supportive and thought provoking environment. Working with Theresa gave us a deeper understanding of ourselves and renewed our commitment for continuous consideration of the unique experiences of our students."

    Tseli Mohammed, President
    On behalf of the Board of Directors of Tutoring Plus of Cambridge, MA

  • "Theresa was a great partner to Windwalker in providing critical soft skills training delivery. She is the consummate facilitator, able to engage the audience in both a classroom and virtual classroom environment. Her style is professional and approachable, the learners were able to build rapport with her and maintain a great relationship through multiple course deliveries that ultimately spanned over a year of time. But what really made Theresa such an asset to Windwalker’s training was her ability to help us improve the course materials prior to the delivery. She wasn’t just a facilitator, she was a true partner in the development of the course content, activities, and structure. She made our training better."

    Jim Helein
    VP, Government Services