Managing Change Within Its Context...Vashti McKenzie

"What I've learned about change is really being able to look at the change within its context. And so that means your leadership style changes with the context you are facing." 

--Rev. Dr. Vashti McKenzie, First Elected & Consecrated Female Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Author, former Journalist and Radio Executive.  2011 Woman History Maker-DC, MD, & VA -- Honorable Mention

Twice a month on Tuesdays, WOMEN AT LIBERTY provides a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. In celebration of Black History Month and its 2012 theme: Black Women in American Culture and History, this week we feature Reverend Dr. Vashti M. McKenzie who is currently a Bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church. She is  responsible for leading the 13th Episcopal District (Tennessee and Kentucky) and she holds the distinction of being the first woman to be elected to the office of Bishop in the A.M.E. Church.  Her leadership accomplishments include leading large church organizations in both the U.S. and South Africa, creating entrepreneurial business projects, starting over 35 local churches,  growing a church congregation from 330 to over 1700 members, and managing multi-million dollar church real estate development projects.  To view her story, click here. For more information on LeadershipTuesdays, see here.