Dr. Marilyn J. Lewis is a top-level management consultant, psychologist, teacher, author, and coach who helps individuals and organizations reach higher levels. Her courses, books, and training materials are in demand because of her ability to convey the most technical information in practical, easy to understand terms. Her style is warm, humorous, and highly motivating.

Marilyn is Principal of Higher Level, LLC, which focuses on change management, life management, leadership development, group dynamics, executive coaching, strategic planning, applied education and training, cultural competence, evaluation, developing policies, procedures, and guidelines, writing well, public speaking, and interpersonal communication.

Varied entities with which Marilyn has worked include (1) Fortune 500 corporations such as Eastman Kodak, Loews, and Standard Oil, (2) government agencies such as Arapahoe County, CO, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, (3) schools such as Boulder Valley School District, and (4) professional organizations such as the National Institute of Cosmetology and American Management Associations.

As a psychologist, Marilyn specializes in the belief systems, attitudes, and mechanisms affecting how people learn. As affiliate faculty at Regis University, she develops and teaches courses that help prepare future teachers and principals for certification. As an administrator at the University of Colorado, Boulder, she focused on issues of student retention, including athletes caught in the Gladiator Syndrome. As founder of The Big But Movement^TM, she guides people past the “buts” they have accepted as reasons not to succeed. Insights from these experiences combine with her consulting expertise to strengthen ARD’s ability to create targeted programs and services.