Sharon L. Koenig 

Professional Focus: Individual and team performance through action-learning and interactive learning methodologies; Organizational process improvement.

Sharon is a Senior Trainer with Next Level Performance Group, an organizational development consulting and training firm based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Sharon’s diverse experiences from working in the political arena, non-profit and for-profit organizations strengthen her ability to connect with people from similarly diverse backgrounds.  Sharon regularly uses high-energy activities to open dialogue within a group.

Sharon launched her career in Washington, DC as a congressional aid to then-Representative from Wyoming Dick Cheney.   She refuses to take credit for his rise in the political community.  From 1990-1993, she supported the U.S. Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs as a trainer in the Information Technology group.

Prior to joining Next Level Performance in 2002, Sharon worked as a Senior Trainer with INVESCO Mutual Funds in Denver in the Human Resources Training and Development Group, starting in 1993. Sharon designed and facilitated various programs including Customer Service, Conflict Management, Mutual Funds Essentials, and Retirement Planning.  She is most proud of initiating and implementing a computer-based training platform which is still used in the organization.   In January, 2004, Sharon facilitated a performance development training in Spanish for FMC’s Latin America business.

Sharon graduated from the University of Wyoming with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations.  She studied Latin American politics in Buenos Aires, Argentina and is proficient in Spanish.  Sharon attended UW on an athletic scholarship and was named an Academic All-American Track and Field Athlete.

Sharon enjoys playing the piano as well as playing in the outdoors with her husband, Tom, and little son, Collin. International travel is her passion and she once bicycled—self supported—through Central America.
Just once.