Charliese is an educator, author, editor, publicist, podcaster, and instructor who provides platforms for others to use their voices to be genuine, empowered, and courageous. She holds degrees in English/Education, Journalism, and Higher Education. She works as a College and Career Coach at Fayette County Public Schools and is the Executive Director of the Louisville Literary Arts. Lewis is president of Robert and Charliese Lewis Ministries Inc., which she co-founded with her husband. In 2018, the company published From the Test to the Testimony: An Anthology of Women’s Faith Stories and now assists clients in self-publishing their written works. She is co-producer of The ‘After Church’ Experience Radio Show and It’s About Time: Conversations with Charliese and Youlonda podcast and YouTube channel. Lewis is listed in the Notable Kentucky African Americans Database for her contributions to education and for being crowned the 1996 Kentucky Derby Festival Queen.