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Trisha Meili

Author of the Best-Selling I Am the Central Park Jogger: A Story of Hope and Possibility

"I had to deal with not being the same person that I was before the attack, and come to some peace that that's okay-that different doesn't mean worse." Trisha Meili

On April 19, 1989, Trisha Meili went for a run in New York's Central Park shortly after 9 PM. Hours later, two men found her near death from a brutal beating and rape. In a coma, with nearly 80 percent blood loss, a fierce blow to the head, and severe exposure, doctors at Metropolitan Hospital worried that this young woman might not survive. The story seized the headlines, in New York and around the world as people contemplated what the savagery of the attack said about... More >

"Your keynote address at the conference was a blockbuster! The audience reaction, a standing ovation, and a line of people wanting to see you that lasted 40 minutes says it all. We had the largest audience ever, many of whom I am sure came to hear your keynote." 7x24 Exchange Association

New York

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