ADAA 30th Annual Conference * March 4-7, 2010 * Baltimore Marriott Waterfront

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: TRISHA MEILI

On April 19, 1989, a young woman went for a run in New York's Central Park shortly after 9 p.m. Hours later, two men wandering the park found her near death from a brutal beating and rape. In a coma, with 75 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, not only in New York, but around the world as people contemplated what the savagery of the attack said about our society.

Trisha Meili, known to the world as the Central Park Jogger, revealed her story of survival and recovery in 2003 in her best-selling memoir I Am the Central Park Jogger: A Story of Hope and Possibility.

Born and raised in Paramus, New Jersey, and Pittsburgh, Trisha received her BA from Wellesley College and an MA and MBA from Yale University. After graduation, she went on to work as an associate at the Wall Street investment bank Salomon Brothers until her life was violently interrupted that terrible night in Central Park.

Trisha has received the Leadership Award from the National Center for Victims of Crime, the National Courage Award from the Courage Center, the Pacesetter Award from New York Hospital Queens, the Spirit of Achievement Award from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the Courage Award from Boston's Magic 106.7 Exceptional Women Program, and was an Olympic Torchbearer in New York City.