Kimberly Corban grew up in Greeley, Colorado, and still has the pleasure of calling the Rocky Mountain state home. In May of 2006, Kimberly’s life was irrevocably changed when a stranger broke into her college-area apartment, held her there for two hours, and raped her. She immediately reported the crime to authorities and served as the key witness in her attacker’s trial, successfully garnering a sexual assault conviction.
Following the jury’s guilty verdict, Kimberly made the brave decision to release her name to the media with the goal of saving even just one victim, providing them the courage to come forward as well. Over the past several years, this has proven to be a rewarding yet tireless effort to educate the public on sexual assault and the impacts these crimes have on so many survivors. She has presented to numerous advocacy groups, high schools and universities, justice professionals, and various government agencies internationally on sexual assault, using her case as an illustration for how the criminal justice system should work.
As a criminal justice graduate student at the University of Northern Colorado, Kimberly began work as a victim’s advocate with the local police department. She went on to develop the adult diversion program for the 19th Judicial District Attorney’s Office and served as the community relations director. in 2016, her unwavering voice for victims of violent crimes captured the nation’s attention and provided a fresh take on the realities of sexual violence, trauma, and recovery. Kimberly’s expertise in trauma-informed media coverage led to the creation of her consulting agency. This work continues to advocate for consent-based coverage of crime survivors and their families.
Kimberly has been featured on many major news networks including CNN, Fox News, MSNBC. She often lends her voice to syndicated radio programs and print media including The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Elle Magazine, MSN, and the New York Times, among many other online publications. Today, she has followed her life’s passion and tours the country speaking on university campuses and to organizations about sexual assault education and victim advocacy. Her recent TED Talk “How My Sexual Assault Was Hijacked by Politicians and Lobbies” has received high praise and sparked both timely and timeless conversations about survivors of abuse.
A mother to four children, Kimberly stays plenty active and has no shame in singing Disney songs at full volume with her kids. Her husband Michael is as fiercely supportive as he is quick to roll his eyes at her “punny” sense of humor. Kimberly hates running yet does it anyway, loves all things that have to do with llamas, is a serious movie quoting buff, and is not very sarcastic.
