Angela Rose

Angela Rose is a highly active motivational speaker delivering messages of personal empowerment, overcoming adversity, leadership, and violence prevention to corporations, conventions, college campuses, high schools and professional organizations across the country.

A seasoned media guest, Rose has appeared in countless television and media appearances including The Oprah Winfrey Network on Valentine’s Day 2013, The Today Show, Time and Dr. Drew Show. CNN Headline News named Rose as a “Breakthrough Woman” in November 2011. The Biography Channel profiled her story on the show "I Survived" in April 2012.

Angela Rose is an author, speaker, entrepreneur and authority on helping people triumph over tragedy. Her decade of work on self-empowerment and community building has taken her across the country and abroad to speak on continuous improvement for the mind, body and soul. Angela focuses on helping others take control of their minds, reconnect to the love and light within, and transform into their fullest potential as human beings.

Internationally, Rose has worked with rape survivors from Uganda and presents annually at the International Conference on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma, led a four-day educational initiative in the Bahamas and was invited by the former First Lady of France Cecilia Attias to participate in the Women’s Global Dialogue for Action. Rose was also elected to serve on the Executive Committee for the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence, a collection of hundreds of state and federal agencies.

At the age of 17, Angela was abducted at knifepoint outside a suburban shopping mall. She was assaulted by a repeat sex-offender on parole for murder. Eventually released by her attacker, she then suffered at the hands of authorities who subjected her to scrutiny, blame and additional victimization. From this tragic story emerged one of the nation’s most passionate and impactful advocates for the prevention of sexual violence. Angela has lobbied for vital laws for victims and has promoted the importance of education on the issues surrounding sexual violence.

In 2001, Angela founded a multinational not-for-profit organization, PAVE: Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment with over 50 chapters and affiliates. PAVE’s efforts boldly aspire to one day transform our nation into one free from sexual assault — and to ensure that until we collectively realize this transformative vision, that no victim ever feels alone or disempowered. Rooted in intervention and prevention, PAVE works to educate communities about sexual and domestic violence, empower victims and eradicate injustice.

Angela was elected to serve on the Executive Committee for NPEIV: National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence. NPEIV was formed in 2008 to make the prevention of interpersonal violence a national priority and encourage healthy relationships by linking science, practice, policy and advocacy. Nearly 200 organizations have come together thus far to increase public awareness, enhance education, promote training and mentoring, unite grassroots and federal organizations, disseminate and translate information, and emphasize working together to build best practices.

Frequently recognized for her achievements, Rose was named “Forward Under 40” by her alma mater University of Wisconsin-Madison where she presented the commencement address and where she was elected to serve as the Women’s Issues Diversity Liaison. Angela received “The Inspiration Award” from Today’s Chicago Woman magazine and the “Promise Award” from the YWCA. In January of 2013, Angela was presented with the “2012 Community Spirit Award” from Keller Williams Realty. In her role as an entrepreneur and businesswoman, Angela has received many top sales achievement awards in real estate and real estate finance.

Angela also believes in the power of cultivating creativity – she is a filmmaker, musician, and through PAVE, she has created a number of interactive art projects that were featured at the first ever Amnesty International Arts Festival in Washington D.C.

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