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 after a three-week search, the offender was captured. Kimberly served as the key witness in her attacker’s jury trial, successfully garnering a sexual assault conviction.
Following the guilty verdict, Kimberly made the brave decision to release her name to the media with the goal of saving just one victim by providing them the courage to come forward as well. For nearly two decades, 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. Kimberly has presented to countless advocacy groups, universities, justice professionals, and government agencies internationally, using her case as an illustration of how the criminal justice system should work.
As a criminal justice graduate student at the University of Northern Colorado, Kimberly began work as a certified victim’s advocate with her local police department. She went on to develop the adult diversion program for the 19th Judicial District Attorney’s Office and later served as their 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. KCR Consulting provides prevention education, policy advisement, and advocates for consent-based coverage of crime survivors and their families.
Kimberly is recognized as an expert in sexual violence advocacy and has been featured on major news networks, including CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and News Nation. She often lends her voice to various media outlets, with her story featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times, PEOPLE, Cosmopolitan, MSN, and UpWorthy. Her TED Talk “How My Sexual Assault Was Hijacked by Politicians and Lobbies” has received high praise, sparking timely and timeless conversations about supporting survivors of abuse.
Today, Kimberly has followed her calling and presents internationally to a wide variety of audiences about sexual assault education and victim advocacy. She is the recipient of the End Violence Against Women International Teal Heart Award and co-hosts “Survivor’s Guide to True Crime”, a trauma-informed, survivor-centric podcast that focuses on justice, healing, and hope after crime victimization. Kimberly currently serves as the Director of Development and Marketing for the Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center and is an adjunct professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Northern Colorado.
A mother to four children, Kimberly stays plenty active and has no shame in singing Taylor Swift 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. Together, they can be found attending their children’s never-ending extracurricular activities, fostering puppies, and serving their Northern Colorado community. Kimberly is a recovering athlete now cosplaying as a golfer, is a serious movie-quoting buff, and is not very sarcastic.
