Karli Bulter has an incredible story of trumpet and defeat that I feel needs to be shared with those who may have experience the same tragedy or just need motivation. Here's a glance at what she's done...
Karli Butler at a Glance
Featured on the Biography Channel’s Reality Show “I Survived”
KarliSpeaks@gmail.com
Education
BA Communication, DePaul University
MA Organizational & Multicultural Communication, DePaul University
Community Involvement
Certified Peer Supporter, Survivors Offering Assistance in Recovery (SOAR), University of
Chicago Hospitals
Camp Counselor & Mentor, Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (Camp I Am Me)
Member, Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors
Courage Award Winner, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Victim Service Awards (2010)
Press
Interviews:
“Urban Praise” Hosted by Roy Patterson-Moody Radio AM 1110 (October 19, 2010)
Fox News with Anna Davlantes (October 1, 2010)
Nobody Dances Here with Quintin Xavier Roper (May 12, 2009)
Black Women's Lawyers Association on Chicago Access Network Television-CAN TV (2009)
Power 92.3 FM Morning Show with Trey the Choklit Jock (December 2008)
Print:
“Acid Attack Victims Testify as Panel Recommends Ordinance” by Cynthia Dizikes for Chicago Breaking News Center (November 8, 2010)
“Finding the Faith to Face the Future,” by Cynthia Dizikes for Chicago Tribune (September 22, 2010)
“Karli Butler: A Story of Survival”, by Jasmyne McDonald Goddess Magazine (Aug/Sep 2009 Issue) P. 26-29
RedEye Newspaper (December 2008)
Videos:
“Camp I Am Me,” Northwest Herald (June 17, 2009)
“I Survived Workout” w/ Personal Trainer, Siddiqu Muhammad, Chicago Fit for Life (November 23, 2008)
Noted Speeches/Presentations
City of Chicago Committee on Finance-Sulfuric Acid Ordinance (November 2010)
City Hall, Room 302
121 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60602
CHARM Ministries Outreach, Inc.-“Watering Our Flowers” (October 2010)
Liberation Christian Center
6810 S. Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL 60636
Family Focus-Our Place (June 2010)
2010 Dewey Ave
Evanston, IL 60201
Ethics and Professionalism for Prosecutors: A Training Seminar Sponsored by State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (March 2010)
Malcolm X College
1900 West Van Buren St
Chicago, IL 60612
“Three Causes, One Walk” Walkathon, Salem Baptist Church of Chicago (October 2009)
House of Hope, Salem Baptist Church of Chicago (September 2009)
752 E. 114th St
Chicago, IL 60628
Camp I Am Me-Illinois Fire Safety Alliance (June 2009)
YMCA Camp Duncan
32405 North Hwy. 12
Ingleside, IL 60041
Beasley Elementary Magnet Academic Center-Career Day (April 2009)
5255 S. State St
Chicago, IL 60609
Julian High School-Youth in Power (April 2009)
10330 S. Elizabeth St
Chicago, IL 60643
Family Focus-Our Place-D.O.V.E.S Program (March 2009)
2010 Dewey Ave
Evanston, IL 60201
Brian Piccolo Specialty Elementary School-Purpose Over Pain (March 2009)
1040 N. Keeler Ave
Chicago, IL 60651
Girls in the Game-Girls Advisory Board (March 2009)
1501 W. Randolph St
Chicago, IL 60607
Family Focus-Our Place (February 2009)
2010 Dewey Ave
Evanston, IL 60201
Community Youth Development Institute Alternative High School for Dropouts (CYDI) (2008)
7836 South Union
Chicago, IL 60620
South Shore High School (2007)
7529 S Constance Ave
Chicago, IL 60649
Youth Development Workshop sponsored by the Illinois Center for Violence Prevention (2007)
Skokie Doubletree Hotel
9599 Skokie Blvd
Skokie, IL 60077