A Voice for the Voiceless
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Erin Merryn is a nationally recognized speaker. Appearing on Oprah, Oprah Life Class, Katie Couric, CNN, Good Morning America, Jane Velez, and Montel Williams. Covered in People Magazine, Glamour Magazine, Time Magazine, Cosmo Girl Magazine, London Times, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, among others. She has spoken before the United States Department of Education, Children's Advocacy Centers, child abuse conferences, High Schools, Universities, State Capitals, even Carnegie Hall before 3,000 people for Glamour Magazine Woman of the Year. Erin has been speaking since her senior year of high school in 2004.
Speaking Engagements
2014
Canada-April
2013
Mississippi Legislators -January
Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center -February
National Governors Association with Governor Quinn DC-February
District 211 Alternative School-February
Naperville District 204 Awareness night to Parents-March
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Virginia- March
Naperville, IL School District 204- March
Reno, Nevada-April
Houston, TX-April
Las Vegas, Nevada- April
Arkansas-April
Ohio University- April
South Carolina-April
Community Crisis Center Elgin, IL-April
Illinois Children's Advocacy Center-April
Schaumburg Township-April
Washington DC-April
Kansas Children's Advocacy Center-May
Scott City, Kansas Middle/High school-May
Catholic School District-May
Mississippi-July
Arkansas-September
Vermont-October
Rockford, Illinois-October
2012
Indiana State Capital testify on Erin's Law-February
Phesant Run Resort St. Charles, Illinois -March
Virginia-April
Michigan-April
North Carolina -April
Missouri- April
Kentucky -April
New York -April
Rolling Meadows H.S. Illinois -May
Schaumburg High School -May
Michigan Capital testify on Erin's Law -July
Mississippi- September
Mississippi -October
Colorado -October
Oakland University Michigan -October
University of Tennessee -October
New Jersey -October
Pennsylvania- October
Virginia- November
Illinois-November
2011
Schaumburg High School December 2011
District 54-Schaumburg October 2011
Syracuse, New York Safe Horizons October 2011
San Marcos, Texas CASA 22nd Annual Conference October 2011
Corpus Christi, Texas September 2011
Hunstsville, Alabama National Children's Advocacy Center September 2011
YWCA Vancouver, Washington September 2011
United States Department of Education Washington D.C. August 7-10th 2011
Children's Advocacy Center Holland Michigan May 2011
Dixon, Illinois Champion For Children May 2011
McHenry Community College, McHenry Illinois May 2011
Laredo Texas Children Advocacy Center Conference April 2011
Keene State College New Hampshire April 2011
Hershey, PA Child abuse conference April 2011
New Jersey Child Abuse Conference April 2011
Iowa Child Abuse Conference March 2011
Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault State Conference March 2011
Conant High School, Hoffman Estates Illinois February 2011
EWomen Network Chicago January 2011
Past Events
Walworth County, Wisconsin CAC state conference December 8, 2010
Maryland National Children Alliance State Conference October 27-28 2010
Dupage County Illinois Take Back the Night October 2010
Washington D.C. National leadership Conference-June 2010
Aurora University April 2010
Harper College April 2010
Northern Illinois University April 2010
Norfolk Nebraska Children Advocacy Center Conference-April 2010
University of Pittsburg Kansas/Pittsburg CAC-April 2010
Dixon, Illinois Children Advocacy Center Conference February 2010
Western Illinois University Take Back the Night October 2009
Bloomingdale, Michigan Van Buren Youth Camp-June 2009
Farmington New Mexico Sexual Assault Center-April 2009
Schaumburg High School March 2009
Cape Cod Massachusetts Current Thinking/New Directions Conference-Sept. 2008
Columbia South Carolina National Advocacy Center "Child Abuse Summit" Sept. 2008
Northwestern Illinois University Take Back the Night April 2008
Schaumburg High School March 2008
Houston Texas Children Assessment Center April 2007
Odessa Texas Children Advocacy Center-April 2007
Schaumburg High School March 2007
Austin Texas Children's Assessment Center- November 2006
Dallas Texas Crimes Against Children Conference-August 2006
Annawan High School May 2006
Schaumburg High School May 2006
Wausau Wisconsin Women Community Center May 2006
Denton County Texas Children Advocacy Center- April 2005
Western Illinois University Take Back the Night October 2004
Northwest Cook County Illinois Children Advocacy Center April 2004
-Since 2004 Erin has been traveling to various places across America sharing her triumph over a childhood of sexual abuse and how she went after a law that was passed in Illinois called Erin's Law in February 2011. A voice once ashamed to tell anyone what happened behind closed doors has now opened that door to the world to expose a silent epidemic in an unstoppable crusade to put a face and voice on sexual abuse. She has spoken at high schools, colleges, numerous national conferences, events for Children's Advocacy Centers, rape crisis centers, Take Back the Night events, and community events. Erin has appeared on numerous national and local television and radio broadcasts including Oprah, Issues with Jane Velez Mitchell, Good Morning America, and Montel Williams.
Erin is on a mission of changing the way America avoids talking about child sexual abuse by bringing education into the classrooms of elementary schools teaching children on safe touch and unsafe touch. Schools teach children fire safety on Stop, Drop, and Roll, Stranger Danger and put them through the D.A.R.E. programs on saying no to drugs and alcohol. Yet we continue to fail children by not teaching them one of the most important lesson plans on sexual abuse that could save them from ever becoming victimized and encourage a child to come forward and break their silence. Erin has a vision of mandated programs in all schools across America on child abuse awareness in the coming years.
Erin is bringing the topic to the dinner table in homes across America to have parents educate their kids on not keeping secrets. Sharing with parents that 93% of the time the person that abuses a child is someone they love and trust with their kids and the warning signs to look for. Erin offers steps parents can take to prevent their child from being abused, the best way to talk to children on this topic, and what to do once you learn your child has been abused.
Erin will leave you with a powerful inspiring message on a voice once silenced by evil that has discovered her purpose to turn all bad things around for the good. A message you will not forget.
Ms. Merryn is an excellent public speaker and passionate advocate for children who have been sexually abused. Erin presented at out 2010 Leadership Conference and was very warmly received by our more than 300 attendees. Ms. Merryn has a message of hope for us all: that is, that we can make a difference in the life of an abused child that it is possible to heal after abuse. There is no more inspiring message than that.
-Teresa Huizar -
Executive Director National Children Alliance.
“Erin Merryn is a powerful speaker and advocate for countless, faceless children and adults in our country who have similarly suffered sexual abuse. Her raw honesty and captivating portrayal of her experiences and struggles to disclose these experiences will inspire anyone to become more aware of child sexual abuse and involved in making our communities safer for children. Through her speeches and two books, Erin is an inspiration to professionals working daily to fight child abuse in the United States. She affirms the great work done by Children’s Advocacy Centers, and challenges everyone – professionals, parents, policy makers, adults – to work together on behalf of our children.”
- Chris Newlin National Children's Advocacy Center-
