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Lesia Cartelli
Lesia Stockall Cartelli, CEO Angel Faces and Motivational Keynote Speaker
Lesia Stockall Cartelli endured a serious burn injury over 50% of her face and body from a natural gas explosion at her grandparents at the age of nine. The home was completely destroyed, yet her spirit survived. Not wasting her pain, Lesia founded Angel Faces, the first and only national nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide healing retreats and ongoing support designed to inspire adolescent girls with burn/trauma injuries to achieve their optimum potential and develop meaningful relationships for themselves, their families, and their communities. Today Cartelli is a dynamic motivational speaker and serves as the CEO, President of the Board of Directors, and the inspiration for Angel Faces, its staff and community of “angels throughout the country”. www.angelfacesretreat.org
Cartelli began her career in 1991, as Director of Support with the Burn Institute where she launched and directed the first camp for burn-injured children in southern California. Cartelli moved onto become the Community Relations Representative with University of California San Diego, Regional Burn Center and then was named Executive Director of the Orange County Burn Association. During this 22 year span she developed and directed after-care programs for burn-injured children and adults who have endured serious burn injuries. Cartelli founded the first national retreat for adult who suffered from severe burn injuries.
Cartelli was on the founding task force implementing Critical Incident Stress Management for the San Diego Fire and Rescue Department, serving for the Urban Search and Rescue, TF -8. Cartelli became Family Support Coordinator Critical Incident Stress Management Task Force after the 911 attacks. Cartelli also spent two years as a volunteer for the Trauma Intervention Program in San Diego County. Angel Faces was featured on the Dr. Phil Show (December 2006) where Lesia was awarded the Heart of a Woman Award.
Cartelli has also been featured on ABC NEWS 20/20, Readers Digest and several national women’s magazines. She has received numerous awards for the Angel Faces program including the 10 News Leadership Award in San Diego January, 2008. Cartelli is a dynamic motivational speaker who lives her life with passion and purpose. In 1994, 25 years after the explosion Cartelli did an extraordinary act. She recognized that she could not help children and adolescent girls face their fears in life when she still had a fear of fire. Suited in Full Firefighting gear, Cartelli went into a "control burn" where wooden pallets were placed in a basement of a training tower, set on fire and burned throughout the tower. Cartelli entered the building four times until the deep fear was released from her heart.
Two years after facing her fear and entering the fire, she married the Fire Captain from the San Diego Fire Department, Bruce Cartelli who shepherded her into the burning structure. Cartelli is a dynamic and compelling keynote motivational speaker for corporations and educational facilities. Cartelli lives in Southern California with her husband, Bruce, a retired Division Chief with the San Diego Fire Rescue Department and their two standard poodles. Cartelli spends her leisure time riding her Harley Davidson, adventure travel, growing Angel Faces, living strong and honoring each day as a gift. Cartelli is working on a book. She can be reached at (760) 846-6280 or
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