Why Organizations Call The Culture Doctor?
Mission-driven organizations depend on strong internal professional development systems to carry their work forward.
Over the last 12 years, I've worked across gender-based violence, housing, substance use, community mental health and children & adolescent services.
While each sector serves a different population, the internal challenges are often the same: inconsistent training structures, unclear professional development pathways, & workforce systems that don't fully support the mission.
I partner with social justice organizations to assess & strengthen their training, professional development, and workforce systems so your teams are equipped to operate with clarity & measurable impact.
My Approach:
My career has been grounded inside of mission-driven systems. I have built training curricula from the ground up, developed professional learning frameworks, and designed programs that continue to be used within non-profit organizations. I approach learning and professional development both practically and strategically with a focus on adult learning, clarity of structure, and sustainable implementation.
When I enter an organization's ecosystem, I assess how learning, professional development pathways, and internal systems function in practice. From there, I refine and realign those systems so they can better support staff growth and your organizations impact. My work is outcome-based and time-defined. The goal is always to leave organizations with better and stronger internal training and development infrastructure than when I arrived.
About Leah M. Forney:
Leah M. Forney, known as The Culture Doctor is a workforce development & professional learning strategist with over 12 years of experience across housing, gender-based violence, substance use, community mental health and youth-serving systems. She has designed curriculum, built training frameworks, and supported organizations in strengthening their internal professional learning and development systems. Her work focuses on aligning professional development and learning structures with your organizations mission while building measurable community impact.