Leah M. Forney, widely known as The Culture Doctor™, is a cultural strategist, social and behavioral sciences researcher, trauma-informed educator, and consultant dedicated to transforming how institutions show up for survivors of sexual violence especially survivors from communities of color.

As the Founder and CEO of Purposely Faithfull. LLC, Leah partners with organizations, institutions, and community-based programs to identify and dismantle uncultured leadership and workplace systems that undermine survivor-centered values in practice. Through long-term consulting, policy and program redesign, strategic planning, and interim capacity support, her work helps institutions move beyond performative allyship and toward meaningful, sustainable change.

Leah’s approach is grounded in her lived experience as a proud Black woman and survivor of sexual violence, combined with over a decade of professional advocacy and research in the gender-based violence and public health fields. She brings a rare blend of cultural authority, systems-level insight, and lived expertise into every space she enters, challenging organizations to confront how culture, power, identity, and trauma shape safety, healing, and accountability.

Widely recognized as a national voice at the intersection of sexual trauma, cultural identity, and systems change, Leah has been featured in over 200 media outlets, including Elle Magazine, USA Today, HuffPost UK, ABC 7, The National Desk, and Authority Magazine. She is the author of What Works for Susan Won’t Work for Tameka: A Culturally Responsive Approach to Sexual Violence Prevention and Response, a widely referenced examination of how traditional, one-size-fits-all frameworks fail survivors of color.