About me
Leanne Guy is a citizen of the Navajo Nation and currently lives and works in the Phoenix area of Arizona. Leanne is the founding executive director of the Southwest Indigenous Women’s Coalition, the first statewide tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalition in Arizona. Prior to her current position, Leanne was the executive director of the Ama Doo Alchini Bighan, Inc., a nonprofit, community-based domestic violence and sexual assault services program located on the Navajo Indian Reservation. Through this work, Leanne has been a member of numerous national, state, and local task forces, committees and coalitions dedicated to ending violence against women and children. Her previous experience includes working for the Indian Health Service and other nonprofit agencies in the areas of women’s health, cancer, and HIV/AIDS. Leanne has over 20 years of experience in tribal community health promotion and public health and safety initiatives. One of the many blessings she has received in working with tribes is getting to know the people—hearing their stories, observing their customs, seeing their land and sharing their food. Leanne is an advocate for social change and justice and is passionate about the work to end violence against Native women and children. Growing up in a violent home and being a survivor of bullying, Leanne is very aware of the impact that violence can have on families and the importance of having coordinated and informed systems in place that provide advocacy, support and justice for the safety of women and children.
