Doris Rivera-Black

Doris Rivera-Black is an award winning activist and survivor of sexual assault and domestic violence who has chosen to take her tragic experience to help others. Doris has ten years of prior law enforcement experience from serving in a jail, patrol, parole and instructing at a law enforcement training academy.

After her experiences, she made it her personal mission to help educate the community on the issues of SA & DV, help advocate for victims and bring hope and healing to others. Her journey on speaking on these issues began when she appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show to share her story in 2007. Doris has since founded NEVER a Victim, a program where women are taught situational awareness, Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault awareness and avoidance paired with simple self-defense techniques and has co-founded All Hope Restored, a faith-based domestic violence support group. She has also been passionately involved with TESSA of Colorado Springs, serving in their auxiliary & speaker’s bureau and the Colorado Coalition against Sexual Assault’s Survivor Task Force in an effort to be a voice for victims and help eliminate violence against women. Just recently, Doris was selected by the Dept. of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, to become a National Victim/Survivor Impact Consultant.

Doris is an avid public speaker who, because her impactful story of being an overcomer, has been often sought out by numerous media outlets and several organizations to include non-profits, for-profits and faith-based communities. Doris recently published her first book, Clothed in Strength, where she shares her story of experiences and how she overcame.

Doris resides in Colorado Springs with her family. She is remarried to a wonderful husband and has three beautiful children ages 5, 16, & 20.

For more information on Doris or if you would like to schedule her to speak at your event, school, church, or organization, visit her website at www.dorisriverablack.com or email her at doris@dorisriverablack.com.