Stosh Cotler is an organizer, trainer, strategist, and movement builder. For more than three decades, Stosh has led transformative initiatives across diverse communities—from faith leaders to sex workers, rural coalitions to urban formations—launching and scaling organizations at local, state, and national levels. In partnership with other social justice leaders, she’s confronted racial and religious nationalism, seeded ecosystems of change, and proven that ambitious visions can be realized through collective action.

In 2015, the Center for American Progress recognized Stosh as one of its “15 Progressive Faith Leaders to Watch.” In 2016, she was selected for Rockwood Leadership Institute’s year-long “Leading from the Inside Out” cohort. The following year, in 2017, she was named an Auburn Senior Fellow, and in 2018, Stosh was included in the Forward 50 list of influential American Jews. She has been featured in numerous media outlets, including the Washington Post, the New York Times, and PBS Newshour.  She is the author of All of U.S.: Organizing to Counter White Christian Nationalism and Build a Pro-Democracy Society. 

Stosh is pursuing a MS in Biomimicry at Arizona State University. As an emerging discipline, Biomimicry has demonstrated success in engineering, product design, and in the built environment. Stosh is seeking to expand the design space and apply Biomimicry to large-scale societal challenges of governance, equity, and human interdependence. Her mentors and advisors include: Dr. Dayna Baumeister, co-founder of Biomimicry 3.8 with Janine Benyus; Toby Herzlich, founder of Biomimicry for Social Innovation; and Keya Chatterjee, Executive Director of FreeDC and former Executive Director of the U.S. Climate Action Network.

You can reach Stosh directly at stosh@stoshcotler.org