Stosh Cotler

Staci "Stosh" Cotler (born 1968) is an American activist. She served as Chief Executive Officer of Bend the Arc, a progressive Jewish political organization that blends advocacy, community organizing, and leadership training.

Biography Born in Olympia, Washington, Cotler became involved with advocacy work while living in Portland, Oregon. In Portland, she founded an organization which offered self defense, violence prevention and empowerment training for girls and women. She was also involved with advocating for Palestinian rights

In 2005 she began working for Jewish Funds for Justice in New York, which merged with the Progressive Jewish Alliance in 2011.

In 2017 she became a Senior Fellow at Auburn Seminary.

Cotler has often been quoted by the media regarding immigration, in response to violent attacks on Jews and regarding issues of racial justice. Geoffrey Claussen describes Cotler as contributing to musar literature, citing her writing about courage.

Cotler is queer. She has a black belt in kung fu.