Rosie Aquila is a certified Healing Centered coach, trained by Blooming Willow Life Coaching Institute. She’s a collage artist and improvisor, with an approach formed by Theater of the Oppressed.

Racialized as white, Rosie’s Italian and Czech heritage informed her upbringing in suburban Northeast Ohio. Her study, both in school (a BA in Anthropology from Kenyon College and an MS in Communication for Development and Social Change from Temple University) and outside of school (organizing for wealth redistribution and for economic and racial justice), have led her to embrace a radical anti-racist practice dedicated to social transformation.

She works as a trainer, facilitator, and consultant at ProInspire, where she supports leaders and organizations developing equity-centered approaches and strategy.