diff --git a/app/core/admin.py b/app/core/admin.py
index dda6946d..1848cbf9 100644
--- a/app/core/admin.py
+++ b/app/core/admin.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from .models import Project
 from .models import Skill
 from .models import SponsorPartner
+from .models import StackElementType
 from .models import Technology
 from .models import User
 
@@ -203,3 +204,11 @@ class TechnologyAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
 @admin.register(PermissionType)
 class PermissionTypeAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_display = ("name", "description")
+
+
+@admin.register(StackElementType)
+class StackElementType(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    list_display = (
+        "name",
+        "description",
+    )
diff --git a/app/core/api/serializers.py b/app/core/api/serializers.py
index c7625140..a8545216 100644
--- a/app/core/api/serializers.py
+++ b/app/core/api/serializers.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from core.models import Project
 from core.models import Skill
 from core.models import SponsorPartner
+from core.models import StackElementType
 from core.models import Technology
 from core.models import User
 
@@ -256,3 +257,20 @@ class Meta:
             "created_at",
             "updated_at",
         )
+
+
+class StackElementTypeSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    """Used to retrieve stack element types"""
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = StackElementType
+        fields = (
+            "uuid",
+            "name",
+            "description",
+        )
+        read_only_fields = (
+            "uuid",
+            "created_at",
+            "updated_at",
+        )
diff --git a/app/core/api/urls.py b/app/core/api/urls.py
index c843bc75..c2b6d293 100644
--- a/app/core/api/urls.py
+++ b/app/core/api/urls.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from .views import ProjectViewSet
 from .views import SkillViewSet
 from .views import SponsorPartnerViewSet
+from .views import StackElementTypeViewSet
 from .views import TechnologyViewSet
 from .views import UserProfileAPIView
 from .views import UserViewSet
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@
 router.register(r"skills", SkillViewSet, basename="skill")
 router.register(r"technologies", TechnologyViewSet, basename="technology")
 router.register(r"permission-types", PermissionTypeViewSet, basename="permission-type")
+router.register(
+    r"stack-element-types", StackElementTypeViewSet, basename="stack-element-type"
+)
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path("me/", UserProfileAPIView.as_view(), name="my_profile"),
diff --git a/app/core/api/views.py b/app/core/api/views.py
index 544371d9..30dab2ad 100644
--- a/app/core/api/views.py
+++ b/app/core/api/views.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from ..models import Project
 from ..models import Skill
 from ..models import SponsorPartner
+from ..models import StackElementType
 from ..models import Technology
 from .serializers import EventSerializer
 from .serializers import FaqSerializer
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
 from .serializers import ProjectSerializer
 from .serializers import SkillSerializer
 from .serializers import SponsorPartnerSerializer
+from .serializers import StackElementTypeSerializer
 from .serializers import TechnologySerializer
 from .serializers import UserSerializer
 
@@ -282,3 +284,17 @@ class PermissionTypeViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
     queryset = PermissionType.objects.all()
     serializer_class = PermissionTypeSerializer
+
+
+@extend_schema_view(
+    list=extend_schema(description="Return a list of all the stack element types"),
+    create=extend_schema(description="Create a new stack element type"),
+    retrieve=extend_schema(description="Return the details stack element type"),
+    destroy=extend_schema(description="Delete a stack element type"),
+    update=extend_schema(description="Update a stack element type"),
+    partial_update=extend_schema(description="Patch a stack element type"),
+)
+class StackElementTypeViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
+    permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
+    queryset = StackElementType.objects.all()
+    serializer_class = StackElementTypeSerializer
diff --git a/app/core/migrations/0019_stackelementtype.py b/app/core/migrations/0019_stackelementtype.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26fdff4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/core/migrations/0019_stackelementtype.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.0.10 on 2023-11-16 15:05
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import uuid
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('core', '0018_rename_recurringevent_event'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='StackElementType',
+            fields=[
+                ('uuid', models.UUIDField(default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False, primary_key=True, serialize=False, unique=True)),
+                ('created_at', models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, verbose_name='Created at')),
+                ('updated_at', models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True, verbose_name='Updated at')),
+                ('name', models.CharField(max_length=255)),
+                ('description', models.TextField(blank=True)),
+            ],
+            options={
+                'abstract': False,
+            },
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/app/core/migrations/max_migration.txt b/app/core/migrations/max_migration.txt
index 4d905073..8810f9cd 100644
--- a/app/core/migrations/max_migration.txt
+++ b/app/core/migrations/max_migration.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0018_rename_recurringevent_event
+0019_stackelementtype
diff --git a/app/core/models.py b/app/core/models.py
index 39ac4f6c..708db933 100644
--- a/app/core/models.py
+++ b/app/core/models.py
@@ -299,3 +299,17 @@ def __str__(self):
             return f"{self.name}: {self.description}"
         else:
             return f"{self.name}"
+
+
+class StackElementType(AbstractBaseModel):
+    """
+    Stack element type used to update a shared data store across projects
+    """
+
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=255)
+    description = models.TextField(blank=True)
+
+    # PK of this model is the ForeignKey for stack_element
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f"{self.name}"
diff --git a/app/core/tests/conftest.py b/app/core/tests/conftest.py
index c6f95528..3fbe27f2 100644
--- a/app/core/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/app/core/tests/conftest.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from ..models import Project
 from ..models import Skill
 from ..models import SponsorPartner
+from ..models import StackElementType
 from ..models import Technology
 
 
@@ -127,3 +128,8 @@ def permission_type2():
     return PermissionType.objects.create(
         name="Test Permission Type", description="A permission type description"
     )
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def stack_element_type():
+    return StackElementType.objects.create(name="Test Stack Element Type")
diff --git a/app/core/tests/test_api.py b/app/core/tests/test_api.py
index 299052eb..0e17bcb0 100644
--- a/app/core/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/app/core/tests/test_api.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 SKILL_URL = reverse("skill-list")
 TECHNOLOGY_URL = reverse("technology-list")
 PERMISSION_TYPE = reverse("permission-type-list")
+STACK_ELEMENT_TYPE_URL = reverse("stack-element-type-list")
 
 CREATE_USER_PAYLOAD = {
     "username": "TestUserAPI",
@@ -290,3 +291,13 @@ def test_create_permission_type(auth_client):
     assert res.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
     assert res.data["name"] == payload["name"]
     assert res.data["description"] == payload["description"]
+
+
+def test_create_stack_element_type(auth_client):
+    payload = {
+        "name": "Test Stack Element Type",
+        "description": "Stack Element Type description",
+    }
+    res = auth_client.post(STACK_ELEMENT_TYPE_URL, payload)
+    assert res.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
+    assert res.data["name"] == payload["name"]
diff --git a/app/core/tests/test_models.py b/app/core/tests/test_models.py
index 488060f5..afca7eaf 100644
--- a/app/core/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/app/core/tests/test_models.py
@@ -62,3 +62,7 @@ def test_permission_type2(permission_type2):
     assert (
         str(permission_type2) == "Test Permission Type: A permission type description"
     )
+
+
+def test_stack_element_type(stack_element_type):
+    assert str(stack_element_type) == "Test Stack Element Type"