Hester Ndoja, CAE joined the Florida Society of Association Executives in January 2008 and recently, she was named President and CEO in February 2024. Hester has gained experience in just about every area of association management while at FSA

Jeff De Cagna

Feb 25th, 2024 30m 46s

Jeff De Cagna AIMP FRSA FASAE is an executive advisor for Foresight First LLC in Reston, Virginia, and an association contrarian, foresight practitioner, governing designer, stakeholder/successor advocate, and stewardship catalyst. Jeff shares

Kayla Waller

Feb 5th, 2024 20m 5s

Kayla Waller is President / CEO at the Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce. She was appointed CEO a year and a half after graduating from Virginia Tech. Kayla shares her experience as a younger CEO and how they have overcome technology challenges

2023 Association Rockstars Roundtable

Dec 28th, 2023 53m 33s

Listen in as Lowell M. Aplebaum interviews a panel of Association Rockstars from the 2023 season as they reflect on the past year and look forward to 2024. Host and Founder: Lowell Aplebaum - CEO & Strategy Catalyst at Vista Cova Producer and O

Dana Kohli

Dec 21st, 2023 22m 33s

Dana is the Director of Client Partnerships at DelCor Technology Solutions. She likes making clients (and people in general) happy by finding solutions to their problems and creating positive relationships by connecting them with others. She's

Joseph Jones, PhD, MPA, IOM

Sep 13th, 2023 21m 36s

Joseph Jones, PhD, MPA, IOM is chief of staff to the president at Des Moines University. He is the former executive director of The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement at Drake University. He is a community volunteer, local

Adam Levy, CAE

Aug 30th, 2023 22m 56s

Adam Levy, CAE is the Executive Director of the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association. An experienced association executive and career nonprofit professional, Adam previously served as the Deputy and Interim Executive Director of the A

Hassana Howe, CAE

Aug 14th, 2023 23m 1s

listen in as Lowell Aplebaum interviews Hassana Howe, CAE, the Chief Experience and Engagement Officer (CXO) of the American Physical Society (APS), with a mission to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics. She comes to APS with 17 years

Dawn Amaskane, CAE, CMP

Jul 5th, 2023 19m 18s

Dawn Amaskane, CAE, CMP is the Associate Vice President of Administrative Affairs at the American Osteopathic Association based in Chicago. Dawn has 20 years of well-rounded association experience. As a business events strategists, she oversee

Anne Ornelas, DES

May 9th, 2023 24m 55s

Listen as Lowell Aplebaum interviews Anne Ornelas, DES. Throughout her career Anne has held positions with a range of responsibilities, like the utility player in baseball she’s learned how important it is to adapt to changes, be flexible, lear

Rodneikka Scott, MSC, CAE

Apr 10th, 2023 24m 15s

Rodneikka Scott, MSC, CAE is the Chief Membership & Diversity Programs Officer at the Endocrine Society. She has over fifteen years of diverse association leadership experience in and around strategic operations, business development, member en

Lindsay Currie, CAE

Mar 6th, 2023 20m 15s

Listen as Lowell interviews Lindsay Currie, CAE, the Executive Officer of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR, www.cur.org). Currie is an association executive focused on enriching and advancing society through associations. She is a bel

Nabil El-Ghoroury, PhD, CAE

Feb 6th, 2023 24m 31s

Lowell Aplebaum interviews Nabil El-Ghoroury, PhD, CAE a psychologist and principal at Executive Therapy and Consulting. Combining his experience as an association executive and a licensed mental health professional, he now conducts virtual psy

2022 Association Rockstar Roundtable

Dec 15th, 2022 58m 46s

Watch as Lowell M. Aplebaum interviews Stefanie Reeves, FASAE, CAE, Bobby Peralta, CPAE, Joe Lindahl, MA, CAE, Ashley Hodak Sullivan, Natasha Bethea Goodwin, MS, CAE, and David Falchek, CAE for the annual Association Rockstars Roundtable to dis

Natasha Bethea Goodwin MS, CAE

Nov 9th, 2022 20m 37s

Natasha Bethea Goodwin MS, CAE is the Senior Director of Marketing and Membership at the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) where she sets the strategic direction for ITI’s brand awareness and membership activities. She is on a missi

Association Latinos

Oct 28th, 2022 30m 13s

Lowell interviews the Association Latinos: - Jose Segarra, MNA, CAE, Strategic Director & Senior Account Executive at Bostrom.- Carlos Cardenas, CAE, Director of Information Technology at the National Board of Certification and Recertification

Stefanie Reeves, FASAE, CAE

Sep 5th, 2022 22m 52s

Stefanie Reeves FASAE, CAE is the Deputy Chief of Public Policy and Engagement with the American Psychological Association. Previously, she was the Executive Director of the Maryland Psychological Association. A member of the American Society o

David Falchek, CAE

Aug 11th, 2022 18m 56s

David Falchek ,CAE, is the executive director of the American Wine Society. He began his career in publishing and transitioned to associations after board experience serving a federal credit union and the American Wine Society. He also chairs

Joe Lindahl, MA, CAE

Jun 8th, 2022 19m 45s

Joe Lindahl, MA, CAE, has been a part of the association management community for 12 years and currently serves as a Senior Associate with MCI-USA and leads the Multiple System Atrophy Coalition as the Executive Director. He serves as the orga

Association Rockstars Panel: CAEs

May 19th, 2022 32m 12s

Amy discusses superpowers, careers, and more with our panelist of CAEs: Lakisha Miller-Barclay, CAE, EA, Executive Director & CEO at Rubber Division, ACSJason Guilbeau, PhD, CAE, Executive Director, Association for the Study of Higher Education

Ashley Hodak Sullivan

Apr 21st, 2022 19m 9s

Ashley Hodak Sullivan is a seasoned association and non-profit executive, having spent her entire career working in membership, marketing, governance, technology, and strategy with both trade associations and professional societies. She current

Belinda Moore

Mar 24th, 2022 20m 59s

Belinda Moore is the director of strategic membership solutions and has worked in the association space since 1993. Over that time she's written four books authored four white papers and is the editor of the Association's Evolve 2022 and Beyond

Corey Clayborne, FAIA, NOMA, MBA, CAE

Mar 7th, 2022 19m 56s

Corey Clayborne, FAIA, NOMA, MBA, CAE currently serves as the Executive Vice President and chief executive of the Virginia component of the American Institute of Architects. AIA Virginia is the voice of the architecture profession in the Common

Octavio "Bobby" Peralta, CPAE

Feb 21st, 2022 19m 1s

Octavio 'Bobby' Peralta, CPAE the CEO and Founder of the Philippine Council of Associations and Association Executives (PCAAE) discusses his 30 year association career and how it lead to the creation of PCAAE, as well as what his hopes for the

Association Rockstars Panel: IOMs

Feb 7th, 2022 45m 33s

This panel of Rockstars shares their stories about how they got started in the association world and why obtaining the IOM certification has been important to their careers. Join Dewan Clayborn, IOM, Robert Newman, CAE, IOM, and Kuma Roberts, I