My name is Lowell Aplebaum and I am the CEO and Strategy Catalyst for Vista Cova.

I am a connector. I am a facilitator of community. I identify strategy gaps and collaboratively build solutions that provide impact for tomorrow's needs. I bring people together. I embrace the mission and vision as the heart of an organization. I am honored that I get to work with those that drive to that vision.

I am in tireless pursuit of innovation and evolution for greater impact.

I have a B.A. in sociology from Columbia University and M.A. in informal education, with a focus on experiential approaches. I ask challenging questions. I listen to your stakeholder voices. I weave their individual visions into stronger collective solutions. In over 15 years working inside non-profits, I created strategy and drove exponential results working with leaders in all 50 states and across 6 continents. I understand that every community has a unique culture that, when recognized and honored, strengthens the organization.

I am a passionate volunteer that can often be found giving time to the American Society for Association Executives (ASAE). I also regularly give platelets to the American Red Cross (so should you!), serve as the Chair of the CAE Commission (the certification for the association industry), and am on the organizing committee for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Brewers Ball.

At home, during the day you can find me working on lightsaber construction with my son and two daughters, and in the evening leading beer tastings for friends and family.

I am an organizer of people. I build communities. I am service-oriented, believing that the good we do unto others will come back to us in time.

Outside of my passion for my munchkins at home, there is nothing I love more than seeing an organization, striving to do good, actually achieve its best. I am the catalyst that helps make that achievement a reality.