About Chris Lowe

Chris Lowe has years of experience in city administration, including a three-year term as town manager of Monument, Colorado. In this position, he managed the day-to-day operations of Monument, a city with more than 7,000 residents and an annual budget of approximately $10 million. Chris Lowe developed a public-private partnership that resulted in the construction of a water line alongside the Monument’s storm water line, saving the Colorado town nearly $200,000. He also resolved a land use issue with a methadone clinic that blocked the clinic from moving downtown.

Prior to moving to Colorado, Chris Lowe served as city administrator for Baldwin City, Kansas, where he helped manage 50 employees and a $19 million budget. He turned a negative general fund balance to a $500,000 surplus in three years and oversaw a $777,000 expansion of the public library. Previously, he served as assistant city administrator for Pleasant Hill in Missouri and assistant city manager for Warrenburg, Missouri.

Lowe holds three degrees, including a JD from Marquette University Law School and an MA in administrative management and public administration from Bowie State University.