Member Spotlight - Wayne Lowry

Wayne Lowry is the Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity of the Rio Grande Valley; a Christian based non-profit organization dedicated to the ideal that everyone deserves a decent place to live. The organization has been building homes for low-income families in the Rio Grande Valley since 1988. This year, Habitat for Humanity is on pace to build 12 homes, 80 aging in place repairs, and 100 disaster repair projects.

Since December 2014, Wayne has overseen the daily operations across the four county region, including the McAllen and Harlingen ReStores, a home improvement store and donation center providing affordable material to the public in attempt to help raise funds to build more homes in the Rio Grande Valley.

Wayne is a native of Houston, TX and has resided in Harlingen, TX for the last 11 years. He received his Bachelor’s in Science and Behavioral Science at the University of Houston Clear Lake in 2007. Wayne was ordained an Evangelist with the Church of Christ in 2003 and has severed in numerous national outreach ministries. He has been married to Lacey Lowry for 15 years, and has three beautiful children.