Stanley Lowe

Biography: Stanley Lowe President & CEO Pittsburgh Neighborhood Preservation Services Pittsburgh, PA Stanley A. Lowe has over twenty-nine years of experience providing technical assistance to public housing authorities, historic preservation organizations, government agencies, universities, and community-based organizations. He has proven expertise in community revitalization and economic development, real estate development, asset management, community planning, organizational restructuring, budget and financial management, and public housing management. Stanley is the President and CEO of Pittsburgh Neighborhood Preservation Services, and is the Managing Director of the Richard Mellon Scaife Community Development Initiative Grant. Mr. Lowe is former Executive Director of the Housing Authority for the City of Galveston, Texas and the former Managing Partner in charge of Gulf Coast operations for Fourth River Development LLC. While acting as Executive Director of the Housing Authority of Galveston, Mr. Lowe implemented and managed a $160 million Housing Development Strategy, and worked in unison with the Galveston Housing Authority’s (GHA’s) Board of Directors to develop a comprehensive development plan for the revitalization of Galveston’s public housing. He also developed a cooperation agreement between the GHA and the Denver Housing Authority to implement a $6 million energy cost efficiency program, and acted as a liaison between the GHA and historical and advocacy groups community-wide to effectively implement a mixed-income housing strategy. While with Fourth River Development, Stanley directed development and consulting activities in the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama Gulf Coast communities. Previous projects include work with the Mississippi Gulf Coast Renaissance Corporation (MGCRC), Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, and the City of Pascagoula to develop the Northrop Grumman East Bay Shipyards into a mixed-income residential community. More recently, he has worked as a Consultant for the Annie E. Casey Foundation in Baltimore, Maryland. Over the years, Mr. Lowe has held a number of positions, including posts as the Vice President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, President of the National Trust Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), and Board Member of the National Trust Community Investment Corporation, where he played an instrumental role in the National Trust's successful efforts to combine New Markets Tax Credits with Historic Tax Credits for community revitalization. In Pittsburgh, PA, he worked as assistant to former Mayor Tom Murphy for Neighborhood Housing and Policy Planning, as Executive Director of Pittsburgh's Housing Authority, as Vice President of Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, and was a Board Member of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Historic Preservation, and the Pittsburgh Board of Code Review. Of further note in the Pittsburgh community, he founded the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, a coalition of thirty-three community-based organizations striving to improve housing and financial opportunities for Pittsburgh's low-income neighborhoods. Mr. Lowe is also a former Board Member of Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania and Chairman of its CRA Committee. Updated July 2013