Dr. Lowery served over twenty years in law enforcement, ranging in the following careers: Correctional Officer; Spanish Speaking Probation and Parole Officer; Police Officer; Assistant Special Agent in Charge (North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation -SBI); Criminal Agent with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Joint Terrorism Task Force; and United State Marine Corps Reservist. Additionally, Dr. Lowery was appointed to the Fayetteville-Cumberland County Human Relations Commission. The commission focus on race, inequality, injustice, diversity, and inclusion. His role is to participate in with the emergency response team.

As a former Dean of College and Career Readiness, Dr. Lowery takes pride in serving underserved students and assisting them with their academic and life goals. He led, trained, developed, and created strategic plans for program relevance for students and faculty.

He is a transformational leader who is innovative, entrepreneurial driven, motivating, and highly committed to his work. As an academic leader, Dr. Lowery secured a 3.9-million-dollar Block Grant for College and Career Readiness. He also sustained a 99% passing rate for the College and Career Readiness programs at Fort Bragg, ranking #1 nationally.

Dr. Lowery has increased completion and performance measures by 8% in the College and Career Readiness program. As a result, his department’s graduation and completion rates have increased by 77%, with a retention rate increasing from 67% to 98%. In addition, Dr. Lowery has established academic pathways/trades for low-performing and at-risk students.

Dr. Lowery has an outstanding record for creating jobs and pathways for students with physical and intellectual disabilities. In addition, he is committed to serving students with the highest level of passion and integrity. He has earned his Doctorate in Executive Leadership, Master of Science in Criminal Justice, a double major in Criminal Justice and Sociology, and is currently in law school where he’s working on his Juris Doctorate.

Dr. Lowery has created and cultivated an atmosphere of respect, trust, integrity, and relevancy within his department and community.