Mark Lowe has over 30 years of combined leadership experience in strategic planning, operations, and marketing in both the private and public sectors. He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer/Partner of Grassroots Coffee Company and Grassroots Coffee Roasters.
He earned a bachelor of science degree in political science with a minor in communication, and master of science degree in mass communication, both from Florida State University. He has served his communities on several boards of directors and as a planning and zoning commissioner. He is an Air Force veteran.
Mark is deeply passionate about FSU, most notably in support of Seminole athletics and FSU’s Student Veterans Center.
Mark and his wife Beth, a former majorette in The Marching Chiefs, live in Tallahassee and have two children, Jacob and Elena.
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