Roberta Lowe:
CLASS OF 1971
Nordhoff High SchoolClass of 1971
Ojai, CA
Rocky Mountain CollegeClass of 1975
Billings, MT
Roberta's Story
Life
Roberta (Robbie) Dutton Lowe is a member of the Senior Executive Service and the Director, Financial Management for Washington Headquarters Services (WHS), Department of Defense. In this role, she serves as the senior civilian executive and advisor to the Director, Washington Headquarters (WHS), on all financial management matters for specified DoD-wide operational and administrative programs. This includes oversight of $6.7 billion for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), WHS and assigned Department of Defense (DoD) agencies as well as managing accounts for designated offices, programs, and task forces. In addition, Ms. Lowe is responsible for establishing and administrating the full spectrum of budgetary and financial management policy, programs, and procedures pertaining to funds appropriated for use by OSD, WHS, and other Defense activities as assigned.
Before assuming this posiiton she served as the Dputy Chief Financial Officer of the United States Agency for International Development. USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. USAID's work supports long-term and equitable economic growth and advances U.S. foreign policy objectives by supporting economic growth, agriculture and trade; global health; and,
democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance. We provide assistance in five regions of the world: Su...Expand for more
b-Saharan Africa; Asia; Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe and Eurasia; and the Middle East.
Prior to her position with USAID Roberta served in the United States Air Force. She retired from the AF in July 2008 after over 27 years of service at the rank of Colonel. Colonel Lowe's final assignment was as the Comptroller for the United States Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. She was the senior financial officer for Operations and Maintenance issues for all Air Forces in Europe where she managed a $2.5 billion Operations and Maintenance budget.
She was commissioned through Officers Training School, San Antonio, Texas and entered active duty on September 27, 1980. She has served in a variety of positions at wing, major command, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service and Headquarters Air Force.
She is married to Kurtis Lowe of Spearfish, South Dakota. They have two children, Kristina and Thomas. They currently reside in the Washington DC Metro Community.
CIVILIAN EDUCATION:
Chapman College, BA, Economics/Business Administration, 1981
William Carey College, Masters in Business Administration, 1987
Air War College, Masters in Strategic Studies, 2001
MILITARY EDUCATION:
Air War College in Residence, 2001
Defense Resource Management Course, 1999
Marine Command and Staff, 1985
Air Command and Staff College, 1999
Squadron Officers School, 1983
Academic Instructor School, 1992
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