Chris Higdon Email and Phone Number

Serves as Georgia Municipal (GMA) Association’s Community Development Manager. Responsibilities include: Serves as point of contact for inquiries related to community and economic development, downtown development, project finance, and housing for GMA membership and general public; design team for Heart & Soul Workshop; Downtown Development Authority training; serves on GMA Editorial Board; design and planning team for Georgia Placemaking Collaborative; planning team for Georgia Initiative for Community Housing; PlanFirst steering committee and selection committee member; GoodUse grant program selection committee member; serves as GMA District 2 Representative.Serves as Georgia Cities Foundation’s (GCF) Loan Program Manager for all of GCF’s loan programs throughout the state. Related responsibilities include: serving as a liaison for GCF lending programs to city and elected staff throughout Georgia, Downtown Development Authorities, Main Street Managers, and perspective borrowers; coordination of loan document preparation and loan processing; managing related state and federal compliance.

Served as Energy Program Manager managing all aspects of the Recovery Act funded Green Communities Fund (GCF2) energy efficiency loan program, migrated the GCF2 program into current energy rebate program.