Chris Kizziar was born in Indio, California and moved to Texas in 1969.  He attended and graduated from school in 1981 in Wichita Falls, Texas.   After spending two years in Phoenix, Arizona,Chris Kizziar he moved to Rowlett in July 1991 with his wife Tina and daughter Jessica.   Chris and his wife have been together for 47 years and have four grandchildren.

Chris has spent the last 30 years in the information and financial services industries.  For over five years he worked for the Resolution Trust Corporation diversifying portfolios tied to the failed Savings and Loan industry.  For more than 20 years he owned and operated a data integration company where his specialty was in data analytics.  Chris retired from work in October 2018.

In addition to his corporate background, In1998 Chris and his family established its non-profit family foundation, Life Message.  Chris moved Life Message to Rowlett in February 2012.  In November of 2018, he established the Life Message Veterans Resource and Outreach Center (VROC) currently located on Industrial Street.

It was also in 2012 when Chris began his Civic duties with the City of Rowlett and the Garland Independent School District.  For the last 14 years he has served on several boards and commissions including the Long-Term Recovery Committee, Board of Adjustment, Economic Development Advisory Board, the Rowlett Chamber of Commerce, the Rowlett Chamber Foundation, the Garland ISD Education Foundation Board and the Community Organizations Active in Disaster Board.

Chris continues his passion for those in need and towards the development of commerce for the betterment of our community.  Chris is also an active entrepreneur supporting our local community and he is one of the owners of Ollie’s Azul House, a historic venue for our community.