Christopher Lopez
Christopher Lopez
Cris was born in Mexico, but raised in Dahlonega, GA since the age of 2. Cris is a graduate from Lumpkin County High School in 2011. Soon after high school he enrolled at UNG, where he met his now wife Rebecca Lopez, 2019 UNG grdaute with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Throughout his time at UNG, Cris worked at Chick-fil-A Dahlonega, beginning in 2012 as a Team Member. He later became the senior director of operations. Cris graduated from UNG in 2019 with a degree in (B.A.) Business Management.
After graduation Cris was accepted into Chick-fil-A’s Leadership Development Program in 2019. In this program Cris traveled the country grand opening and transitioning restaurants for Chick-fil-A. He spent 30 months traveling with Chick-fil-A and even helped grand open the first two stores in Puerto Rico. Cris was selected as an Owner/Operator in July 2022. Cris opened his own Chick-fil-A restaurant in Springfield, Ohio on December 1, 2022. Cris’ vision for his restaurant is, “To inspire the community by creating memorable experiences and elevating each other.” Cris hopes to inspire everyone that comes to his restaurant!
Cris and Becca welcomed their daughter Lily in May 2023.