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Marilyn Drayton
Senior Vice President & Community Development Manager Florida Region
Wells Fargo
Marilyn Drayton is Senior Vice President and Community Development Manager, leading all community development efforts for Wells Fargo’s Florida Region, which has more than 650 stores and offices and nearly 15,000 team members. In her role, she manages the company’s community development strategic initiatives, programmatic activities and market reputation risk. She works closely with line of business executives and market leaders influencing positive outcomes and solutions that impact affordable housing, neighborhood stabilization/revitalization, community lending and investments, relationship management with key community stakeholders and issues impacting the financial services industry.
Prior to joining Wells Fargo, she served as the South Region Group Manager for Community Development at TD Bank with responsibilities for the Carolinas and Florida Regions. She was integral in managing the bank’s NMTC, LIHTC and CDFI lending and investment efforts. She also served as a Director and Vice President of TD Community Development Corporation and managed the bank’s NMTC Advisory Board. In this role, she was instrumental in the bank securing.
She has received several industry awards and community leadership recognition including:
• Affordable Housing Leadership Award
• Community Development Award
• Mayor’s Key to the City of Columbia, South Carolina
• President’s Award for Business Partner of the Year
• National Council of Negro Women “Living the Legacy” Award
Additionally, Drayton has presented and served as a panelist at industry conferences relative to CRA and community development best practices. She serves as a member of various boards and advisory committees including the Black Business Investment Fund, Community Affordable Housing Equity Corporation, Florida Community Loan Fund, Florida Housing Coalition, the Florida Alliance of Community Development Corporations, Past President of the SC Association of Community Development Corporations and the Affordable Housing Coalition of South Carolina. She is a longtime supporter and volunteer with the Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity, Clara White Mission, and Women In Local Leadership (WILL) of the North Florida United Way.
