Agaytha B. Corbin, Owner-Operator of Speaking Grace and Senior Consultant of N’Tegrity Group, LLC, has made her mark in the Dayton area as a community development consultant, community-based educator and trainer.
Agaytha has developed a stellar reputation for being a pioneer in the Mortgage Industry. During her 11 years of work in the banking industry, Agaytha developed and managed the Dayton area Emerging Market (low and moderate income housing market) Offices for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.
She holds certifications as a HUD certified Homebuyer Counselor, a CRIAA Certified CRA Community Development Counselor and Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae Products Certified Loan Officer. She also created a Small Business Administration Technical Assistance program for small minority owned businesses under the CDCRC in 2006.
Ms. Corbin is also a Business/Non-Profit Coach and Trainer. She is the lead technical assistance provider for SBA loan programs in the CDCRC agency. In 2007 and 2008, she and CDCRC closed over $1.37 million in loan amounts under the SBA Community/Patriot Express loan program in the Ohio urban market.
In 2016 she is currently working for F 2 Solutions (US Dept of Treasurer Grant).
Creation of CDCRC
Seeing the disparity not only in minority homeownership, but also in access to capital for small businesses, limited resources for small grassroots agencies and the many predatory lending practices overtaking her community, she became the principal driving force behind creating the Community Development Corporation Resource Consortium (CDCRC) whose vision is to become a community-based vehicle providing collaborative opportunities that will leverage community resources, create platforms for economic change, increase capacity for non-profit organizations and strengthen micro-enterprise development opportunities in underserved areas.
As Board President and CEO of the CDCRC, she has helped to facilitate the development of the Dayton Area Community Grant Center, a resource for community-based agencies to have grant research and/or grant writing services provided for them at a nominal fee.
N’Tegrity Group
As a Senior Consultant for N’Tegrity Group, she has earned great respect in the areas of community-based education and training, organizational development, as well as for fundraising and resource development. She has played an integral part in raising funds for the annual Health and Economic Empowerment Expo, the Your Neighborhood Block Party, the Dayton Area Small Business Round Table and many other community-based initiatives.
Education, Collaboration and Community Awards
She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Management and has been recognized for her many contributions to her community. She has established relationships with many local bankers, city officials, city and county governments, as well as individuals and agencies at the state and federal levels. She has worked in Corporate America as well as in Community Development for over 18 years. She has gained a well-deserved reputation for being a master facilitator of corporate/community collaborations and for “getting things done; whatever it takes.” Her compassion for people and passion to see her community empowered has earned her the respect of many and has allowed her to become a representative voice for her community. She is also winner of several community initiative awards.