MIAMI LAKES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 25, 2013--
BankUnited has named Claire Raley as senior vice president and community
development officer, responsible for overseeing, coordinating and
providing strategic direction for the Bank’s community development
initiatives.
“BankUnited is a vigorous supporter of economic and community
development in and around the cities where we do business,” said
BankUnited Chairman, President and CEO John Kanas. “Claire’s strong ties
to community organizations and her depth of experience will bolster
BankUnited’s ongoing commitment to helping our communities prosper.”
Raley’s previous experience includes having held executive level
community relations and CRA positions with JP Morgan Chase Bank,
Washington Mutual Bank and AmeriFirst Bank, all in the Miami area. Some
of her duties while at Washington Mutual included responsibility for a
multi-state CRA/community and external affairs team that covered
Florida, Georgia, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
In addition to her banking industry experience, Raley served as senior
vice president for Greater Miami Neighborhoods, overseeing operations
and programs for this statewide, nonprofit affordable housing
organization. Prior to that, she served as the Greater Miami program
director for the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, a national
non-profit community development intermediary providing technical and
financial assistance to community development corporations. Raley began
her community development career in local government, working in the
Community Development Block Grant Programs for the City of Miami Beach
and City of Hialeah, and the Miccosukee Tribal Community Action Agency
in Miami.
Active in the community, Raley serves on the board of the Florida
Community Loan Fund. She is a member of the South Florida Community
Development Coalition and the Consortium for a Healthier Miami Dade. She
has a master’s degree in public administration from Florida
International University and a bachelor’s degree from Florida State
University.
Raley will be based at BankUnited’s headquarters in Miami Lakes.
About BankUnited, N.A.
BankUnited, N.A., a national bank and wholly-owned subsidiary of
BankUnited, Inc. (NYSE: BKU), is headquartered in Miami Lakes, Florida
with $11.7 billion of assets, more than 1,360 professionals and 97
branches in 15 Florida counties as of December 31, 2012. Ranked 10th
on Forbes Magazine’s list of “Best Banks in America 2012,” and
one of the largest independent depository institutions headquartered in
Florida by assets, BankUnited provides a wide range of commercial and
consumer banking services. The company recently opened branches in New
York. For additional information, call (877) 779-2265 or visit www.BankUnited.com.
Source: BankUnited
For BankUnited
Savannah Whaley, 954-776-1999 ext. 225
mpierson@piersongrant.com
or
BankUnited
Mary
Harris, 305-817-8117
MHarris@BankUnited.com
