Compton High Class of ’90 · Realtor · Community Leader
What helps Compton rise? A homeowner who builds equity. A family that understands its finances. A resident who knows how the city works. That is the work. Every day.
Resilient Communities. Investment and Opportunity. Strong Minds and Strong Bodies. Economic Empowerment. A holistic framework for the whole resident and the whole city.
Strong communities are built block by block. Marlow works to strengthen the social and civic fabric of Compton through engagement, beautification, and the belief that every resident has a stake in what this city becomes.
As a licensed California realtor, Marlow brings professional knowledge directly to residents who rarely have access to it. His focus is helping Compton families build equity, protect assets, and understand how development works before developers arrive.
Health is physical, mental, emotional, and environmental. Compton residents face documented disparities in blood pressure, diabetes, maternal health, and access to care. Marlow partners with health professionals to bring awareness, screening, and resources directly to the community.
Most residents receive little education on credit, insurance, retirement, or generational wealth. Marlow partners with financial professionals to deliver a Community Wealth Series that gives every family the foundation to participate in Compton’s growth rather than be left behind by it.
Marlow Wilkerson graduated from Compton High School in 1990. He grew up here, went to school here, and has been showing up for this community in one form or another ever since. His commitment to Compton is personal before it is professional.
As a licensed California realtor who has worked with Century 21 and Elite Homes Realty, Marlow understands what lifts a block and what holds it back. He brings that knowledge directly to residents through workshops, one-on-one sessions, and community education programs focused on homeownership, equity building, and understanding local development.
Marlow earned the highest award in Toastmasters International and served as District Governor for District 1, leading Southern California to the number one district ranking globally in 2015. He guided hundreds of people with no power to fire or pay anyone. He led through trust, goal-setting, and accountability. That same approach drives every community initiative he leads today.
Marlow has managed top-ranked stores in a national retail chain, overseeing people, schedules, and performance tracked every single day. That precision and discipline is what he brings to every workshop, stakeholder meeting, and community initiative. He knows how to build systems that produce results and hold people accountable to them.
This is the work. Grounded in his profession, his expertise, and his network. Available to every resident of Compton.
Monthly workshops covering credit, down payment assistance, first-time buyer programs, FHA and VA loans, property taxes, and what homeownership actually costs. Many residents believe ownership is out of reach. Often it is not.
Teaching residents about ADUs, house hacking, duplexes, rental property basics, and tax benefits of ownership before outside investors arrive. Compton families deserve to participate in the city’s growth, not watch it from the outside.
Many Black and Latino families lose inherited property for lack of information. Marlow connects residents to estate planning resources covering wills, trusts, probate, title issues, heir property, and property tax exemptions.
Most residents hear about new developments after decisions are already made. Marlow explains zoning changes, infrastructure projects, commercial developments, and how to participate in city planning meetings before the decisions are final.
A six-month education series covering credit, homeownership, estate planning, small business ownership, real estate investing, and community development. Built for Compton. Open to every resident.
Partnering with health professionals to bring blood pressure screenings, mental health resources, maternal health education, and nutrition awareness directly to Compton neighborhoods. A healthy city starts with healthy people.
Teaching residents how planning commissions, city council, school boards, and housing authorities work and how to show up, submit public comments, and organize around issues affecting their blocks and their property values.
Connecting Compton entrepreneurs to permits, licenses, grants, and the "Open in Compton" resources that help small business owners start and grow without the runaround. More businesses paying into the city means less pressure on residents.
Marlow maintains relationships with property owners, investors, developers, business owners, city officials, and community organizations. He bridges communication between residents and the people making decisions that affect their neighborhoods.
Compton RISE is a community framework, not a campaign. It grows through the people who show up, bring others, and put the information to work in their own households and blocks.
Homeownership, financial literacy, estate planning, real estate investing, civic education, and community health sessions held in Compton for Compton. Free and open to every resident.
Get on the ListBring a workshop to your block, your church, your school, or your organization. Marlow comes to you, listens, and delivers real information where people already gather.
Book a SessionHealth professionals, financial advisors, attorneys, educators, business owners, and community organizations are all welcome at the table. Compton RISE grows through collaboration.
Start a ConversationMonthly updates on workshops, city accountability, health resources, housing opportunities, and community events. Information is power. Keep yours current.
SubscribeWorkshops, town halls, community forums, and neighborhood sessions. All public events are open to every Compton resident. Add the calendar to stay current.
These facts come from the city’s own records and the California State Auditor’s report. Marlow tracks every item publicly and advocates until Compton gets results.
City funds unspent while streets and services wait. Every dollar has a purpose and every resident has a stake in where it goes.
50% of streets rated poor or worse. Marlow tracks repairs, holds the city to its own timelines, and keeps results visible to the public.
Six City Managers in six years. Sustained progress requires sustained leadership. Compton residents deserve a government that finishes what it starts.
A $270 million public budget that every resident can read. People who pay into this city deserve to see where every dollar goes.
Documented disparities in blood pressure, diabetes, maternal health, and healthcare access demand community-level responses. Marlow connects residents to health education and resources while advocating for systemic change.
As development comes to Compton, long-term residents deserve the tools to stay, build equity, and benefit from growth rather than be displaced by it.
Workshop requests, partnership inquiries, housing questions, block concerns, or a conversation about what your neighborhood needs. Marlow is here.