Darhlene Zeanwick's Professional Profile

With over 25 years of leadership experience and with over 6,000 hours (three years, full-time) of recent experience in community organization, Darhlene Zeanwick brings an extensive background in maximizing information efficiencies while improving both staff motivation and supervision. Strong organizational, design, planning, project management, and research skills. Multilingual.

Experienced

• Democratic Party Candidate, Board of County Commissioners for District 3, 2012.  Darhlene hopes to make history by becoming Osceola's first Latina commissioner. Pronounced dar' leen zeen' wik, Darhlene Zeanwick is a multi-ethnic candidate. Darhlene's cultural heritage includes not only Hispanic and Polish descent but also Taino, Spanish, and other nationalities.  She will represent all who want to talk and everyone who wants to improve democracy in Osceola.
• Publisher, The Poinciana Crane™ blog. Among Florida’s first "Green" leaders. 2004-present.
• Community Relations, Poinciana Digital Village, the official website of the Association of Poinciana Villages homeowners' association, and associate of Smart Community, Inc., 2010-2011.
• Real Estate, SunStar Realty, LLC, REALTOR broker, Charles Rutenberg Realty Orlando, LLC and RE/MAX. Florida License SL-3099843. 2004-present. License is active.  BPO expert: Clear Capital, Finiti, Integrated Asset Services, Appraiser Loft, and Mercury Network.
• Chief Information Officer―Programmer / Analyst III―City of Norfolk Commissioner of the Revenue, Virginia, 2000-2003.
• Research Manager―Business Assistance Division, Economic Development Department, Richmond, Virginia, 1996-1998.
• President―Concise Techniques (technical writing), Richmond, Virginia, 1987-2003. Participated in Virginia delegation to Ghana for economic summit, 1999. Clientele included: Atlantic Software for MovieTime; Brenco Inc.; Castleberry Company Inc.; Datura Corporation; The Federal Transit Board; General Medical Corporation; Hanover County, Virginia; The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation; The Japan-Virginia Society; Jiffy Lube of Virginia; Metro Sound Company; National Research Council for the Federal Transit Board; Obici Hospital; Philip Morris USA; Twenty-Three Hundred Club; Virginia Department of Transportation; and Weidmüller Inc.
• Regional Program Manager―American Lung Association, Richmond, Virginia, 1985-1988.
• Public Relations & Communications Coordinator―Printing Industries of the Virginias, Richmond, Virginia, 1983-1985.


Dedicated

• Democratic Hispanic Caucus of Osceola County, founding member, 2010-present.
• Poinciana Economic Development Alliance, founding member, 2011-2011.
• Rotary of Kissimmee/Poinciana, charter member, 2011-2011.
• Poinciana Area Council, Chamber of Commerce, 2011-2011.
• Poinciana Residents for Smart Change, founding member & vice president, Osceola County, Florida, 2009 - 2011.
• Industrial Development Authority, Osceola County, Florida, 2008 - 2010.
• Secretary/Treasurer, Indian Ridge Common Facilities District, Osceola County, Florida, 2008 - 2009.
• Court-appointed Special Advocate (CASA), Henrico County, Virginia, 1994 - 2000.


Educated

• B.A. English with a minor in writing: Qualified through sophomore-level Spanish by placement exam; and participated in English department's first internship program receiving a score of 100%, the highest graded student in the program. Teacher's assistant (TA) under Open High School program from 1981-1983. Chair and event moderator for VCU Caucus on Peace & War, an educational group.  Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond, VA: Fall 1983.
• Writing and Editing for Science and Technology, Editorial Experts Inc., Alexandria, VA: Summer 1990. (1.4 ceu)
• Advanced WordPerfect, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Richmond, VA: Fall 1990. (0.5 ceu) Introduction, Advanced, and Programming Classes in Access 2.0, Productivity Point, Rich­mond, VA: October 1996 & March 1997.
• Completed graduate-level courses in urban and regional planning at Virginia Common­wealth University, Richmond, VA. 1995-1996. (9 credits)
• Introduction to MS Access, John Tyler Community College, Chester, VA: September 1996.


Effective & Knowledgeable

• Sold a property through the Osceola County S.H.I.P.program in Florida. To date, original buyer still occupies home. 2005.
• Initiated the City of Norfolk’s multi-departmental request for proposals (RFP) for the acquisit­ion of a $150,000 enterprise-level, revenue-collection software that replaced an 18-year-old Cobol-based system. 2003.
• Managed, wrote, and supervised the production of a policies and procedures manual for General Medical Corporation. At project end, General Medical received a 1,433-page manual, fully automated with WordPerfect macros. 1999.
• Developed a division-wide database program for the Virginia Department of Business Assistance for tracking existing business development and issues in Virginia. According to the department director, this MS Access-based program proved to the “the star” of the department. Quoted in “Economic Development Marketing Letter,” Blane, Canada Ltd. (Nationally Recognized Experts On Economic Development Marketing and Retention), January 1999, V 1, e/11.
• Created users’ manual for Brenco J. D. Edwards accounting program. The results included an organized manual with procedural loopholes filled, a comprehensive corporate style guide, and ISO 9000 certification for Brenco.
• On a project for the National Research Council, met with various organiza­tions throughout the east coast, planned project strategy and budget for a new piece of software for the Federal Transit Board. Software was developed on-time and below a budget of $100,000.
• Created the users’ manual for Jiffy Lube of Virginia. At project end, a total of 15 area managers were trained on their internal, point of sale system using this manual.
• Grew a consulting practice for eight years during which was recognized as honorary member of ACCRA (The American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association), 1998–1999; and senior member of STC (Society for Technical Communications), 1994.
• Called the 2006-2010 U.S. housing crisis and economic meltdown three months before the Florida Association of Realtors. 2006.


Published

• Editor, Topix Poinciana, 2004-present.
• On Voting: Where's the Trust, Helium.com, 02/25/2008.
• Poking Holes in State's Acupuncture Reform, Richmond-Times Dispatch, 1989.
• Pediatric Lung Disease in Virginia, Virginia Medical Journal, 1987 Oct;114(10):586-9. In association with MD’s, this study changed the course of pulmonary pediatric care in Virginia, 1988. Pediatric lung disease in Virginia.
• Leads: Directory of Patient Services, 1983. Arthritis Foundation, internship pilot program for VCU's English Department.