Full Name:
Darlene Cerezo Swaffar
Gender:
Female
Family:
1 Child
Religion:
Christian
Attended, Business Management, Florida International University College of Business, 1996-1998
AA, Business Administration, St. John's University, The Peter J. Tobin College of Business, 1990-1993
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 23, 2024
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Florida, District 23, 2022
No caucus information on file.
Owner, Sunshine Insurance Associates, LLC, 2017-present
Insurance Agent, Humana, 2011-present
Agent, New York Life Insurance Company, 2010-2011
Senior Recruiter, MedPro Staffing Services, 2010
Recruiter, CHG Healthcare, 2007-2009
Mortgage Banker, HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation, 2005-2007
Regional Recruiter, HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation, 2002-2005
Staffing Manager, Kforce, 2001-2002
Division Director, Becker Professional Services, 1998-2000
Associate Business Banker, Citibank, 1996-1998
Member, Boca Raton Regional Republican Club, present
Member, Coral Springs Parkland Republican Club, present
Member, Elderly Service Resource Network (ESRN), present
Member, National Association of Health Underwriters, Palm Beach Chapter, present
Member, National Federation of Republican Women, present
Member, Republican National Hispanic Assembly, present
Member, Small Business Administration TED Women's Center, present
Member, The Tower Club, present
Member, Women's Prosperity Network, present
Executive Director, Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of South Florida, 1997-2000
Awards:
2019 Small Business Growth Award - May 2019
2019 Connector Award from Monarch Care - May 2019
2003 Fort Lauderdale Finest Honoree, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, June 2003
2001 Winner of the 2001 VISTA Award, NAWBO
2000 Winner of "In Focus Magazine's" Technology Summit of the Americas, Year 2000 Latin Business & Technology Award
2000 Year 2000 Finalist - South Florida Business Journal "Up & Comers Awards"
1999 Community Service Awards from the Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of South Florida, December 99', September 99', December 1997, and July 1996
1999 Finalist for the 1999 "Puerto Rican Woman of the Year" award presented by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the National Conference of Puerto Rican Women
1998 Presented with Manager Certificate for Florida International University's "Foodrunners"
1998 Won 2nd place in Florida International University's Business Plan Competition in April 1998
1995 Presented with an award in October 1995 from the Caribbean Chamber of Commerce
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Singing in choir, cooking, gardening, camping