Resume
Paul P. Partyka
“Ukrainian-Bulgarian refugee…born in Emsdetten Germany…emigrated with his parents and sister through Ellis Island in 1952…learned English…grew up in Philadelphia, became naturalized citizen in 1961…was a boxing/wrestling champion & coach, steelworker, teacher, insurance agent, Boston Marathon finisher, golf rules official, golfer, tennis and pool player …Now the rest of the story…”
Community Service (active /served)
- Two-Term Mayor - Winter Springs
- City Commissioner – Winter Springs
- Chair, Metro Plan Orlando, Municipal (Central Florida Mayors) Advisory Committee
- Metro Plan Orlando – Board Member
- Chairman – 17-92 Highway Redevelopment Task Force
- State Committeeman – Seminole County Democratic Executive Committee
- District 24 Democratic Chair & State Democratic Convention Delegate
- Harmony Institute - Board of Directors, Secretary
- The “Negro Spiritual” Music Scholarship Foundation – Board of Directors
- Co-Chair – Relay for Life (American Cancer Society)
- President – University of Notre Dame Alumni Class (active); Two Term president – ND Club of Greater Orlando
- Past President – Winter Springs Rotary Club; Paul Harris Fellow (active); Past Assistant Governor
- Member – Initial Central Florida Regional Commission on Homelessness
- Board Member – Florida Hospital Foundation, Central Florida Zoo, Winter Springs Art Festival; Emergency Medicine Learning and Resource Center (Secretary)(active); Central Florida Commercial Association of Realtors
- President – Oviedo Winter Springs Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Advisory Board Member of First Commercial Bank of Florida; Pinnacle
- Bank (active)
Education
- University of Notre Dame - Bachelor of Science, Chemistry
- Deming Total Quality Certified
- CCIM and SIOR Candidate
Business Experience
- NAI Realvest – 10 years; now Managing Partner (Commercial Real Estate), Mortgage Broker
- Procter & Gamble - 19 years, sales / marketing and management
- Entrepreneurial activities:
- Co-founder – GIC Golf Company; FuturProdux Inc.; Powder River
- Distributing Company; Int. Sports & Entertainment Ltd., Inc.
Accomplishments
- “Best Commercial Real Estate Salesperson” – Orlando Business Journal
- Awarded the Circle of Achievement Hallmark Award, seven years running by The Central Florida Commercial Association of Realtors (CFCAR)
- Notre Dame Alumnus of the Year (ND Club of Greater Orlando)
- Strickland Award for community service (CFCAR)
