Dorinda Hafner is a head-spinning combination of many things. She is first a mother, a registered nursing sister, an optician, an author, an actor, a public speaker and a humanitarian who has worked tirelessly over the years with various Australian charities and instigated a charity called Australian Sponsorship for African Kids.
Achievements:
Dorinda has received numerous awards over the years including “African Australian Woman of the Year” & “Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Leadership & Advocacy for African Women & their communities in SA” plus the title of “Living Legend” awarded at the Sydney Opera House in 2012 and whilst in office, Prime Minister Julia Gillard named her as “A People of Australia Ambassador”
Author:
She’s the author of 8 books (including 2 International best sellers, 2 translated into Dutch and Portuguese and her 7th & 8th books won International Awards at the World Gourmand Awards in Paris and Beijing). She’s a passionate foodie and a celebrated television chef whose award winning culinary anthropology series still screen at various times in over 48 countries.
Previous experience
For ten years, Dorinda was a food presenter with Bert Newton on Good Morning Australia. She can regale you with tales of her life - born as a descendant of Ashanti Royalty, her Colonial Methodist Ladies College education in Ghana and being the first black RN trained at St Georges Hospital London.
Dorinda sits at tables with princes and paupers alike and her popularity with most cultures is a credit to her outstanding communication skills.
Dorinda has been described as a cross between Aphrodite and Sophie Tucker, the diva of all things delicious and a queen of stage and skillet - a larrikin of life. She simply describes herself as a proud Civil Marriage Celebrant and a passionate South Australian!
She is a true child of the universe, and a kaleidoscope of colour and vibrancy. She "infects" everyone who watches or meets her with enormous enthusiasm and reminds them that life is here to be lived, appreciated and shared!
Video
Dorinda Hafner on Studio Ten | Feb 2014
Dorinda Hafner is a breath of fresh air. Be in her company for more than a minute and you wonder what your life was like before you met her! Dorinda is an international TV celebrity, actor, businesswoman and best-selling author with 5 TV series and 7 books to her credit. Her shows have reached over 40 countries and her books have been translated into Dutch & Portuguese. For ten years Dorinda was a weekly food presenter with Bert Newton on Good Morning Australia, and she has much more to her list of credits than cooking and food anthropology. She can regale you with tales of her life - born as an Ashanti Royal, her Colonial Methodist Ladies College “education” in Ghana and being the first black RN trained at St Georges Hospital London. She is spellbinding. You will need to supply tissues on the tables as she has been known to have everyone crying with laughter!Dorinda Hafner | Speaker Reel | Saxton Speakers Bureau
Dorinda Hafner is a breath of fresh air. Be in her company for more than a minute and you wonder what your life was like before you met her! Dorinda is an international TV celebrity, actor, businesswoman and best-selling author with 5 TV series and 7 books to her credit. Her shows have reached over 40 countries and her books have been translated into Dutch & Portuguese. For ten years Dorinda was a weekly food presenter with Bert Newton on Good Morning Australia, and she has much more to her list of credits than cooking and food anthropology. She can regale you with tales of her life - born as an Ashanti Royal, her Colonial Methodist Ladies College “education” in Ghana and being the first black RN trained at St Georges Hospital London. She is spellbinding. You will need to supply tissues on the tables as she has been known to have everyone crying with laughter! Dorinda sits at tables with paupers & princes alike and her popularity with most cultures is a credit to her outstanding communication skills.Thank you for the wonderful and very meaningful learnings and memories I brought home from the AFCC conference. Your beautiful energy filled the room not only during your keynote speech but ... keep reading The Caboolture Early Years Centre
On behalf of the Council of English Australia I'd like to thank you for your contribution to the success of the English Australia Conference. Your closing plenary session was everything we wanted it to be, and more. Thank you for engaging and uplifting the delegates and ensuring they left on a ‘high’, ready to go back to their classrooms and offices with renewed energy and purpose. Delegate comments have been exceptionally positive and I'm sure that for many your address was a high point of their conference experience.
Dorinda was delightful! Her enthusiasm was infectious and her ability to entertain, educate and interact had us all dancing with all ages was amazing and just what we needed. She managed to get everyone involved from our shy conservative types to the extroverted types, women and men all loved her bubbly personality and presentation. Personally, I also appreciated how she was able to tailor her presentation specifically to my theme and needs, in what was relatively short notice. Much appreciated. A job well done.
A wonderful message you shared with everyone today. Thank you for your generous spirit and laughter that surely wakes up nations.
Dorinda was very entertaining, funny, inspirational and a fantastic MC. Dorinda managed to have the entire room up off their feet and laughing. This was the second time that I've had the pleasure of seeing Dorinda and was just as impressed as the first time.
Please accept our sincere thanks and appreciation for your attendance at our Annual Staff Forum. I am sure you have heard from many that you are charismatic, engaging, funny, inspirational and skillful at taking people on a journey. Whilst all of our staff work alongside people who live with chronic mental illness, 75% of them also have the lived experience of mental illness or are carers. Your engaging presentation was powerful and empowering for some that have lived with stigma for much of their life. A mere thank you does not seem to be enough!
Thank you so much for the wonderful entertainment you provided. The VIEW members loved you. The night was a great success and I know everyone went away on a very high note.
Dorinda was amazing; she captivated the audience from the moment she got on stage and kept the energy level high until the very end. As a guest speaker for our fundraiser, Dorinda will be difficult to top next year.
