Wanda Dorn-Hayman-Dorn-Hayman-Dorn, CEO and Chief Facilitating Officer, at A'Dorn Studios School Without Walls; formerly
A'Dorn Studios Modeling School and Talent Agency. As one of the nation's veteran International Corporate Business
Protocol, Etiquette, and Image Strategists, she has trained models, stars, filmmakers, corporations, politicians, governmental
agencies and foreign executives conducting business in the United States. CEO Wanda's multi surnames reflect
she interestingly married and divoced the same gentleman twice, and twice re-assumed her company-identifiable maiden name.
Bridge the racial divide
is what Wanda did more than fifty years ago when she became the first "Colored" Stewardess for one of the major
airlines, and one of the first Black models. She worked at Playboy Clubs International when it was located in Chicago.
Always a pioneer, a chance taker, coursing uncharted territories many young Black women in the 60's were not yet allowed
or were afraid to go, she began her career direction at age seventeen in Chicago where she attended modeling school, and
won a scholarship for dress designing. Her life's work and passion has always been for the betterment of the lifestyle of
Black women, therefore, she has focused much of her work on the "concrete" ceiling Black women face no matter what
field they choose.
Wanda began teaching and
training in the mid '70's, teaching modeling at "John Robert Powers", and "Marnee Jones" modeling schools.
This led her to open her own modeling school and talent agency, franchised by "Screen Actors Guild" (SAG), and "American
Federation of Television and Radio Artists" (AFTRA) - the first Black to receive such an honor from the S.F. Chapter.
She served on the National Diversity "Ethnic Employment Opportunity Committee" of SAG, and was Founding Chairperson
of their first "Black Diversity Celebrity Panel Program".
Today, an Etiquette Influencer, Seminar Facilitator, Culture and political Critic, Short Film
Producer, Writer, and a YouTube sometimer; a Blogger who blogs about everything, anything, and nothing ... she says.
Wanda's "play it forward" career evolution focuses her trainings and writings on Etiquette and Protocol, issues
relating to Enculturation, Acculturation, Diversity Etiquette, Social and Business codes of behavior and politics.
In the Nation's Capitol of Washington, D. C., Wanda studied "International Protocol and Business
Etiquette", and holds a ROP teacher credential in "Fashion Merchandising", and "Small Business Management"
she taught in high schools. She authored four books: "The Black Woman's Guide to Becoming World-Class
Competitive", "Deals are Made at the Dining Table not in the Boardroom", "The
Only Minority in the Workplace, Group or Organization", and several screenplays. She
just completed the book and screenplay, "Welcome Aboard Flight ... They Don't Hire Colored Stewardesses".
As a Producer, Wanda has produced, directed and facilitated over 300 fashion shows, seminars,
workshops, trainings and events nationally and internationally; Is Casting Director and Co-producer of several multi-award-winning
short films; Created, Produced, and Hosted three local cable television shows: "Society Pages", in San Jose,
CA. "Not for Black Women Only", in Pasadena, CA., and Award-Winning "Wanda's Cafe", in Los Angeles,
CA. She has been a fashion and advice columnist; founder of the televised pageant, "The Black Model of the Year",
"The Little Miss", and "The Miss Kemet America”; has served as a political and civic official, as well
as being a political candidate herself for her District School Board.
"Dollars and Sense
Magazine" named Ms. Dorn one of the "Top 100 Black Business and Professional Women in America". She was
inducted into the 1989 Edition of Marquis "Who's Who in Entertainment", the 1989 Marquis "Who's Who in Women",
and Recently, in the 2019 Marquis "Who's Who in the World"; additionally was Named an Official 2018 Albert Nelson
Marquis "2019 Lifetime Achievement Award" recipient.
Among her litany of honors
and awards, she is an award-wining political and diversity activist, receiving commendations from Congresspersons, Legislators,
Mayors, City Councils, Board of Supervisors, "Commission on the Status of Women", the "Lions Club", the
Mayor appointed her to the City of San Jose's "Fine Arts Commission", and received awards from other local, national
and international groups. Wanda spent over 20
years as a Court Reporter (Stenographer) in Superior and Municipal Courts in the San Jose/San Francisco Bay area, and Los
Angeles County.
