Orlena might have been born in Belleville on a small farm, but her achievements in media are larger than life.

After completing a broadcast journalism certificate at Loyalist College and several other impressive media stints, the 30-something landed a dream job working as an on-air host with The Shopping Channel.

"I absolutely love working here at The Shopping Channel," says Orlena, "it's like having access to a mall 24 hours a day that has all the latest and greatest you can imagine!"

Orlena's ambition also led her to a brief stint as a chase producer with ET Canada and to creating her very own entertainment media source, SugarCain Entertainment. Orlena is passionate about media and her female-focused online E-zine helps bring together women in media, arts and entertainment.

She has interviewed Dierks Bentley and Sophie B Hawkins, actor Johnathon Schaech, model Petra Nemcova and media mogul Sir Richard Branson. These experiences helped her cut her teeth at reporting.

Much of what Orlena has done in her career has also prepared her for the eclectic blend of knowledge needed to keep pace with the ever-changing needs at The Shopping Channel.

In addition, Orlena was a promotional spokes model and hostess for more than 16 years, working closely with advertising and entertainment companies to help launch ad campaigns. She has worked as a coordinator and hostess with Canada Music Week, the Toronto Home Show and several other national trade shows. For more than five years, Orlena also worked with Skywords Media as a traffic reporter, delivering news to motorists all over Ontario.

The verdict on Orlena is overwhelmingly unanimous – sources, producers and fellow media peers agree that she is a charming woman who combines genuine enthusiasm, a sense of humour and commitment to anything she does.

When she's not dazzling us on screen, you can find her putting in extra crunches at the gym, trying her hand at tennis or taking in the latest in Canadian music talent.