She is a graduate of the Vanderbilt University masters of nursing program. For over ten years, she has been the primary care provider at a high school based health center in Seattle focusing on health promotion, contraception and mental health. Prior to working in school based health, she worked with Healthcare for the Homeless and Planned Parenthood. Soon after graduating from Oberlin College with degrees in environmental studies and sociology, she realized the clearest and most effective path to social and global wellness was by helping men and women plan their pregnancies. She has been devoted to this goal ever since. Helen enjoys playing in the great outdoors with her husband and two children.