ABOUT HELENE

Born in Brooklyn and raised in Roslyn, New York, Helene has been teaching for over 50 years and was the founder and director of a private school for dyslexic students in Bridgehampton, New York. She has published two coming-of-age, young adult novels: The Journey of Hannah Woods and Stoked-1969. In 2000, she was nominated for The Woman of Distinction Award by Senator Kenneth LaValle for her environmental activism. Currently, she is a graduate student in Harvard’s Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in Creative Writing and Literature.

For inquires, contact Helene at hes957@g.harvard.edu or by phone + 1 516-658-3938.