Helena joined the Alliance in 2023 as Senior Agriculture and Source Water Policy Manager and currently leads the Alliance’s Water Resources team as Director of Water Resources. Helena directs a portfolio of work that conducts research and education to advance policy to protect both the quality and quantity of Great Lakes water resources.
Prior to joining the Alliance, Helena served as an attorney at the Ohio Legislative Service Commission for over a decade. In that role, she provided legal research, bill analysis, and legislative drafting services on natural resources, agriculture, environment, transportation, and public safety matters to members of the Ohio General Assembly.
Helena holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Studies from Wright State University and a Juris Doctorate from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Lifelong Ohioans, she and her husband Joe currently reside in Columbus with their two children.
In her free time, Helena plays volleyball and enjoys traveling, cooking, cycling, and hiking.