People

As a Community Planner with Groundwork Studio, Helen believes in the power of planning, policy and design to create equitable public spaces. Growing up in Bishop, a small town in Payahuunadü, the Owens Valley, surrounded by the Sierra Nevadas, Inyo and White Mountains, Helen was inspired to focus her work on policy and resource management. Coming from the west coast and working in the food industry contributed to Helen’s appreciation for fragile desert environments. Her professional interests include collaborating with Indigenous communities, local governments and MainStreet organizations. In her spare time, Helen enjoys hiking, film photography and planting (and smelling!) resilient plants like the many varieties of sage found in New Mexico.