Helene has served on the board of the S&W Fund for over 20 years and was the president of the Fund for five years. She previously served as the Treasurer and currently serves as Third Vice President of the Fund. She is a member of the Hunter College Hall of Fame and is the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award. She has a longstanding interest in the arts and worked at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center as the administrator of the National Critics Institute for 25 years.