At a very young age, Helen realized that her life’s work would be heavily influenced by her natural curiosity and passion to improve her world. She has focused her life’s purpose on finding various creative ways to help others.

Her determination to “waken” souls by creating cutting edge, forward thinking, sometimes disturbing programming, resulted in the launch of Face OFF Productions, a boutique production company in New York.

“Programming created to inspire the recognition of human achievement.” Her determination to “waken” souls by creating cutting edge, forward thinking, sometimes disturbing programming, resulted in the launch of Face OFF Productions, a boutique production company in New York. “Programming created to inspire the recognition of human achievement.”

An advocate for the underdog, Helen’s work and personal belief of brining a voice to the voiceless and great passion to reinspire the “just” in “justice” has brought her closer to focus on subjects near and dear to her heart. Her desire to bring greater awareness to this issue led to the development of a nationally recognized symbol against bullying; Billy the Bull. Her thought was to create a symbol that, when displayed by someone on their car or their front door, would identify that person as a champion against bullying and an immediate safe haven for those who are bullied.

In 2014, Helen founded the Billy the Bull Foundation, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization. Bullying behavior is not new. Her vivid memories from elementary school of the relentless persecution some of classmates visited on a girl in her class who was overweight fueled her desire to bring awareness to the epidemic of bullying in our society.

Teaching children to recognize and respond to bullying behavior in an effective way is the first step in creating a culture of inclusion and acceptance. Billy represents the trusted friend who lends his power to the support of the vulnerable. He fights the good fight.Bullying is a learned behavior, but a change in thinking and behavior can be positively impacted through both classroom learning and role play activity. The years to follow would be marked by countless hours of collaboration with others involved in education and childhood development. What evolved is a teaching tool that can be utilized by educators to make learning new behaviors interesting and fun. The workbook is intended to emphasize the impact of bullying on the most vulnerable – young children. The work book/book is ideal for early education, children in kindergarten through third grade and provides clear and consistent learning goals to help prepare students for life.

Helen’s current life has always been a frequent reflection of events, relationships and memories of her childhood. She was very connected to her maternal grandmother (yaya or yiayia) Eleni (Greek for Helen). She was a highly religious and Spiritual soul and prayed throughout the day and evening. Helen spent a majority of her younger life in her grandma’s home watching and learning from her. Her grandmother taught her to recognize the healing properties of various plants and herbs growing in her garden. Her yiayia was a fundamental influence on who Helen is today.

Helen found that her grandmother’s recipes lived on through her and that sharing them brought relief to other’s. “If they worked for me, perhaps I can find a way to bring them to market in a simple way to help others heal themselves:” It was through early introduction to plant and herbal therapy and holistic approaches to healing that the foundation for the creation of Simply Sacred Oils was created. A simple, practical way to bring the healing benefits of crystals, essential oils and aromatherapy into the lives of others.