Helena is a Research Project Manager passionate about community engaged research that employs a multi-method, interdisciplinary approach to understand the social, political, and individual realities involved in violence and healing. Helena brings years of experience in Chicago’s community violence prevention ecosystem. Prior to joining CORNERS, she worked at Civic Consulting Alliance, where she advised the City of Chicago on strategy and implementation for a number of community violence intervention and police accountability initiatives. She holds a B.S. in Statistics with a specialization in Public Policy Analysis from the University of Chicago.