• Royce Fellowship
Helen
Cymrot

Concentration 

Public Policy; Education

Award Year 

1998

Helen is creating a documentary photography, oral history and writing program for Providence middle- and high-school students that will focus on self-expression. She will design the program this summer in collaboration with a small group of high school students who have been involved in an informal photography program with her this year.

After graduating from Brown, Helen continued her studies at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute (GPPI) in the Education, Family and Social Policy Track. During her time a Georgetown, Helen worked on the legislative staff of Senator Mary Landrieu, focusing on health, education, and childrens' issues. She spent three years teaching high school, most recently at Cesar Chavez Public Charter School in D.C. She is currently working for a family business.