Helen holds a PhD. in Ecology from the University of Leicester in the UK, MSc (Biology of Conservation) from the University of Nairobi and a B.Ed(Sc) in Zoology from Kenyatta University. She is the current Ambassador for Conservation in Africa for Fauna and Flora International. She has held various positions including Managing Director of Equity Group Foundation, president of African Wildlife Foundation and Managing Director of African Conservation Center.
She is a recipient of the Charlotte Wyman Trust’s Women in Conservation Program, the Order of Great Warrior (OGW) and two awards of the Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear (MBS). She won the Giai Environmental Award in 2012 at The WIFTs Foundation International Visionary Awards. Helen serves on the boards of Bamburi Cement Limited and Ol Pejeta Conservancy and on the Advisory Board of the School of Wildlife Conservation, African Leadership University. She previously served on the boards of Global Africa Wildlife Foundation and Kenya Wildlife Service Boards