By Helen Zelon | Nov 1, 2017
I was assigned to Neighborhood Family Practice, a federally qualified community health center that primarily serves low-income patients on Cleveland’s near west side. Despite my 30 years as an Ob/Gyn on the east side of town, I had never heard of NFP before then....
By Helen Zelon | Oct 30, 2017
My 20-year career in Qualcomm’s legal department began as a litigation paralegal/legal analyst, advanced to Discovery Management Operations Director, and Project Management Director with the Legal Operations group. As the trusted, key advocate and core business team...
By Helen Zelon | Oct 26, 2017
After four decades in corporate life, I retired and did a lot of volunteer work. Before my EFN fellowship, I’d never worked with kids. I had no intention that I would work with kids. But here, at my Encore Fellowship at Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland, the key was...
By Helen Zelon | Oct 26, 2017
I served my Encore Fellowship at the Special Olympics, which I first learned about years ago, as the parent of a child with special needs. Previously, I’d been a project and program manager at IBM; I began my career on the tech side but mid-career, became an...
