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BIO

Helen Tsanos Sheinman and Keith have been friends for years, first meeting when Keith was working with her interior architect husband Andrew. Helen was raised in London, England and often spent her summers in Cyprus. She graduated from Kings College with a BA in Philosophy and Modern Greek Literature and Linguistic studies. After graduating Helen moved to New York where she served as a diplomat for the Cypriot Embassy of the United Nations first as an interpreter and then managed the Tourism and Trade commission department of the Embassy. She subsequently worked for Tourlite International, a private Greek company, where she organized educational tours to Greece and the Islands. She then founded her own private tourism company, which she successfully sold when she decided to start her family. In addition to pursuing her book’s publication, Helen is currently committed to volunteering her time in areas relating to human-rights and education as well as being an active participant in the parent organizations for her children’s schools. She is an avid photographer and sculptor. Helen is the mother of two teenage daughters.