Helen Mountjoy-Venning is a graduate of Earlham College, where she studied environmental studies and Middle Eastern Studies, and helped lead a campus divestment campaign. During college she studied abroad in Amman, Jordan, interning at Friends of the Earth Middle East.
Since graduating, Helen has done labor organizing in Seattle with Unite Here Local 8 and whitewater raft guiding in Leavenworth, WA. In her spare time she enjoys backpacking, biking, photography, and exploring new places.