Helen Dimas, CLC, LSP
Project Coordinator
Helen Dimas is a Trainer and Project Coordinator for HC One. As a Certified Lactation Counselor and a certified doula, Helen conducts HC One's annual breastfeeding peer counselor training, and has conducted trainings nationally for both community women and frontline staff. Helen also serves as liaison and mentor for the Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Program at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital.
Through both her work at HC One and service to her inner-city neighborhood, Helen maintains her connection to women, children, and community. She has a long history of community activism with disenfranchised populations and views her work with HC One as an extension of that commitment.
Recently, Helen was part of the team which developed and shaped the Illinois Breastfeeding Blueprint: A Plan for Change, which is a collaboration among HealthConnect One, the Illinois Department of Human Services and the University of Illinois School of Public Health. Her role was designing, convening and facilitating open forums across Chicago and collecting and analyzing data from a wide array of stakeholders. Helen has also served as chair of the Chicago Region Breastfeeding Task Force and is currently their Treasurer and Social Media Manager. She has been a member of the HC One team since 1994.
