Helene R. Davis

Helene Davis grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, receiving her AA in Business Administration, and worked as a mental health professional. In 1980, she and her family moved to Oakland, California where she continued to work in children’s mental health services.  In 1989, her son was murdered and Helene began her work on behalf of homicide victims and other victims of violent crime.   She is the co-leader of the first support group specifically for families of homicide victims in the Oakland Metropolitan area.

Helene served as a State Commissioner on Juvenile Justice, Crime and Delinquency Prevention from 1994 through 2002.  In 1996 she became a founding member of a local group, Mothers Against Murder and Assault (MAMA). MAMA provides rehabilitative services to youth in the custody of the Alameda County Probation Department, aiding in their successful reentry to the community and reduction in recidivism.

Helene joined the Board in 2002.