ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Helen W. Nyerges, a life-long naturalist and crafts specialist, has worked as a professional environmental educator since 1998 and provided services as an arts and crafts specialist in both the private and the public sector since 1983. She enjoys serving people of all ages and heritage.
For over 21 years, Helen has been involved in dozens of science and nature programs to connect people with nature, indigenous culture, primitive skills, local history, habitat preservation, green-living, and native plant gardening. She has provided training and presentations for hundreds of staff and volunteers. Helen has served as a director of a nature preserve and non-profit foundation in Southern California since 2006. During the prior nine years, she served as the animal care and program service staff for several parks and nature centers.
For over 36 years, Helen has conducted countless arts and crafts classes including old fashion traditional crafts of yester-years. Helen worked as a professional store designer, departmental manager, staff trainer, class developer, and craft fairs coordinator for a national craft chain. She specialized in floral gifts and decors, is zealous about rocks and mineral creative arts, and most passionate about recycled and upcycled crafts, many of which are useful survival resources.
Since Helen has joined the School of Self-reliance family in 2012, she has been Christopher’s assistant in program development, public outreaches, and presentations for survival expos, community festivals, non-profit environmental educational groups, business groups, and private associations. Helen was a recurring featured guest on the Weekly Report Show on PRN Preparedness Radio Network, and is a contributing author for American Survival Guide Magazine.