
Helen Valkavich
Board Vice Chair
Helen has been an attorney for over 30 years. In her career, she worked with the Illinois Attorney General's office on the tobacco master settlement agreement and has been working with the Social Security Administration since 2016.
Helen has been a volunteer with Care for Friends since 2013, working as a Chef and Pantry Manager. She's been married to Terry Badger for 33 years, they have two children, Natalia and William, and have lived in Chicago since 2011. She and Terry love to travel, to read and take long walks around the Lincoln Park and Lake View neighborhoods.










