Newsmaker: Tammy Helman

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Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 12:00 a.m. | Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 12:00 a.m.

Tammy Helman, 42, of Monroeville was named a judge by the Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation for the Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children’s TYLENOL® National Child Care Teacher Awards.

Tammy Helman

Noteworthy: Helman is one of 42 people from across the United States selected to judge the Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children's Tylenol National Child Care Teacher Awards. Winners will be announced on Feb. 1 and honored April 11 in Philadelphia. The awards are presented annually in memory of Terri Lynne Lokoff, a day care teacher who died in a car crash at 25 in 1986.

Age: 42

Residence: Monroeville

Occupation: Preschool teacher at Crossroads Presbyterian Church in Monroeville

Background: Helman has taught preschool in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Education: Bachelor of science degree in child development from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1992

Quote: “I actually won the award in 2006 (she received the Helene Marks Award and was named the National Child Care Teacher of the Year) ... and have been on the selection committee. This is something I look forward to.”

— Craig Smith

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