William Aron Helfand
Social worker, hospital administrator
Born Feb. 2, 1945, Philadelphia (PA), U.S.; son of Max and Eleanor (Niemyjski); married Patricia (Gould); children: Stephania, David.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Dickinson College, Carlisle (PA), 1967; University of Maine, Orono, 1971; Rutgers State University, Camden (NJ), 1975.
Career: social worker, New York City Department of Welfare, 1967; Salem County Welfare Board (NJ), 1968-69; union organizer, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Washington (DC), 1981; social worker, 1969-85, program coordinator, hospital administrator, 1985 -, Ancora Psychiatric Hospital, Hammonton (NJ).
Member of: chairman, Congress of Racial Equality, Carlisle, 1965-67, Childbirth Education Association of South Jersey, 1973-75, and Atlantic, Cumberland & Cape May chapter, National Association of Social Workers of New Jersey, 1975-78; vice president, State Employees Association, South Jersey Local, 1979-81; National Association of Social Workers; American Historical Association (AHA); American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS).
Honors: Employee of the Year, Ancora Psychiatric Hospital, 1983.
Affiliation: Ethical Culture Society
Language: English
Hobbies: history, gardening, astronomy
Home: 346 Katherine Ave., Rd. 13, Berlin, NJ 08009
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996