Angela Helt is an anthropology graduate from the University of Oklahoma. She spent a year as a volunteer in Panama for the Young Adult Service Corps (YASC). There, she worked with community health programs and underprivileged youth. Since October of 2006 she has been working for Big Brothers Big Sisters as a Match Support Specialist for the MCOP program, which is Mentoring Children of Prisoners. She previously worked for The University of Oklahoma Outreach in the Children of Promise Mentors of Hope program which is partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters.  Angela has been involved with Camp New Hope for seven years; New Hope is a summer camp that also seeks to empower children of incarcerated men and women. 

Angela is currently serving her second year on The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church. She is the second young adult to be elected to this position.  Angela worked as a youth minister for several years while attending college.  She is also a graduate of Leadership Duncan, an accelerated program for high school leaders, and the Rotary Youth Leadership program. She was a member of the Lawton City Ballet Company and active in the Duncan Little Theatre. Angela served on the Diocese of Oklahoma Youth Board. She was also on the St. Crispin’s Summer Camp staff in Oklahoma for two years as a counselor and lifeguard. She enjoys travel and culture and has traveled in Europe, Central and South America, and studied Spanish in Mexico. Besides traveling, her interests are photography and backpacking.

Angela seeks to serve the world in ways that will bring diverse people closer together and improve the lives of those who are oppressed and forgotten.