Councilwoman Helen Anthony 

Councilwoman Helen Anthony represents Ward Two of Providence, which consists of the Blackstone, College Hill and Wayland neighborhoods. She serves on the Committee on Finance, the Rules Committee, and the Committee on Claims and Pending Suits and was sworn into the City Council in 2019. 

Councilwoman Anthony currently works as a land use attorney at Handy Law, LLC and was previously a partner at Jursek Dennis and Gagnon, LLP, in Needham, MA. She is an active member of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church and serves on the Board of Governors at the Miriam Hospital. Prior to her election to the Providence City Council, Helen served on the Providence Zoning Board of Appeals and volunteered at the Crossroads domestic violence shelter and the legal clinic at Mathewson Street Church. Helen has also served on the boards of Beth-Israel Deaconess Glover Hospital and Planned Parenthood of Mid-Missouri and Kansas.

A Connecticut native, Councilwoman Anthony lived in Missouri for ten years prior to moving to Rhode Island. She served on the City Council in Columbia, Missouri as well as on the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission.   Helen was also elected to the city council in Needham, Massachusetts.

She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colby College and a Juris Doctor degree from New England Law School and is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts, Missouri and Rhode Island. 

As a member of the City Council, Councilwoman Anthony is focused on improving Providence’s long-term financial health and environmental sustainability.

Helen has advocated for greater transparency in municipal decision making and called for more rigorous, open opportunities for residents to participate in the city’s planning and development, which will impact neighborhoods for years to come.