 Helfand was appointed by the Postmaster General to the U.S. Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee in 2006, where she chaired the Design Subcommittee until 2012.She is a member of the "Alliance Graphique Internationale" (AGI) the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame and with William Drenttel, held the first Henry Wolf Residency in Design at the American Academy in Rome in 2010.Helfand and Drenttel were each honoured with AIGA medal in 2013.