THE lovely Mary Helena Benn is a Senior Mistress and current acting Head of Department for English Language at the Charity Secondary School on the Essequibo Coast.This attractive damsel hails from Charity River Dam, is a graduate of the Cyril Potter College of Education, and has been a teacher for the past eight years.

She told the Guyana Chronicle that as a child growing up, she always loved children, and was inspired to become a teacher by one of her teachers.

In her spare time, this 29-year-old enjoys reading, listening to music, and dancing.

She advises: “Young people can achieve anything through discipline, hard work, dedication and determination.”