Helen Dolan of Deerfield and Thendara has been selected for promotion to Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy.
She began her naval reserve career as a petty officer third class while atteneding nursing school at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica.
After completing her bachelors degree at SUNY Tech, she received a commission as a Lieutenant JG and later was promoted to Lieutenant.
She continued her nursing education and received her masters degree as a family nurse practitioner. She is employed at Mohawk Valley Endocrinology in Utica.
Helen is daughter of Vincent and Catherine Dolan of Thendara.