INFORMATIONAL CIRCULAR
MAGALIS TRONCOSO LAMA: A LIFE OPENING PATHS FOR WOMEN, DIGNITY AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
The CMD–New England–Boston and AHPSI will recognize a trajectory of service that has strengthened the voice and participation of our communities.*
The Dominican Medical College, New England–Boston Branch, and the Hispanic Association of Health Professionals (AHPSI) are honored to announce that Ms. Magalis Troncoso Lama will receive a special recognition during the welcome reception and awards ceremony of the VIII Annual International Medical Congress, on Saturday, November 21, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., at the Consulate General of the Dominican Republic in Boston, located at 891 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130.
This distinction celebrates a life dedicated to opening opportunities, defending rights, and training leaders. Her trajectory expresses a profound conviction: communities are strengthened when people recognize their dignity, find their voice, and participate in the decisions that affect their lives.
A trajectory in the service of women and immigrant families
Magalis Troncoso Lama has carried out community organizing work based on participation, self-determination, and access to opportunities and resources. She is the founder and president of the Women in Solidarity Network —Red de Mujeres en Solidaridad—, from which she promotes empowerment, participation, and the development of female leadership.
She has held leadership roles in the Massachusetts Home Care Workers Coalition and on the Executive Committee of the National Board of the National Domestic Workers Alliance. Together with a broad coalition of workers and organizations, she contributed to the efforts that made the passage of the Massachusetts Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights possible.
Likewise, she participated for more than two decades in community initiatives to expand access to driver’s licenses in Massachusetts, regardless of immigration status.
Education, communication, and leadership that multiply opportunities
She founded the Latin Women’s Conference, held annually at the Massachusetts State House, and the First International Conference of Women in Solidarity. These spaces have promoted the exchange of experiences, education, civic participation, and collaboration among women leaders.
Her vocation for service is also expressed in the media. She is the producer and host of *Contacto Comunitario*, broadcast on Channel 19, Cuenca Visión. She previously directed the program *Vida Hispana* on Boston Neighborhood Network (BNN), an institution that recognized her twenty years of collaboration.
She was the first woman to hold the presidency and vice presidency of the New England branch of the Dominican College of Journalists. She also founded the Dominican Festival in Boston and the Dominican House of Culture, initiatives aimed at preserving cultural identity and strengthening community ties.
Civic participation and institutional commitment
As the first woman president of the Dominican Electoral Board in Boston, she led the organization of the first voting process for Dominican citizens in the city.
Her experience includes participation on boards and committees of Greater Boston Legal Services, the Boston Women’s Fund, and Haymarket People’s Fund, supporting initiatives for social justice, access to legal services, and community development.
Her work has been recognized by government institutions, community organizations, and media outlets. These distinctions include recognitions from the City of Boston, Massachusetts institutions, Cambridge Health Alliance, and Dominican cultural organizations. She has also been highlighted three times among the one hundred leaders recognized by the newspaper *El Planeta* and selected among fifty outstanding Dominican women of the diaspora through a recognition from the Reserve Bank of the Dominican Republic.
“Leadership Without Chains”: a philosophy of transformation
As the author of works on personal development and transformative motivation, Magalis promotes her philosophy “Leadership Without Chains,” which integrates community organizing, spirituality, human rights, and the training of new leaders.
Her message invites us to overcome fear, indifference, and discrimination in order to turn shared needs into opportunities for participation and collective progress.
For CMD–New England–Boston and AHPSI, recognizing this trajectory reaffirms the link between health, dignity, and social well-being. The defense of rights, access to resources, and the strengthening of families are an essential part of building healthier communities.
Within the framework of the 25th anniversary of our branch, we invite health professionals, institutional representatives, family members, and community leaders to join us in this tribute to a woman whose legacy lives on in the opportunities she has helped to create and in the leadership she continues to inspire.
