Lucia Henriquez

Chelsea has been Lucia’s hometown since she arrived from Honduras in 1979. Her passion for community involvement and civic participation began in 1988, when she helped form Centro Latino for the Hispanic community here in Chelsea, and where she served as a Board member for three years. She was also an active volunteer at The Chelsea Collaborative for three years, before being hired there as a Community Organizer. Simultaneously, she helped create ROCA’s Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program for at-risk adolescents. Her 25 years of work experience have been focused primarily on community organizing efforts and civic community engagement. She was a Program Manager at HarborCOV Emergency Shelter for almost 10 years. In 2005, she was elected to the Chelsea School Committee and is leaving this year after her 10-year tenure. She joined TND/CONNECT in December 2014 after completing the six-month Leadership Fellows program with TND’s Community Engagement Team. One recent personal success was graduating from Cambridge College with a Bachelor’s in Human Services. Lucia is very proud of her many accomplishments and contributions to her community and hometown, Chelsea, which in turn has helped her grow both personally and professionally.