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Governor presents citation to Gladys Vega for pandemic leadership
Summary
Governor Maura Healey presented a governor’s citation to Gladys Vega, recognizing her leadership of La Collaborativa during COVID and her National Civic League leader award; Vega used the moment to outline local goals including a proposed vocational school.
Governor Maura Healey singled out Gladys Vega and La Collaborativa for their response during the COVID‑19 pandemic and presented a governor’s citation honoring Vega’s National Civic League leader award. Healey said she had "never seen anybody activate or organize a community quite like Gladys Vega," crediting La Collaborativa with feeding families and organizing PPE distribution during the crisis.
Gladys Vega, president and CEO of La Collaborativa, accepted the citation and described the organization’s continuing work in Chelsea. Vega thanked partners and described long‑term priorities; she said her "last project" in the next three to five years would be to create a vocational school for Chelsea residents and added a proposed figure: "I'm hoping to create an $11,000,000 building that I can leave as our legacy." The proposal was announced as a personal priority and idea; no funding source or formal municipal approval was referenced in the transcript.
