Eugenia Arroyo, who was born in Colombia, has been a resident of Boston for over 40 years. For thirty of those years, she has dedicated herself to community work. She has served on the board of directors for, among others, Mujeres Unidas en Acción, Latinos Parents Association, HOPE, Poder Latino Action Network, Brookside Community Health Center, and Egleston Square Main Street. For the past twenty years, she has also been the founder and co-director of the community-based East Coast School of Combined Martial Arts; Arroyo's Program.