User:Julipolo1/Maria Trusa

María Trusa (born María Magdalena Jakelin Alba Peña on September 1, 1964) is an activist and businesswoman borned in Dominican and Citizen of the United States. From her professional activity in the health field she has focused her efforts on improving the life quality of the latino community in the North American country since 2020, through the #YoDigoNoMas movement, her flagship is her fight to stop sexual abuse.

Career
María Trusa born in Santiago, Dominican Republic on September 1, 1964. When she turned 15 immigrated to the United States, where she managed to learn the language and became a medical assistant. With her hard work and dedication she started a rising career after joining Scarsdale Medical Group, where she became a medical assistant, Management Team Leader and |CEO.

After 26 years at Scarsdale Medical Group, she joined Gina Cappelli to create Formé Medical Center, an entity that provides quality built-it medical services and a dignifying treatment to the Spanish speaking vulnerable community, especially to those undocument immigrants or with an undefined migratory status and therefore do not hold a SSN

To honor her latin background, Maria Trusa wears different hats in order to improve the life quality of the latino community that lives in the United States. Maria also seeks to empower the Hispanic community and shares useful tools to transform energy and orientates them into success, personal fulfillment, financial freedom permanent personal growth.

History of sexual abuse
María was raised in a dysfunctional family. Her mother immigrated to the United States looking for new opportunities leaving her in the care of her alcoholic father. At 9 her father gave her to a friend of his who forced her to drink a bottle of whisky and then sexually abused her, causing her deep both physical and emotional wounds that marked her life.

Activist of the #YoDigoNoMas Movement against sexual abuse
María Trusa has worked on her healing process for several years and the first step she took was to break the silence and speak out. Through her autobiographical book Yo Digo No Más María shared her story of abuse and her book, published in October 2020, turned into a se Movement that currently seeks to promote educational processes around the prevention of sexual abuse and empower sexual abuse survivors to start their healing process and rewrite their life.

Achievements

 * Participation in the documentary Trauma to Triumph: The Rise of the Entrepreneur - Women, 2021.
 * Participation in the documentary STEM Meets Sports Oct 2019.
 * Creation of the Talk Show #YoDigoNoMas
 * Writer for Latin Business Today.
 * Choosing the Right Website for Your Small Business.
 * Healthcare Challenges and Remedies for Small Business Owners.
 * Small Business Owners, Productivity and the Flu Season.