[3] She was the former vice-chancellor of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB),[4] appointed by the president of Bangladesh.

[7] Lamagna earned her bachelor's degree in chemical engineering in 1978 from Adamson University, Manila.

[8] Lamagna was a faculty member of Perpetual Help University (1978–1979) and AMA Computer College (1982–1994).

[8] She served as the project director of AIUB during 1994–1996 and as an assistant vice president of business development in AMA Computer College in 1996.

[3] Lamagna won the Presidential Award for Filipino Individuals and Organizations Overseas in 2006 by President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.