Sowmya Sundararajan joined the Bulldogs community in April 2022, seeking a community of passionate runners to reignite her love for distance running. Since then, she has become an integral part of the club, fundraising and running for the Bulldogs at the 2023 Boston Marathon. She is currently training for the Tokyo Marathon to earn her sixth star in the Abbott World Marathon Majors. Sowmya frequently supports various club activities, runs regularly with the Chestnut Hill Chapter, and is a proud graduate of the Full Circle 1 and 2 programs.

Professionally, Sowmya brings more than three decades of dedicated service in special education, community-based rehabilitation, and both public and private rehabilitation services. She holds a Master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from Springfield College and a certificate from the Addictions Counselor Education program at UMass Boston. As a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC 1), she currently provides rehabilitation counseling services for individuals with disabilities and supervises counselors within a Massachusetts state agency.

Originally from Chennai, India, Sowmya is fluent in Tamil and Hindi. Outside of running, she enjoys hiking, writing poetry, and supporting neighbors in need. She is also looking forward to picking up tennis and violin again, and she approaches both life and leadership with a deep sense of gratitude and community spirit.