Soumya (pronunciation: SOH-myuh, she/her) is an anti-bias anti-racism educator in progress, licensed psychologist, author, and trainer. Bringing warmth and energy, she provides training and promotes transformative change in the areas of mental health literacy, centering equity, and leadership development.

Her journey facilitating changes in communities started with planning and implementing prevention programming at a rape crisis center. It was in this capacity where she discovered her love of teaching, connecting people with one another, and creating curricula that is engaging, challenging, and inclusive.

Soumya is the co-founder of Palreddy-Lowe Learning Lab, a consulting group that helps schools create learning environments rooted in equity, restorative justice, and mental wellbeing. Currently, she is a National Trainer for Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and was instrumental in the rewrite of Adult MHFA 2.0, Youth MHFA 2.0, population-specific and profession-specific inserts, and the associated train-the-training programs. Most recently, she was a medical consultant for Social Security Administration. Prior to consulting, Soumya served as an Associate Director at University Health Services at University of Wisconsin- Madison, sitting on the leadership team for the mental health division. Soumya is also the co-author of Jot Journal, a shared journal between a youth and a adult.