Sonya Bhabhalia is Chief Impact Officer at the Emerald Necklace Conservancy. Sonya joined the Boston Red Sox in 2019 after 10+ years in the nonprofit sector and serves as the club’s government affairs and corporate communications specialist. She has lived, worked, and gone to school in the Boston area since 2005.
She has interests in community engagement, neighborhood and community development, and, thanks to her classes with Gov. Dukakis, public/private partnerships. Sonya is a member of the board of directors of the Fenway Community Development Corporation and the Emerald Necklace Conservancy. She previously spent 10 years in the nonprofit sector in and aroundBoston and continues to serve as a social sector consultant. Sonya earned her master’s degree in law and
public policy from Northeastern University in 2017, attending part-time while working full-time. Areas of expertise include networking strategy, career changes, nonprofit sector (especially development), joining a nonprofit board, community engagement Her career spans nonprofit, higher education, private philanthropy and professional sports & entertainment—with job functions including development operations, events, executive administration, communications, government affairs, and community engagement.
