Malaysian Arthur Chin recent retired as a partner after a 30-year career with KPMG in Malaysia. Arthur is an active member of Lions Clubs International providing him with great experience with volunteerism and humanitarian endeavors. Arthur is physically fit and an active long distance runner and trekker.
Venkata RAVI
Engineer
United States
Andrea ANDREWS
Dietitian
Chile, Resident in Australia
Andrea Andrews from Chile is a clinical Dietitian and a mum of two who lives in Australia. Her first RacingThePlanet event was in 2010 when she volunteered for the Atacama Crossing which she says is "the most spectacular race I have ever been a part of and most importantly in my home country". She came to that race with her husband who was competing. She never expected to have such an amazing time, and was hooked. She went on to volunteer in 2011 for the roving race in Nepal and in 2015 she decided to see what it was like from the competitor side and competed in the roving race in Ecuador which she describes as "an epic challenge and a humbling experience to get to complete this kind of race". In 2017, 11 months after having her beautiful baby girl she completed the Patagonia roving race, wanting to break the stereotype that new mothers were not able to be adventurous "it was an amazing challenge and my best race so far". She put her volunteering on hold when she had a second baby but avidly followed the races from her couch with massive FOMO and decided that she would definitely be joining the team again.
Andrea loved competing but is coming back this time as a volunteer. Her favourite part of the race is the checkpoint and camp life and the camaraderie formed by the volunteer team. We welcome her back to her fifth RacingThePlanet event - having volunteered twice, once at the Atacama Crossing, and twice as a racer. She is most looking forward to getting to know everyone and find out why they are here.
Hannah LYONMEARS
Clinical Research Doctor
United Kingdom
Hannah is a UK-based medical doctor and currently completing a PhD in traumatic brain injury. She has grown up supporting her family and triathlon club with various Ironman and other sporting events around the UK and abroad. She has completed triathlon and running races and has been lucky enough to trek the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu and the Himalayas in India and Nepal. Along with sporting pursuits, she loves travelling and musical theatre. The Atacama Crossing (Chile) 2025 will be Hannah’s first time volunteering for a RacingThePlanet / 4 Deserts event!
Dora SZALAI
Facility Manager Central Europe
Hungary, Resident in Germany
Laszlo VARJU
Front Office Supervisor
Hungary, Resident in Germany
Mark MCINTOSH
Physiotherapist
United Kingdom, Resident in New Zealand
Briton Mark McIntosh is a physiotherapist from Gloucestershire in the United Kingdom. He is particularly interested in musculoskeletal and neurological rehabilitation, and integrates this with his role as an adaptive sports instructor. Mark speaks conversational French and Spanish and previously joined the RacingThePlanet / 4 Deserts Ultramarathon Series volunteer team at the Gobi March (China) 2015, the Sahara Race (Nambia) 2016 and RacingThePlanet: New Zealand 2019. Mark is excited to rejoin the RacingThePlanet / 4 Deserts team at the Atacama Crossing 2025.
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