Our Coaching Team
The Care2Run founding team met through various community outdoor activities and in 2015, with a vision to give back to the community, explored, researched and introduced its first programme – an 8-week sports mentoring programme for children from financially-challenged families and welfare homes.
Since then, Care2Run has completed six back-to-back foundation programmes and in July 2018, celebrated the inaugural graduation of the pioneering Junior Leaders Programme.
Founding Coaching Team
Prem Kumar Ramadas
Co-Founder
- M.Sc. Management Psychology, University of Nottingham
- B. Bus. Administration, RMIT, Australia
- Fujitsu-JAIMS Foundation Scholar
- Over a decade of developmental sports coaching experience
- Over 20 years of professional experience both locally and abroad with organisations like Talent2, Microsoft, and IBM
Chia Mee Leng
Co-Founder
- B.Sc. Accounting & Finance (Hons), University of London
- Diploma in Economics, London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE)
- Director at EY
- Over 12 years of local and overseas volunteer experience with various non-profit organisations
Elgy Tan
Co-Founder
- LL.B, Wolverhampton University
- Advocate and Solicitor of the Malaysian Bar
- Partner at Zarina, Loh & Wong, specialising in banking litigation and conveyance
- Volunteered with charitable organisations since her earliest days as a lawyer
Leena Rajagopal
Ex Programme Manager
- Actively volunteers at Care2Run's events
- International events expert and the go-to for all things event and programme related
- Worked with a multitude of hotels globally, gaining tact in forming connections through partnerships and collaborations
Edward Gomez
Ex Web Master
- Periodically supports Care2Run digital outputs
- Over the past 20 years, worked with various international companies to publish digital literature pieces
- Collaborates with the team at Care2Run — like-minded individuals united by a common purpose
Current Coaching Team
Prem Kumar Ramadas
Principal Coach
- M.Sc. Management Psychology, University of Nottingham
- B. Bus. Administration, RMIT, Australia
- Fujitsu-JAIMS Foundation Scholar
- Over a decade of developmental sports coaching experience
- Over 20 years of professional experience both locally and abroad with organisations like Talent2, Microsoft, and IBM
Favourites:
- Sports: Trail Running & Swimming
- Food: Japanese
- Subject in School: History
Soon I-Leng
Coach
- Bachelor’s in Professional Communication, University Malaya – Wales (UMW)
- Enjoys running and various other sports games.
- Doubles-up as our current Content Creator
- Over 2 years of freelance film and photography skills as a crew member.
Favourites:
- Sports: Running & Hiking
- Food: Doejang Jigae
- Subject in School: Art
Amin
Coach
- Currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Special Education at UM
- Degree in Early Childhood Education from Universiti Malaya (U.M.)
- Worked as a private tutor for students with learning difficulties and as a teacher in kindergarten and nursery
Favourites:
- Sports: Playing Games
- Food: Onde-Onde
- Subject in School: English
Monica
Coach
- Currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Special Education at UM
- Advanced Diploma in Special Education from CAE Malaysia
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
- Over 9 years of SPED experience
Favourites:
- Sports: Running after my son
- Food: Ribeye Steak
- Subject in School: Science
KY
Coach
- Began his journey in Information Technology before pursuing photography full-time
- Over a decade of technical photography experience with leading brands
- Doubles up as our event photographer and fitness coach
- Over 9 years of rock climbing experience
Favourites:
- Sports: Hiking
- Food: Doejang Jigae
- Subject in School: Mathematic
Junior Leaders Programme's Technical Team
Care2Run’s technical team is made up of a rotating cast of dynamic individuals from various professional fields, including law, finance and commerce, media and communications, oil and gas, health science and information technology.
The team in this photo, taken at our Junior Leaders Programme graduation in July 2018, comprised Chloe Lai, Eric Chong, Edward Gomez, Gregory Phuah, Linus Teoh, Maresa HM Ng, Ryan Loke and Thiyagu Rajoo in addition to founding core team members Prem Kumar Ramadas and Chia Mee Leng, and Angie Heng, the Executive Director of Kiwanis Down Syndrome Foundation – National Centre.
Advisory Team
Assoc Prof Yukinori Sawae
- B.P.E, M.P.E, Ph.D
- Care2Run’s key advisor and external evaluator
- Leader in adaptive sports initiatives for Sports for Tomorrow with Japan Sports Council
- Supports the Movement Development for Children with Developmental Disorders at the Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Dr Rajini Sarvanathan
- MBBS (Hons) (UK), M MED Sc (Leeds, UK), MRCP (UK), MRCPC
- Consultant Developmental Paediatrician with ParkCity Medical Centre
- Specialist in ADHD, ADD, Autism and behavioural problems in children
Assoc Prof Dr Nahar Azmi
- M.Med (Sports) (UM), MD
- Head of Sports Medicine at the University of Malaya’s Faculty of Medicine
- Designs sports exercise programmes to support the university’s cancer rehabilitation programmes and community initiatives
- Care2Run advisor since 2017
Drs Annette Zandvliet
- M.Sc, Registered Nurse
- Project Leader for Education at The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw)
- Previously served as a nurse and district nurse in Haarlem
- Worked with Care2Run in Malaysia as part of a sabbatical project
Denise Temmink
- Ph.D, Registered Nurse
- Volunteered for humanitarian missions since 1992, serving the disabled, mentally challenged, and the elderly
- Pioneer Care2Run Programme Leader
- Spent 16 years in Malaysia and continues to assist from the Netherlands
Prof Ryoko Toyoma
- B.A., M.A., Ph.D
- Board member of the Fujitsu-JAIMS Foundation
- Lecturer at Chuo University and visiting professor at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Advises Care2Run on organisational learning approach