Karin Traeger
Founder & CEO
Karin is a Chilean Ultrarunner currently based in Melbourne, Australia. She is passionate about helping animals and the environment, which is why she became a Veterinarian. Coming from a science background, she was able to observe the impact our society has on our ecosystems, which leaded her into a Sustainability career.
From wildlife rehabilitation in Costa Rica to reef surveyor at the Great Barrier Reef, she has always been passionate about environmental activism, trying to find new ways to help to create a better tomorrow for our community, our planet, and the future generations.
Through “The Plastic Runner”, she has been able to combine her two passions in life using plogging as a format to educate others about waste.
She believes that creating community awareness about these issues related to pollution can generate a better understanding and consciousness of how, with little changes, we can have a big effect!
Alejandra Lopera
Social Media Manager
Aleja is not a ultraruner, she moves better with the beats of the music. Original from Colombia and now based in Melbourne, Australia, she is a current student of Environment and Climate Change and has a degree as an environmental engineer. Her professional life was aways been dedicated to climate change and environmental studies and know she is looking for new opportunities to change our world. She is a very passionate, charismatic and visionary woman, now committed to clean our world along with The Plastic Runner Team.
Lovisa Carli
Project leader and Coordinator
Lovisa is an occasional runner, who is quite satisfied with having completed a half marathon as her furthest run. Rather than running, she is more likely to go to the gym or have a rest on the couch with her cat.
Her professional interests lie in climate change adaptation and the development of equitable and sustainable cities. In her spare time, she enjoys admiring her plants, going for really long walks and spending time with the diverse bunch of quality individuals she has the privilege to call her friends.
As a sustainability graduate and fan of natural environments, Lovisa is excited to be part of The Plastic Runner Team's work to ensure that Melburnites get to enjoy a clean, litter free environment and educate the community on where our rogue waste ends up.
Martin Ceniceros
Sports coordinator
Martin is a marathon runner, currently studying a Master of Business in Sport Management at Deakin Uni. He has always enjoyed playing and watching many sports and sports leagues such as NFL, NBA, MLB, various soccer leagues and AFL (after recently moving to Melbourne,
Australia). Yet, just a few years ago, he decided to start running. His first goal was to be able to run 10k in less than an hour. Slowly it turned into a full marathon after a year of training.
He also engaged in Crossfit, where he competed at a national level. After realising what can be achieved through sports, he set up his mind to become an agent of change, fighting to make the world a better place. Martin likes to support environmental awareness and animal protection causes.
Claudia Viloria
Content creator
Claudia is not an ultrarunner. Rather than running, she is more likely to go to a park to make a long walk and then just lie down on the grass to appreciate the surroundings.
Inspired by her passion for the environment, Claudia pursued an environmental engineering degree and worked in this field for approximately 7 years in her hometown, Colombia.
In 2019, Claudia moved to Australia, and life started showing her how amazing it could be exploring fields such as creative writing, nature photography, and digital content creation. Claudia says that the source of her inspiration is the desire of learning more about these topics whilst creating environmental awareness.