Pareja serves as an Assistant Equipment Manager for Athletics Facilities & Operations. He has held his current position since 2007.
Pareja was hired as a part-time assistant in 1995, before becoming full-time in his current role in 2007.
During his academic years at FIU, Pareja worked as a team manager for the women's basketball team on Cindy Russo's staff.
Born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Hialeah, Florida, Pareja earned a Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences from FIU in 1993, before earning a Master's Degree in Sport Management in 1995.