Began at Illinois:

July 2022

Education:

Parungao earned her bachelor's degree in kinesiology, sport management and marketing from Indiana and a master's degree in education in sports administration from the University of Miami.

Job Responsibilities:

Parungao will serve as the Director of Soccer Operationsl. 

Past Experience:

Parungao comes to Illinois following two seasons as an assistant coach at Illinois Central College for both the women's and men's programs, as well as serving as a head coach for the Morton Premier Soccer Club since 2019.

Along with her coaching experience, Parungao has served as the event and player services coordinator for The Girls Academy League since June of 2021, responsible for the showcase experience for 70+ soccer teams and over 200 college coaches.

Prior to The Girls Academy League, she worked as a youth national team administrator and talent identification associate for the United States Soccer Federation from 2019-20, where she managed preparation and execution of Youth National Team camps and tournaments to accelerate development of players, as well as supported a network of technical staff including Talent ID Directors, Managers, and YNT Network Scouts with administrative needs like travel and event logistics and data analysis.

Parungao also has experience working with IMG Events for the Miami Open, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Access Sport UK and the Nevada Griffons Baseball Team.

Personal:

Parungao had a distinguished youth soccer prep career where she was a four-year varsity starter at Peoria Notre Dame and played for the Sporting Futbol Club from 1999-2007 and the John Gaspar Soccer Academy from 2007-13 as well as the State Olympic Development Program (ODP) team. She was a four-time all-sectional honoree and a two-time Journal Star Top 11.