Melissa Humana-Paredes is a female Canadian beach volleyball player, who makes a double with Taylor Pischke.
Background
She is the younger daughter of two Chilean expatriates, ballet dancer Myriam Paredes, and volleyball player Hernán Humaña, who was part of the national team and later coached Canadians John Child and Mark Heese to the bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics.
Career
Humana-Paredes started playing beach volleyball at the age of 12, and four years later was already representing Canada internationally. She attended York University, majoring in communications while playing with the York Lions volleyball team Both are currently trained by Child.
Humana-Paredes competed at several Grand Slam and World Cup events, reaching the round of 16 at the 2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships, and the semifinals at the 2015 Pan American Games.