Nefi Arenas graduated from Brigham Young University – Idaho where he studied business management and also took many genealogy classes. He inherited a passion for genealogy from his grandmother, who for many years served as volunteer in a Family History Center. After years of research, Nefi has become a true expert in the genealogy of several towns in Central Mexico. He lives with his wife in Mexico City. He is bilingual (English/Spanish).
He is the founder and owner of Parentum Genealogy Services, a research agency that specializes in locating Sephardic Jewish ancestors in colonial Mexico and writing reports for Spanish and Portuguese citizenship applications. They also offer general genealogical research services.