Dr. Cerullo holds academic degrees in education, human resource leadership, and cross-cultural education. She has taught in private and public schools in the U.S and served as a principal in a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees camp in Hong Kong. Dr. Cerullo was also an administrator for the Covina Valley Unified School District English Language Development program. Additionally, she served for eight years as a faculty member in the Department of Education and Behavioral Studies at Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California.