A native of Cleveland, OH Cerissa's first foray into artistic territory began in 1999 when she earned her Nail Technician's license. Later going on to earn her bachelor's in Sociology from Cleveland State University and attending Florida A& M University College of Law in Orlando, FL, Cerissa never lost her passion for writing, graphic design, and project management. 
Working as a freelancer since 2015, Cerissa has encountered clients from a breadth of industries spanning petroleum engineering to commercial cleaning companies to social influencers looking to become published authors. Her passion lies not only in creating but she also seeks to inspire budding entrepreneurs with an optimistic outlook rooted in realism.
Cerissa continues to serve both large and small companies, offering services like ghostwriting, copyediting, documentation management, brand identity, course creation and more. Serving as the President of WriteUp Services, Inc. and Owner of Orlando Nail Tech, LLC and creator of Tips & Sips™, Cerissa has see many of her professional aspirations come to fruition in recent years.
In the years to come, expect to see more online and live events as well as personal projects for Cerissa, with the goal of bring her wealth of marketing and design knowledge to the masses.