Dr. Cervantes holds an EdD in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of Missouri, an MS in Sports Management from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, and a BA in Mass Communications from Franklin Pierce University.

Prior to Storm King, she served as Director of Athletics and Student Leadership at The Academy of Penguin Hall, and an assistant volleyball coach at George Washington University and Southwest-Southeast Missouri State University, where she was also the recruiting coordinator and camp director. Her goal is to be a role model for her student-athletes and push them to excel in the classroom as well as on the court.

Cervantes is a native of Ashburn, Virginia and currently resides in the SKS Art Center with her wife, Kandice, their children, and their dog.