Among Ms. Cerino's numerous achievements, she is particularly proud of receiving a 2023 Intelligence Support Award from the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) initiative.
HOLMES, PA, November 04, 2024 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Maria Cerino has been inducted into Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Ms. Cerino is a distinguished criminal intelligence analyst at the Delaware County District Attorney's Office, where she provides crime-fighting intelligence to the Criminal Investigations Division and other local, federal and state agencies. Her intelligence packets, which provide detailed information on targets, defendants and victims, assist with the prosecutions of many crimes, including narcotics, homicide, auto theft, child abuse and white-collar crimes.
Prior to joining the Delaware County District Attorney's Office in 2021, Ms. Cerino served as the litigation coordinator and managing paralegal of Pittsburgh for Simon and Simon, P.C., where she assisted attorneys in all aspects of preparing civil cases for trial. Earlier in her career, she worked as a paralegal in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office Homicide Unit from 2014 to 2018 and held roles with Central Parking Systems and GlaxoSmithKline.
Born in Philadelphia, Ms. Cerino obtained a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Gwynedd Mercy University in 2014 and a master's degree in intelligence and crime analysis from Saint Joseph's University in 2022. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in cybersecurity from Neumann University, with an expected completion date of May 2026.
Among Ms. Cerino's numerous achievements, she is particularly proud of receiving a 2023 Intelligence Support Award from the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) initiative. She is also proud to have been granted $250,000 in discretionary funding from HIDTA; this substantial amount was utilized to establish a state-of-the-art cyber crime lab at Neumann University.
Ms. Cerino credits her achievements to the unwavering support of her family; throughout every endeavor she has pursued, her parents have been pillars of strength, providing encouragement, guidance and love. She notes that their support has been the driving force behind her perseverance and determination.
When she is not working, Ms. Cerino enjoys coaching and playing softball and spending time with her family, including her three siblings and her niece, nephew and dog. In the years to come, she aims to sustain and build upon the transformative work she has started by continuing to modernize outdated systems and processes in her workplace. Her goal is to further enhance current practices and make a lasting impact.
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