Sophia Celino joined Marks Education in 2018 as a test prep tutor and then moved to an administrative role in 2024. As an Administrative Assistant for the tutoring team, she handles billing issues, client communications, and other operational matters.

Originally from the rural Catskill Mountain region of New York State, Sophia earned a B.A. in Environmental Science from Boston University and an M.S. in Wildlife Ecology & Conservation from the University of Florida. Before coming to Marks, her varied background included working as a Title-1 Math teacher in a public high school, as a manager of a natural history museum collection, and as an operations analyst at an investment firm.

In her free time, Sophia feeds her passion for music through piano playing and singing with a distinguished community chorus. Her college year abroad, spent studying tropical ecology in Ecuador, cultivated a lifetime love of travel that she continues to enjoy with her family. Sophia’s other favorite pastimes include creative cooking, baking, and spending time outdoors with her husband and young daughter.