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SAT ACT Test Prep Tutor Nitin Sawhney for Marks Education

Nitin Sawhney

Nitin Sawhney started the tutoring division of Marks Education in 2006. In addition to his tutoring responsibilities, Nitin directs instructor hiring and training, curriculum development, and business management for the...

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Dan Bloss - Marks Education Tutor

Daniel Bloss

Daniel Bloss is the Director of Tutoring & Test Prep for Marks Education’s McLean office, and he has been a full-time tutor with Marks since December 2006. In that time,...

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Dan Hertz - Marks Education Tutor

Daniel Hertz

Dan Hertz studied undergraduate physics at Merton College, Oxford University, where he received a First Class B.A. (Honours) and was the recipient of several scholastic awards, including the University Gibbs...

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Anthony Celino - Marks Education

Anthony Celino

Anthony Celino has been a full-time tutor for the last 19 years, preparing students for their SATs, ACTs, PSATs, and APs, and instructing students in Math and English classes at...

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Shaun Stiemsma - Marks Education

Shaun Stiemsma

As a teacher and tutor with well over a decade of experience working with high school and college students, Shaun Stiemsma has helped many students develop their skills in reading,...

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Ryan Blodgett - Tutor

Ryan Blodgett

Ryan has tutored students at the middle school, high school, college, and graduate school levels and is dedicated to helping students succeed and excel academically. Ryan has been tutoring full-time...

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Sarah Newport - Tutor

Sarah Newport

Over the past 11 years, Sarah Newport has taught and tutored students ranging in age from 6 to 26 in English, Geography, U.S. History, World History, Social Studies, Writing, Organizational...

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Ian Perez - Tutor

Ian Perez

Ian Perez has been tutoring and teaching the SAT, ACT, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and many levels of Math since 2007. His warm, patient, and effective teaching style has earned him...

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Burks Echols

Burks Echols is a test prep tutor with Marks Education Test Prep Tutoring. With degrees from the University of Virginia (BA), the University of Richmond (JD), and Virginia Commonwealth University...

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Christy VanOverbeke

Christy joined the Marks Education Test Prep Tutoring Division in 2017 with over 15 years of prior experience across the education sector. She has an extensive background in classroom teaching,...

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Sara Plunkett

After seven years of teaching at various independent schools, Sara joined the Marks Education tutoring team in 2018. In addition to test preparation, Sara tutors students in a range of...

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Lance McNeil

Lance McNeil comes to Marks Education from the University of San Diego, where he taught SAT and GMAT preparation courses for over three years. He also taught SAT preparation classes...

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Sophia Celino

Sophia Celino has been a test prep tutor with Marks Education since July 2018. Sophia’s patient, friendly, and empathetic demeanor contribute to her success as a test prep tutor, with...

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Alex Evans

Alexandria Evans joined Marks Education in December 2017 as the Office Coordinator for the McLean, VA office. Alexandria assists with client enrollment, billing, and a variety of other administrative tasks....

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Sally O’Rourke

Sally O’Rourke joins Marks Education as director of school programs and outreach. She comes with over 20 years of experience working with high school and college students in a variety...

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Peter Smith

Peter is a tutoring instructor whose main focus is preparing his students for the ACT, SAT, and SSAT exams; he also specializes in working with students who are studying for...

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Michael Lawrence

As a tutor with Marks Education since 2019, Michael has specialized in the humanities, helping students succeed in AP Literature and Composition and AP US History. He is also available...

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Liz Shooltz

As a teacher and tutor with more than 14 years of experience, Liz Shooltz is dedicated to helping students achieve their academic goals. Liz graduated Summa Cum Laude from the...

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Rachel Dan

Rachel Dan studied neuroscience and creative writing at Oberlin College, as well as psychology at Maastricht University. She has worked in biology and neurophysiology laboratories, and was inducted into the...

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Angela Pirko

Angela Pirko has been a tutor and teacher for over a decade, and has in her time taught age levels from kindergarten through college graduates, and a variety of subjects...

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