Ms. Filios graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a double-major in English and Communication Arts. Not sure whether she wanted to pursue a film writing criteria, she met with her favorite high school English teacher who convinced her to give teaching a try. She then went on to Stanford University where she earned her Teaching Credential in English and a Master of Arts in Education. She has had the good fortune to have held a number of different educational positions while working at schools in the Bay Area. While at Saint Francis High School, she taught English, served as Director of Activities twice. She also served as the Director of College Counseling, in addition to moderating a wide variety of activities from cheerleading to the Teen Awareness Program. She then became principal at Saint Lawrence Academy where she served for 12 years before serving one year as Dean of Students at Magnolia Science Academy. Before coming to BISV, she worked at Valley International Academy, a small international high school in Saratoga, where she served as Head of School. Ms. Filios joined us as the Director of Academic Programs, and then transitioned to our College Counseling team. Working as a College Guidance Counselor is a job that she adores and she loves working in this student facing role. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, learning about colleges and universities, and spending time with her granddaughter Savannah. Many Saturday and Sundays are spent watching her granddaughter play goalie on her club soccer team.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌