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About Athens Advisors
We have over 100 combined years of leadership in every phase of college planning and have worked individually and with high school and college students for over 40 years.
Meet the leadership team
Our Leadership
Doug Locker
PRESIDENT & CO-FOUNDER
Doug Locker has worked with high school and college-aged students for over 40 years. As a Director of Admission for five years he was responsible for the application and scholarship processes. As an award- winning NCAA Division III lacrosse coach he was responsible for athletic recruitment and retention. And as the GM of a professional lacrosse team he was responsible for player selection and running over 30 camps for high school students during tenure. He has returned to his first love – working with high school students in the transition to college — and brings his energy, expertise and talents to his work with our students.
Connect with Doug on LinkedIn or send him an email. On social media, @DougLocker on IG and @DougLocker1 on Twitter.
Dr. Peggy Hock
CO-FOUNDER
Dr. Peggy Hock has worked as Director of College Counseling at three private high schools in the Bay Area over the past 25 years. She is a Past President of the Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC) and is also a faculty member in the UC Berkeley and UCLA Extension College Advising programs. She is an expert in the area of preparing high achieving, low-income and learning disabled students for the college search as well as working with all students in finding the best fit possible. Dr. Hock’s background as a research scientist includes a Ph.D. from Columbia University.
Connect with Dr. Hock on LinkedIn or send her an email. She is also on Twitter as @PHockMcCalley.
Jayne Caflin Fonash
COLLEGE ADVISOR
Jayne Caflin Fonash has always worked with children and their families; the first twenty years in public and private mental health practice followed by twenty-four years as a public-school counselor and School Counseling Director in Loudoun County (VA) Public Schools. In February 2019 she transitioned into her role as an Independent Educational Consultant where she continues to work on access, equity and fit in working with students and families in the college admission process.
Her professional experience includes serving as President of the National Association for College Admission Counseling, as President of the Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling, and on the Counselor Advisory Board for the Common Application.
Jayne received a BA in English from Immaculata University, an MA in counseling from Villanova University, and an Ed.D. in Administration and Supervision from the Curry School of the University of Virginia.
Erica Cosgrove
COLLEGE ADVISOR
Erica Cosgrove has worked in education for more than two decades, with much of that time spent helping guide students and parents through the transition from high school to college.
Erica has been an independent educational consultant since 2012, She established and led the college counseling program at Khan Lab School (2016 to 2019) and mentored and counseled students while co-leading a program at Valley Christian High School and as part of the high school counseling team (2019-2022 and 2024). She completed her practicum training in the counseling department at Leigh High School. This work built on the experience she initially gained as a member of the admissions committee at the Princeton School of Public Policy and International Affairs and served as a Lecturer and faculty member at Princeton University from 2000 to 2004. Additionally, Erica worked as an educational consultant, researcher and guest faculty member at Princeton from 2004 to 2010.
An active member of the community, Erica served on WACAC’s (Western Association for College Admission Counseling) Government Relations Committee, as a board member of Red Bridge Education, a start-up K-8 school in San Francisco, and as a long-time mentor to teen girls in National Charity League (NCL).
Mike Oligmueller
COLLEGE ADVISOR
Mike Oligmueller has been advising students and families about admissions for more than 40 years as both a college admission officer and a high school college counselor. The first fourteen years of his career were dedicated to the admission offices of Wabash College (IN), Lake Superior State University (MI), Purdue University (IN), Earlham College (IN), and the University of Southern Indiana. He then made the move to “the other side of the desk” and served for 25 years as a college counselor at independent schools: NSU University School (FL), The Potomac School (VA), Connelly School of the Holy Child (MD), and Charlotte Latin School (NC). Most recently, he leveraged his deep experience of college admission work by assisting with Clarkson University’s (NY) enrollment efforts.
He has been involved in professional associations throughout his career, serving as President of the Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling, a member of the Naviance Advisory Board; and an involved and committed member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. Motivated by his long fascination with colleges, Mike has visited more than 400 colleges in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, and he starts each of his mornings by reading online newsletters and blogs about higher education. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of South Dakota and a Master of Arts Degree from Purdue University.
Meet the advisory board members
Board of Advisors
Joseph Romano
Joseph Romano has worked on “both sides of the desk” of the college admissions process for the past 18 years. He started his career as an admissions counselor and college lacrosse coach while attending graduate school. Joe served as the Associate Director of Admission and the founding head lacrosse coach at Notre Dame de Namur from 2003-2007 and then transitioned into his current role as a college counselor at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose. During his tenure, he also served as the Athletic Director for 4 years.
A native of Philadelphia, Joe has an extensive background in coaching lacrosse which includes experiences at the high school, NCAA, and professional levels. He has coached all over the U.S. and Canada and twice coached in the Asia Pacific Games in Australia and Japan.
Joe received a BA in International Studies with minors in Political Science and Spanish from Whittier College and an MA in Education Administration from Santa Clara University.
Katy Murphy
Katy Murphy has over 42 years of experience in college admissions, enrollment management, financial aid and college counseling, and currently serves as the Director of College Counseling at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, California. She is an instructor in the UC Berkeley and UCLA college advising certificate programs as well.
Her professional experience includes serving as the Chair of the Admissions Advisory Committee for the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities, on the Board of the Catholic Colleges Admission Association, as President of the Western Association for College Admission Counseling, as the President of the National Association for College Admission Counseling and on the Board of the Common Application.
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