Our Team

Our team brings together mentorship, strategic thinking, and a deep understanding of the admissions process to help students maximize opportunity and outcome.

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Joe Sauma

Joe Sauma serves as an advisor to Athena Preparatory, bringing extensive experience in business leadership, strategic growth, and organizational management. His guidance helps shape the firm's long-term vision, operational excellence, and commitment to providing students with a highly personalized admissions experience.

With a background leading and scaling complex organizations, Joe offers valuable insight on strategy, leadership, and sustainable growth. His mentorship supports Athena Prep’s mission of helping ambitious students maximize opportunity, confidence, and outcome throughout the college admissions process.

Advisor
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Akhil Khade

Akhil Khade founded Athena Preparatory with the belief that exceptional students deserve exceptional guidance. Drawing from years of mentorship, coaching, and experience helping students navigate highly competitive environments, he built Athena Prep to make college admissions more strategic, transparent, and empowering.

His passion for education stems from a commitment to helping students discover and communicate what makes them unique.

Akhil is currently working towards a B.A. in Economics and a Minor in Business from NYU.

Founder

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Strategic, approachable, and deeply student-focused, Dino works closely with students to help simplify the college admissions process and build confidence throughout application season. With a strong emphasis on communication, organization, and individualized support, he helps students stay motivated, prepared, and positioned for success from start to finish.

Dino is currently working towards a B.A. in Economics and a Minor in Business from NYU.

Consultant

Dino Versace

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Creative, thoughtful, and strategy-driven, Yejin helps students craft stronger applications through clear positioning, compelling storytelling, and personalized guidance. With a detail-oriented and student-focused approach, she works closely with students to help their applications stand out with authenticity, confidence, and impact.

Yejin is currently working towards a B.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations with a Minor in Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University.

Consultant

Yejin Lee

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