Meet Our Team

Introducing the CollegeNow Team

Karl Madeo

Director of CollegeNow  (contact)

Karl joined CollegeNow after teaching English, social studies, and video production for over 20 years at the Lehman Alternative Community School in Ithaca, where he also served as curriculum coordinator for the English department. Karl brings his years of experience in public education and his background in collaborative decision making to the CollegeNow team.

In recent years Karl has also worked as a technology specialist for the media literacy work done by Project Look Sharp at Ithaca College. He was a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar participant at Yale University, and has been a presenter at regional and national conferences, including those sponsored by the Alliance for a Media Literate America and The Annenberg Institute for School Reform. Karl has B.A. and M.A.T. degrees in English from Binghamton University. He sees his role with CollegeNow as an extension of his ongoing commitment to quality education and opportunity for young people.

Victoria Zeppelin

Tech Prep Director  (contact)

Victoria Zeppelin is the Tech Prep Director, a program funded federally through the Carl D. Perkins Act to help high school students gain experience and coursework in preparation for college and careers. She works collaboratively with high school career and technical education teachers, local industry leaders, and TC3 professors. Tech Prep develops sequences of high school and TC3 courses that are aligned with college majors or career options.

Victoria came to this position after teaching secondary school science in the local area. She attended Cornell University as a National Merit Scholar, graduating with a bachelor's degree in biology and a master's in agriculture. As an undergrad, she co-founded the Cornell Student Farm in order to create contextual learning for fellow students. She completed her NYS teacher certification at SUNY Cortland. She sees a blend of experiential and traditional education as a key to career exploration, life-long-learning, and a satisfying, productive career.

Renae Moore

In School Concurrent Enrollment Coordinator  (contact)

Renae is a native of Cortland, NY and a TC3 alumna. She graduated from TC3 with a degree in executive office technology in 1991. She has worked for the college since 1991 starting in the word processing center and later working as the registration secretary with the non-credit open enrollment programs, which provided training for local businesses and industries. Renae has coordinated in school concurrent enrollment for the past nine years.

Renae continues her role as the team leader for our traditional program with local high schools, and will support CollegeNow initiatives that reach outside of New York state. Renae is known for her outstanding service to our local schools.

Rhonda Kowalski-Oltz

CollegeNow Secretary / CollegeNow Online  (contact)

Rhonda joins us from her years of experience at Mettler-Toledo Hi-Speed, Inc. in sales and marketing. Rhonda is a Dryden High School graduate, where she participated in both Tech Prep and the concurrent enrollment program. She also attended Ithaca College. She continues to be involved in the Dryden School District through the Dryden Lions Athletic Club. She also coaches girl’s basketball for a local AAU organization and is a published poet.

Rhonda provides additional support for the Tech Prep program and direct support for both Karl and Victoria. Rhonda also coordinates the certificates of residency for CollegeNow.