Meet the Staff


CCF has five full-time staff members who work closely with the ministry's nine interns. Staff and interns strive to have fun, trusting and meaningful relationships with students at Tech. They live, love and teach in a way that hopefully points them to a loving Jesus, while also having fun and going on crazy adventures with students at Tech. Read below to learn all about each staff member and intern. Email any of the staff if you’d like to grab lunch or just talk with someone. That’s why they’re here!





Rick Harper | Campus Minister | rick@gtccf.org

Rick and Beth Harper started GTCCF in May 1987. Rick received a degree in Business from the University of Georgia in 1983 and was also involved at the Christian Campus Fellowship at UGA. After graduating, Rick spent a year as an intern at CCF at Florida State. There he met Beth, who holds a degree in Nursing from FSU. Rick completed his Master’s degree at Emmanuel School of Religion in 1987 and they moved to Atlanta to begin CCF as well as their family. Rick and Beth are involved in leadership roles in the new church plant "The Gathering" located in Peachtree City. Rick’s job as Campus Minister includes teaching at Bible Study on Thursday nights, leading the Big Sap Leadership group, and meeting with and counseling students. As Campus Minister, he reports to the GTCCF Board of Directors.



Jeremy Lawler | Associate Minister | jeremy@gtccf.org

Jeremy Lawler is from Stone Mountain, GA and graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in Civil Engineering. Afterwards, he worked as an intern at GTCCF and then moved overseas to help plant a Globalscope campus ministry in Spain. He has since completed his Master’s of Divinity degree at Emmanuel Christian Seminary in Johnson City, TN. Jeremy works with the upperclassmen students at CCF, and is in charge of our Tuesday night Cafe event.



Neal Baker | Senior Associate Minister | baker@gtccf.org

Neal Baker graduated from Georgia Tech with a Materials Engineering degree in 1996. He was an intern at GTCCF from 1996-97, after which he took the position of Senior Associate Minister. Simply put, Neal does all the stuff nobody else wants to do. He keeps CCF’s finances in order, manages the house, works with the sophomore ministry group, and occasionally fills in for Rick at Bible Study.



Heather Powell | Associate Minister | heather.powell@gtccf.org

Heather Powell graduated from Georgia Tech in 1994 with a degree in Architecture. After graduation, she worked as an intern at GTCCF and earned her Master's degree at Emmanuel School of Religion. In 1999, she and her husband, Jonathan, moved to Ukraine where they would serve with Christian Missionary Fellowship for the next 22 years. Heather is now back on staff working with the women students of CCF.



Jordan Gignilliat | jordan.gignilliat@gtccf.org

Jordan graduated from Georgia Tech in 2013 with a degree in Global Economics and Modern Languages. Though she learned a lot at Georgia Tech, she attributes her most important lessons learned to her time participating in GT CCF. Her involvement as a student and intern in the organization strengthened her faith in Jesus and helped shape the course of her adult life. Jordan and her husband, Brooks Gignilliat met at GT CCF and both developed a love for college ministry and mission. After Georgia Tech, Jordan continued her studies at Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan College, where she earned a Masters of Divinity in 2017. Upon graduating, she moved to Valencia Spain to work as a missionary to college students for 5 years. For Jordan, the opportunity to work at GT CCF in a staff capacity is exciting and rewarding! Throughout the week, you can find Jordan helping with talk preparation, meeting with graduating senior students, giving yoga classes (YTT 200 certification), and enjoying Georgia Tech from the other side of studenthood.



Kirby Kasischke | kirby.kasischke@gtccf.org

Kirby graduated from Georgia Tech in 2021 with a degree in Computer Science. He participated in senior leadership as a student at CCF and was also an intern at CCF during the 2020-2021 academic year. He has been living and working in Sierra Leone since June 2021, and works alongside Elisabeth to coordinate college student involvement in equipping communities in the Western Area Rural district of Sierra Leone with skills, technology, and management systems for the creation and maintenance of utilities that provide reliable, sanitary drinking water.



Anthony Limiero | anthony.limiero@gtccf.org

Anthony graduated from Georgia Tech in 2022 with a degree in Aerospace Engineering. He was an intern at CCF during the 2022-2023 school year. Now, he is doing ministry with the freshmen at Georgia Tech, aiming to invite them into a space where God is accessible and approachable by all, and maybe not as intimidating as you might think. He is passionate about teaching students about how to hear God's voice.



Ivy Richburg | ivy.richburg@gtccf.org

Ivy Richburg graduated from Georgia Tech in 2022 with a degree in Industrial Engineering. She was a senior leader during her time as a student and she served as an upperclassmen intern at CCF during the 2022-23 school year. Ivy is now on staff working with sophomores and upperclassmen and as part of the Cafe event team.


Meet the Interns


Every year a group of recent graduates of Georgia Tech (and occasionally other schools) decide that they want to give back to the CCF community that has meant so much to them during their time in college. Interns work at CCF for one year, they live at the house and they are a huge part of making CCF run. This includes leading small groups, preparing food for events, heading up different ministry groups, investing in students, creating a fun & safe environment for students in the Tech community and many other important aspects of CCF. Each intern is assigned a certain ministry group for the year, which is broken up into Freshmen, Sophomores, and Upperclassmen. Check out the intern bios below to learn a little bit more about this year’s interns!




Kaylee Bruce | Freshmen Intern | kaylee.bruce@gtccf.org


Hometown: Bethlehem, GA
Major: Architecture
Fun Fact: I still have a baby tooth because I do not have a replacement adult tooth for it.

I learned about CCF from my best friend, Abigail H, she invited me to come to The Event one Thursday night the fall of 2021. CCF has been a wonderful community of fun, faith and friendship all centered around Jesus. After being involved with CCF for two years, it was the first time I really heard God clearly speak to me. CCF gave me the opportunity to grow my faith deeper and I am super excited to continue to grow in Him.



Katie Carlson | Freshmen Intern | katie.carlson@gtccf.org


Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Major: Computational Media
Fun Fact: In my 14 years of doing musical theater, I have played more animal characters than humans, and more male characters than women.

CCF is where I found a welcoming community, my best friends, incredible mentors, my future husband, and most importantly a God that is alive and working in my life. I've had so much fun in these last five years as a student, and grown in my faith by leaps and bounds. I am excited and humbled to be an intern and be a part of someone else's faith journey and get to see for myself the story that God is writing on the campus of Georgia Tech.



Baxter Wells | Upperclassmen Intern | baxter.wells@gtccf.org


Hometown: Johnson City, Tennessee
Major: Computer Science
Fun Fact: I have developed and released a video game that is a peaceful, self-sustaining nature simulation.

The community in CCF has always been beside me to offer spiritual advice, a shoulder to cry on, a person to laugh with, and meaningful lifelong friendships, all of which seem to be increasingly difficult things to find at a competitive, technologically-focused campus like Georgia Tech. One-on-one connections are where I grew the most personally and in my faith during my time in college, so they are the cornerstone of my ministry this year. I wish to empower other students to grow extraordinarily in their faith and self, just like I was able to during my time at Georgia Tech.



Tinotenda Dube | Upperclassmen Intern | tino.dube@gtccf.org


Hometown: Harare, Zimbabwe
Major: Civil Engineering
Fun Fact: I’ve wet my pants running away from a rhinoceros in the Great African Wild.

When I stumbled into CCF one lonely night as a transfer student, the students who met me here made me feel welcome and important. Through the time I spent in this ministry, God has became tangible to me in the friends I’ve loved and the way I’ve grown to love and take care of myself.

Because of this community, what I gained at Georgia Tech was not just an awesome degree, but the best friendships I’ve ever had and a greater sense of self. I’ve realized that God cares deeply about that stuff. As an intern this year, I’d be honored to walk with you while we learn more about that.