Rick Harper
campus minister
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.
Beth works at home as a full-time mother to their three boys, Garrett, Donovan, and Grayson. They are all active members of Southwest Christian Church in East Point, GA, where Rick and Beth teach a Sunday School class for young married couples.
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.
senior associate minister
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 leadership group, and occasionally fills in for Rick at Bible Study.
associate minister
heatherlainepearce@hotmail.com
Heather Quiggle graduated from Georgia Tech in 2001 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. The following year, she interned at GTCCF. She then spent 5 years working in Chile for a Globalscope ministry.
Heather is working with the freshmen interns and women’s ministry at GTCCF.
associate minister
Jeremy Lawler graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in Civil Engineering in 2002. He worked as an intern at GTCCF the following year, and then moved overseas to help plant a Globalscope campus ministry in Spain for 4 years. He has since completed his Master’s of Divinity degree at the Emmanuel School of Religion in Johnson City, TN.
Jeremy works with the upperclassmen and Café at GTCCF.
associate minister
Chris House graduated from Georgia Tech in 2009 with a Management degree. He was an intern at GTCCF the following year. As a full time staff member, he will lead GTCCF’s efforts to expand the Kingdom of God in the athlete community.
associate minister
Marc Smith graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2002. The following year he interned at GTCCF, after which he married his wife Leslie. Marc and Leslie moved to TN, where Marc earned his Masters of Divinity from Emmanuel School of Religion. Marc then worked in youth ministry for a short time and in campus ministry for three years starting in 2007. In 2008 God blessed Marc & Leslie with their son Gabriel and in 2011 Marc returned to GTCCF.
Marc helps students fight poverty in Atlanta and around the world.
director of donor development
Ashley graduated in 2006 from Georgia Tech with her degree in Management with certificates in Marketing and Finance. She works on raising donations for the capital campaign and operational account. She also plans alumni and parents events and keeps our donors connected. If you would like any information on giving, updates, or events, please feel free to contact her. Ashley is also planning the 25th anniversary, please ask her any questions you may have. You can find more details at gtccf.org/25.
Sarah Wilson
associate minister
The Interns
The CCF Interns are a group of men and women who graduated from Georgia Tech last year, and felt called back to CCF. They chose to come back and work for a year at the ministry that has changed their lives so that they may play a part in changing the lives of other students. If you have questions about God, relationships, or anything else feel free to go to them for advice.