Who We Are

Enrollment Management and Vocational Outreach

Meet the Team

The Enrollment Management and Vocational Outreach Team is eager to get to know you as you discern your call. From recruitment to admissions to financial aid, we are here to serve your unique needs and be a partner in your ministry. Learn more about us and the varied ways we can assist your discernment, and contact us at any time for more information.

Vice President for Enrollment Management and Vocational Outreach

Director of Student Financial Services


Rev. Matt Rich

Senior Director of Admissions and Enrollment Operations

A love for the transformational possibilities in theological education and his own seminary experience led Matt from congregational ministry to Columbia in 2011. As a do-it-all admissions professional, Matt enjoys both the technical side of day-to-day operations and being a pastoral presence for colleagues and prospective students. With roots in the Baptist churches of North Alabama and South Tennessee, Matt studied Religion, Congregational Studies, and Classics at Samford University before completing his MDiv at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. Matt loves nature photography, gadgets, and is an armchair meteorologist. His days at home are full of outside play, reading, and making music with his wife Deedra and their two young daughters.

Maci Sepp

Director of Vocational Outreach

Since joining the Team in August 2024, Maci is thrilled to be part of the Columbia community and eager to engage with prospective students, alumni, and influencers around the country and the globe. Holding a BA in Chemistry and Public Relations from Greenville University as well as an MDiv and ThM from Princeton Theological Seminary, Maci knows very well that ministry is ever-changing and takes many different forms. A self-proclaimed theological mutt, Maci now has the honor of being a discernment partner to those who are paving their own vocational paths. When not traveling on behalf of Columbia, Maci can be found puzzling at home and listening to biographical audiobooks.

Sarah Bumgarner

Connector, MAPT ’18

Sarah is a lifelong Presbyterian, growing up as a PK (preacher’s kid) in churches throughout North Carolina and Southwest Florida. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Religion and Christian Education from Presbyterian College in 2012 and a Master of Arts in Practical Theology from Columbia in 2018. After a decade serving Atlanta-area churches in children’s ministry, Sarah recently returned to Columbia as a Connector. She relishes the opportunity to continue serving in ministry and connecting with others while also devoting more time to her family as a full-time mom. Sarah adores her husband Robert, whom she met while at Presbyterian College, and their two little girls. As a former student at Columbia, Sarah experienced first-hand this warm, engaging, and diverse place and hopes to use that to support new students in their own seminary journey.