Clergy and Staff

The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach

Rector

The Rev. Marissa S. Rohrbach was called to serve as the Rector of St. Matthew’s in April of 2018. Marissa is richly blessed by the gift of serving as partner-in-ministry to the people of St. Matt’s. She is a graduate of Yale Divinity School and Berkeley Divinity School, where she earned an MDiv, an STM, and a Diploma in Anglican Studies. She is also a graduate of The George Washington University, where she studied French Literature. She is currently a candidate for the Doctor of Ministry at Drew Theological School and has participated in a number of other formative experiences, including representing the Presiding Bishop at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW66) and as a student in Yale’s Women’s Leadership Project, an executive education program run by the School of Management. Marissa has served throughout the Episcopal Church in Connecticut in a number of ways, including as the Chair of the Commission on Ministry and a Transition Consultant. Marissa enjoys serving the diocese and the larger church and is proud to be active in the larger Wilton community as well.

Marissa and her wife, Lyn, live in Wilton with their family. In their free time, you can find them by looking for the nearest ocean. Marissa loves to cook & travel. When she can’t sleep at night, she reads French poetry from the Middle Ages & the Renaissance. She’s kind of a nerd; she really loves Jesus and this adventure she’s on with God’s beloved people at St. Matt’s. She is devoted to a God who loves all people endlessly and overwhelmingly, no matter who they are, where they come from, what color their skin is, or who they love.

The Rev. Dr. Tommy Watson, Deacon

Assistant to the Rector for Formation & Engagement
(203) 762-7400

The Rev. Dr. Tommy Watson, Jr. began serving at St. Matthew’s in August of 2024.

I am a native of Leesville, SC. My bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees are all in Vocal Performance, and I have a post Doctoral Certificate in Contemporary Commercial Vocal Pedagogy. Prior to my call to ordained ministry in 2019, I taught at the collegiate level for five years. Additionally, I was a tenured Associate Professor of Music at the South Carolina School of the Arts at Anderson University for twenty years. I founded and directed the Opera Workshop there, taught classical and non-classical voice lessons, Vocal Pedagogy, Western Music History, World Musics History, Music Theory, Lyric Diction for Singers, vocal coached musicals, and taught Aesthetics. Concurrently, I sang professionally as a classical baritone/bass soloist, directed music at churches, and did mission work in West Africa and India while employed at AU. After resigning my tenured post in May 2021, my studies at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale began that August.

Upon graduating from Berkeley in May 2024, and being ordained a Deacon two weeks later, I actively discerned where Almighty God would call me next. After having applied for clergy positions across the country, including St. Matt’s, progressively, it became clear that I just might be called here. After having met with Marissa, Nancy, Pam, and Anne, and they having shared their vision, hopes, and dreams for St. Matt’s, the sum of those conversations helped me to discern that I was indeed being called here; to share in the faithful aspirations of people who love their parish community. After much discernment on our collective parts, I have been formally called by the Rector, with the Vestry and Bishop concurring, to St. Matt’s. I couldn’t be happier! I look forward to getting to know all of you, praying and worshipping with you, assisting with the sacraments, working with the children and their families, getting acquainted with people in Wilton, and to discern with you how Almighty God is calling us to participate in the reconciliatory mission of God’s redeeming love in the world.

Irina Georgieva

Director of Music Ministries
(203) 762-7400

Irina Georgieva joined St. Matthew’s from First Presbyterian Church of Fairfield, where she served as Music Director for Traditional Worship. Prior to moving to Connecticut, she directed the music program at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Jamaica Plain, MA.

Irina is an Associate Professor of Conducting at Berklee College of Music in Boston, teaching in the Department of Composition within the Professional Writing Division since 2014. In 2024, she became the Music Director of Cappella Cantorum MasterWorks Chorus in Old Saybrook, CT.

Throughout her career, Irina has led numerous choirs and orchestras and taught at several higher education institutions such as Cornell University, the University of Rochester, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Sacred Heart University.

Irina holds a bachelor’s degree in Choral Conducting from the State Academy of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria, a Master of Music in Conducting from Northwestern University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from the Eastman School of Music.

Residing in Trumbull, CT with her family, Irina loves to travel and enjoys spending time in nature.

Nancy Johnson

Parish Administrator

As Parish Administrator, Nancy is a key part of the staff and the community at St. Matt’s. Her work and ministry among us enables the parish to thrive. She is the friendly face that greets everyone who comes into the office. She works hard on our worship bulletins, communications, and participates in caring and planning for the life of the whole community, among a number of other projects.

Nancy resides in Southbury, CT with her husband, Scott. Together they have owned and operated a family business for many years. She is an active, lifelong member of St. Peter’s Grace Episcopal Church in Monroe, where Nancy serves as Senior Warden and Lay Eucharistic Minister. Her interests include yoga, cooking and reading. She is a proud mother of two adult daughters and enjoys spending time with family, especially her three grandchildren.

Nancy has been an important part of the St. Matt’s community since July of 2018 and we are so blessed by the ways she supports our life together.

Matt Henshaw

Communications Coordinator

My name is Matthew Henshaw, and I’m more than excited to be welcomed into the St. Matt’s community! I graduated with a BA in Media Arts, with a concentration in Film and TV, and since then have worked a number of different careers in my field. I was a PA, a director, an engineer, but all of it luckily led me to be working here. I am so glad to use my skills to work with all of you at St. Matt’s, to keep us all connected, and share some of the special pieces of this place.

Lucia Sato

Nursery Staff

Lucia has been a dedicated staff member in our nursery for quite some time. On Sunday morning, she and Kate will welcome you and your child(ren) with smiling faces. They work together with the rest of the staff to provide a safe, fun, and faithful space for our youngest members during worship. If you haven’t worshipped with us before, our Ushers and Greeters will be able to show you the way when you first walk in to St. Matt’s.

About herself, Lucia writes:

“I have been blessed by being able to teach in the nursery for 16 years. I grew up here in Wilton and have been going to St. Matthew’s for most of my life. After confirmation, I was asked to start working in the nursery. Being able to teach in the nursery seems like a small thing but it has a huge impact. I love watching the little ones learn and think as we tell them the stories of God and Jesus. When I am not at church, I am working with my dad at our hardware store in Wilton Center. When not working, I love to hang out with my dog, bake and cook, or go rock climbing.”