Kinesiology
Rev. Tamsberg received a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education at UNCG in 1975. She went on receive a Master’s degree in Physical Education at the University of Wisconsin in 1978 where she also served as the Assistant Women’s Volleyball Coach.
While on service trips to Appalachia in the early 1980s, Rev. Tamsberg was spurred to refocus her career and to serve those who are less fortunate. She returned to school to earn a Jurist Doctorate in 1986 from Chapel Hill and became a formidable advocate for the homeless and other low income populations.
She was a founding member of the Raleigh/Wake Coalition for the Homeless and of Harriett’s House, a transitional housing program for female ex-offenders and their children.
Rev. Tamsberg returned to school again and earned a Master’s of Divinity in 2000 from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington D.C. She now serves as Associate Pastor at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh where she has responsibility for adult education, mission groups, international partnerships, the senior adult ministry, pastoral care and preaching.
She is the staff liaison to many Pullen initiatives in the community including the Hope Center at Pullen which serves young adults aging out of the foster care system.