Nevada Wing Chaplain Corps

Nevada Wing Chaplain (Major) Elizabeth Tattersall

Phone: 775-588-7558
PO Box 3388
Stateline, NV 89449
Email: flcg@nanosecond.com

Elizabeth was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church on March 15, 1997. She serves part time at the parish of St John's in the Wilderness, on the East shore of Lake Tahoe. She joined CAP in August 2001, after being invited to do so by a parishioner who was at that time the local squadron commander.

In addition to being qualified as a Mission Chaplain, Elizabeth is also a Mission Observer and Radio Operator. She has attained the Master Chaplain rating. She was appointed Nevada Wing Chaplain in November of 2004. In addition to conducting Moral Leadership lessons with the cadets of Blackhawk (South Lake Tahoe) squadron, she also assits her husband, Capt. Stewart Tattersall, in working with the cadets on aerospace education. She has been involved in two actual SARs since she joined CAP.

She has attended PACR Chaplain Colleges, Nevada Wing conferences, and one Region conference. In her life outside the ministry, she has been pursuing a Doctorate in plant biology, studying winegrape genetics. She hopes to find a teaching postion in Northern Nevada when she finishes her degree. She and Stewart both earned their private pilot's licenses in 2002.