CPE Faculty
Tammerie Day, PhD, ACPE Certified Educator
Associate Director for Clinical Pastoral Education
Rev. Dr. Tammerie Day is Associate Director of Clinical Pastoral Education at UNC Hospitals and an ACPE Certified Educator. Tammerie is recognized and endorsed by the Alliance of Baptists and serves on their Board of Directors. Tammerie earned an M.Div. degree from Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth while pastoring a new church start, and then completed a Ph.D. in theology from Southern Methodist University. Tammerie has taught theology and religious studies in congregational, university and seminary settings, authored several books and numerous articles. She leads spiritual retreats, and is a frequent presenter on various aspects of spiritual care at state and national professional gatherings. Tammerie entered the UNC Hospitals Department of Pastoral Care in 2014 to undertake supervisory training and joined the staff full-time in 2017. Particular interests include trauma-informed care and caregiver and organizational resilience.
Alvernia Disnew, ACPE Certified Educator
Associate Director for Clinical Pastoral Education
Alvernia Disnew is from Newport News, VA. She received a BA in Psychology with a minor in Special Education from Norfolk State University. She earned an M.Div. from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University, as well as an M.S. in Patient Counseling from Virginia Commonwealth University. Alvernia is an ordained minister in the Baptist tradition and has experience in the Presbyterian tradition. She completed two clinical pastoral education residencies, one at Medstar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC and the second year at VCU Health in Richmond, VA. Before working at UNC she worked as a qualified mental health professional for children and adults. Alvernia functions at UNC as an ACPE Certified Educator Candidate. She has an interest in spiritual care for moral injury and the role of chaplains in education and spiritual care that liberates and heals all people.
Stuart Harrell, MDiv, BCC, ACPE Certified Educator
Associate Director for Clinical Pastoral Education, UNC Hillsborough Campus
Rev. Stuart Harrell is an ACPE Certified Educator and an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. Stuart completed a B.A. in Studio Art at Davidson College and a Master of Divinity Degree at Duke University Divinity School. He completed his supervisory training at Carolinas HealthCare System in Charlotte, NC. Prior to UNC, Stuart established a program of CPE at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, SC. Stuart serves as the Associate Director for the UNC Hillsborough Campus, teaching units of CPE and creating and maintaining connections to community organizations that serve marginalized populations. Stuart’s teaching interests include exploring the arts as opportunities for reflective practice, pastoral care as the practice of social justice, and the intersection of shame, vulnerability, and vocation with pastoral practice.
Debbie Mansell, MDiv, BCC, ACPE Certified Educator
Associate Director for Clinical Pastoral Education, UNC WakeBrook
Rev. Debbie Mansell (she/her/hers) is an ACPE Certified Educator and an ordained Presbyterian minister, endorsed by the Presbyterian Church (USA). She holds a BS in Psychology and German from Illinois Wesleyan University and an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary. Debbie’s interests include grief support and destigmatizing mental health needs.
