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A call to lead
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A model of female leadership at Kolbe House Jail Ministry
Meet MaryClare Birmingham, the first layperson to lead Chicago’s archdiocesan criminal justice reform ministry.
After a winding career path that includes working both as an accountant and a physical therapist along with raising five children, criminal justice reform advocate MaryClare Birmingham affirms that she finally landed in the right place at the right time. As executive director of Kolbe House Jail Ministry, an agency of the Archdiocese of Chicago that serves people affected by the criminal justice system, she is excited to be at the forefront of change.