Mariclair Partee Carlsen
I have served as an Intake Officer for the Diocese of Pennsylvania since 2018, and find the work that I do to be very personally meaningful, even when challenging. I have found it to be a ministry of administration, accompaniment, and a very specialized sort of pastoral care to all participants in the process. Before discerning my vocation to the priesthood, I was a judicial clerk and a labor and employment lawyer, which has helped ensure that my work in the disciplinary process is conducted efficiently and fairly. My perspective is that a functional, transparent process is faithful service to the Church and to all involved- complainants, respondents, all who give of their time to serve from Disciplinary Boards to Hearing Panels, as well as members of our congregations. Joining the Court of Review seems like a natural extension of the work that I have done to date in pursuing justice and reconciliation for all participants in the Title IV process.