Tara Klena Barthel

Tara Klena Barthel formerly served as the Director of the Institute for Christian Conciliation, a division of Peacemaker Ministries. As such, she oversaw the delivery of all conciliation services and advanced conciliator training. Currently, she serves her family as a homemaker while regularly mediating, arbitrating, writing, and speaking at conferences and retreats.

Prior to moving to Billings, Montana to join the staff of Peacemaker Ministries, she worked as an attorney and business consultant in Chicago, focusing on both high net-worth estate planning and change management. Tara earned her law degree (cum laude) and M.B.A. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and her B.A. in psychology (summa cum laude) from Augustana College

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