Danielle McCleary is a Virginia native who is passionate about history, advocacy, and how those two things intersect in our society. She graduated from Roanoke College with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Christian Studies. Following undergrad studies, she attended United Lutheran Seminary in Philadelphia, where she received her Masters of Divinity in 2020. While a grad student, she worked as an archival assistant for the Lutheran Archives Center in Philadelphia as well as the Historical Society of Trappe. In 2021 she was ordained and began to serve as Pastor at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church of Secaucus, New Jersey.