Barbara Schmitz

Barbara Schmitz has extensive experience in religious leadership and mission advancement. Currently serving as Prioress and President of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Indiana since July 2013, Barbara previously held the position of Director of Mission Advancement for the Sisters of St. Benedict from December 2006 to June 2013. Barbara also served as the Pastoral Administrator at St. Mary Catholic Church in Evansville, IN, from 2002 to 2008. Barbara holds a Master's degree in Not for Profit Institutional Administration from the University of Notre Dame, earned between 1986 and 1990.