Shannon Wimp Schmidt

Shannon Wimp Schmidt is cohost of the Plaid Skirts and Basic Black podcast, and a founding member of Catholics United for Black Lives, an advocacy group for racial justice .

She earned a bachelor’s degree in theology and Italian from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree in pastoral studies from Catholic Theological Union. Schmidt has more than a decade of experience in youth and pastoral ministry and has served in various capacities, including director of RCIA, adult faith formation coordinator, diversity educator, interfaith ministry leader, and theology teacher. Her work has been featured in FemCatholic, US Catholic Magazine and Common Horizon.

Schmidt lives with her husband, Eric, and their four children in Chicagoland