Vicki Schmidt lives in Springfield, IL. She considers working with St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta from 1981-1995 to be a great highlight of her life. She has been involved with ministry with the poor most of her life. She has served as Executive Director of Theresians International since 2000. Vicki was a contributing author to Broken Trust: Stories of Pain, Hope, and Healing from Clerical Abuse Survivors and Abusers by Patrick and Sue-Lauber Fleming, Crossroads, 2007. Vicki co-authored a second book with the Flemings entitled Shattered Soul? Five Pathways to Healing the Spirit from Abuse and Trauma, Wordstream Publishing, 2011.