As parish stewardship director for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee since 2007, Barbara Vite assists parish leadership groups in 197 parishes in their efforts to educate and inspire their communities about the concept of true stewardship.  She works with pastoral councils, finance councils and stewardship commissions to develop plans and create resources to build spiritually vibrant, therefore financially secure, parishes.
Ms. Vite entered church ministry after a long career in public relations and marketing.  Several of her feature articles were published in domestic and international trade journals and she has scripted award winning public service announcements.
In 2001, she joined the staff of St. Mary Parish in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin as director of parish stewardship and school development. In 2006, she spearheaded the parish Faith First stewardship initiative, which resulted in double-digit increases in volunteer participation and financial support. St. Mary Parish was recognized at the 2007 ICSC conference for this effort.