Director of Outreach Ministries

Schauneille Allen

Schauneille Allen was born and raised in Milwaukee, WI and proudly can trace by Black Catholic heritage in Wisconsin back to 1845, 3 years before WI became a state. Her great -grandfather was in fact baptized at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in 1861.

 

She is a graduate of Cardinal Stritch University with a Bachelor of Science in Management, a Masters of Science degree in Religious Studies with Certification in Urban Ministry and a graduate of the Lincoln and Julia Valle Lay Ministry Program through the Archdiocese. Schauneille is a Certified Facilitator for “From Violence to Wholeness” and “Recovery From Everyday Racisms” and an instructor of Black Catholic History in the US and Milwaukee. She was the Editor in Chief of “The African American Voice” a business magazine published in Milwaukee for Milwaukee Inner City residents.

 

She spent 8 years as the Director of the African American Ministry Office at the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and a year in a dual role as a Parish Consultant for Districts 1 in Kenosha and 11,12, 13 in Milwaukee.

In 2008 Schauneille started a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program with Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare and within a month of starting that program was hired at an On-Call weekend Chaplain. After completing her first unit of CPE, she was hired as a Registry Chaplain working at all of the Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare facilities including 6 facilities in the Milwaukee area, and 2 in Racine.

She comes to the Cathedral ministry with a strong commitment to others and has served on several boards including: the African American World Cultural Center (AAWCC), Project Return, Sojourner Truth House, the Executive board of the National Black Catholic Administrators (NABCA), The American Catholic Correctional Chaplains Association (ACCCA) and currently serves on the Saint Clare Ministry Formation Center Advisory Board at Cardinal Stritch University and the Brother Booker Ash Lay Ministry Program Development team.

Schauneille’s hope is that she can assist in some small way to enlighten and empower others to embrace their Christian spirituality that includes outreach to others. Ezekiel 3:14 says it best. “It lifts you up, seizes you, stirs you and you know that the hand of the Lord is upon you”. She comes to this ministry lifted, seized, stirred and touched and directed by the hand of God. She prays for the same among the parishioners and the guests we serve as we journey together.

Area of Responsibility: As the Director of Outreach Ministries, coordinates outreach to the poor, homeless, and our Open Door Cafe.

Staff Liaison to the Human Concerns Commission and the Open Door Cafe Advisory Board.

Schauneille Allen
Director of Outreach Ministries
Telephone: (414) 276-9814, extension 3112