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# Family Leave with Cassie Schmidt #251

Aug 30, 2023 6:00:00 AM  |  by [Lisa M. Hendey](https://www.catholicmom.com/catholic-momcast/author/lisa-m-hendey)

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*CatholicMom.com founder Lisa Hendey and co-host Maria Morera Johnson welcome Cassie Schmidt from Ascension Press for an informative discussion on Ascension's groundbreaking Family Leave policy.*

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Cassie Schmidt is the Senior HR Manager on Ascension’s fantastic People & Culture team. She’s blessed to have spent the last 7 1/2 years cultivating a people-focused culture and creating policies with purpose. When not working, Cassie, her husband, Michael, and their two children, Lola and Eli, enjoy spending time at the lake or hitting the trails in any one of the many beautiful Wisconsin state parks.

#### Links for This Episode:

- Press release on Ascension’s Pro-Life Leave Policies: [ascensionpress.com/FamilyLeave](https://newsroom.ascensionpress.com/press-release/ascension-shares-pro-life-leave-policies-for-parental-leave-miscarriage-illness-and-caregiving-as-templates-for-use-by-other-organizations/)
- Press Kit with [Ascension’s Leave Templates and Images](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gSyHiQxphHrEJRPbrvsk_u7t7k9QIh38?usp=sharing)
- Facebook: [@AscensionPress](https://www.facebook.com/AscensionPress)
- Twitter: [@AscensionPress](https://twitter.com/AscensionPress)
- Instagram: [@CatholicFaithFormation](https://www.instagram.com/catholicfaithformation/)

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