Meet Our President

Lynn Bishop, M.Ed

Lynn Bishop is Executive Director of NAFI Connecticut, Inc. (NAFI CT) a subsidiary of the North American Family Institute, Inc., established as a non-profit, 501(c)3 corporation in 1992. NAFI CT provides programming, consultation, and individualized support services to youth, families, and adults in a variety of settings across Connecticut with core services including foster care, developmental services, residential treatment, and in-home services and consultations.

Bishop first joined NAFI CT as a counselor in October 1993 and was successively elevated to increasingly prominent roles before taking the helm in March 2012. Under her leadership, the agency rapidly expanded its in-home and community-based services division, adding a number of evidence-based models and an outpatient clinic to its continuum of services. In response to her team’s transformative impact in providing hope, empowering individuals and strengthening families, Bishop was asked to extend her leadership to NAFI operations in Rhode Island and New York. Altogether, she manages a budget exceeding $30 million and guides a corps of more than 500 dedicated employees.

Prior to assuming her current role as President, Bishop served as Vice President of the Children’s League of Connecticut (CLOC). She is also an Executive Committee Member of the Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families.  Bishop was also a founding member of the Association for the Advancement of Evidence-Based Practice that worked on implementing best practices programs throughout the country.

Additional information on NAFI Connecticut, Inc. is available on the website at www.nafct.org.  She resides in Rocky Hill with her husband and son.  Bishop, who has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Rhode Island and a Master of Education Degree from Cambridge College, may be reached at her office at 860.284.1177 x 212 or by email at LynnBishop@nafi.com.