The Central Lincoln County (CLC) and Boothbay Region (BR) YMCAs are pleased to welcome Elizabeth Bishop as their new director of Finance and Business Services. Bishop will provide strategic direction and leadership for YMCAs’ financial operations and business initiatives.

Prior to the YMCA, Bishop was a managing director at JPMorgan in London and New York. There she held various risk management positions including overseeing the firm’s operational risk in Asia and Europe, payments risk, and credit risk portfolios of U.S. and European financial institutions. At JPMorgan, she was actively engaged with the firm’s diversity initiatives. Before JPMorgan, Bishop was a managing director at Bank of America in Chicago and a financial planning director at IBM in New York.

Bishop has an MBA from Yale University and an BS-Mathematics from Davidson College.

“We are thrilled to add Elizabeth as part of our leadership team. We believe she will bring high energy and strategic vision to our Y, which stems from her passion for serving a community organization.” Casey Clark Kelley, CEO of CLCYMCA stated.

“Acquiring the right talent and leadership was a key factor for our growth and sustainability, and Elizabeth brings that level of professionalism and knowledge that will position both Y’s for future success.” Andy Hamblett, executive director BRYMCA. 

Bishop is a mentor with the Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute, a fund-raising class ambassador for Davidson College, and recently volunteered for the Humane Society and SCORE. In her spare time, Elizabeth enjoys cooking, spending time outdoors, and painting.

Bishop is delighted to return to Maine, where she grew up, with her husband Tom. In addition to their two adult daughters, Tom and Elizabeth have a Bernese Mountain dog and two cats.