Bishop is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Air Force, where she served in Operation Desert Storm. During her tenure she earned an Associate of Arts Degree in Human Resource Management from the Community College of the Air Force. She entered the real estate field where she excelled, specializing in sales and marketing of residential and commercial properties, achieving Certified Residential Specialist status and gaining both Real Estate and Mortgage Brokers Licenses.

Lisa has held memberships on the Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County and is deeply involved in community and civic activities. She is a member on the Board of Directors of the Eleanor Johnson Youth Center, a community center serving low income and at-risk youth, and Celebrity Committee Chairperson for the Yolanda Thomas Scholarship Endowment Fund’s Celebrity Golf Tournament that funds scholarships to women returning to school at Okaloosa Walton College. Lisa is also a long-standing member of her church, New Life Deliverance Temple.