Angela Schlingheyde has served as Executive Director of the Connecticut Bar Foundation since October 2023, where she provides strategic leadership in advancing access to justice across the state. In this role, she oversees organizational strategy, legislative advocacy, financial stewardship, and day-to-day operations in support of the Foundation’s mission.

Before joining the Connecticut Bar Foundation, Attorney Schlingheyde spent more than eight years at The Center for Family Justice in Bridgeport, Connecticut, serving as Director of Civil Legal and Court Advocacy Services. There, she played a central role in expanding legal services for underserved communities and developing innovative programs to meet unmet legal needs.

A long-time advocate for equitable access to legal representation, Attorney Schlingheyde spearheaded the creation of the Justice Legal Center in 2017, Connecticut’s first legal incubator designed to help attorneys build sustainable practices focused on serving low- to moderate-income clients. She later secured funding to launch the Pro Bono Legal Center in 2019, ensuring survivors of domestic and sexual violence have access to trauma-informed, high-quality legal assistance regardless of financial resources.

Attorney Schlingheyde began her legal career more than 28 years ago as an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County, Florida, where she prosecuted cases involving domestic violence, sexual violence, and child abuse. She earned her Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law in 1998 and her Bachelor’s degree from Boston College in 1995.