Shana Burres

Shana Burres is the program manager of the Alliance CaRES program. She oversees the caregiver education, retention, and support teams in service of kinship caregivers and foster parents across Washington state.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in health education, a Master of Education in educational leadership, and a PhD in psychology. Her career in adult learning began with a position as director of a small non-profit and instructor at a local college. When Shana and her family became a licensed foster parent and joined the work of The Mockingbird Society as a HUB home, she discovered a passion for connecting and supporting foster parents. She joined Alliance CaRES when they launched in March of 2021. She is grateful for the opportunity to continually adapt and improve the ways caregivers engage in support and education.