Shana Burres

Shana Burres is the program manager for the Alliance CaRES program. She oversees the caregiver education, retention, and support teams in service of kinship caregivers and foster parents throughout Washington state. Shana holds 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 educational non-profit and instructor at a local college. When Shana and her family became a licensed foster home 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 where she has had the opportunity to continually adapt and improve the ways caregivers engage in support and education. When Shana is not thinking, writing, or talking about foster care, she is enjoying time and good coffee with her family and community.