Shawn Moore serves as the Director, Support Programs/Senior Advisor on Suicide Prevention for the Elizabeth Dole Foundation, where she supports financial and employment related initiatives, to include the caregiver employment work and emergency financial relief offerings, resource navigation, and caregiver suicide prevention. Shawn is an Alumna 2017 Dole Caregiver Fellow for Missouri.

Prior to becoming a caregiver to her late husband who served for 23 years in the U.S. Army, Shawn served as a police officer for nearly 15 years with Kansas City, Missouri. She then obtained a Master of Social Work degree from Park University, where she is also an adjunct professor and is a Licensed Master Social Worker in Missouri. 

Shawn is passionate about advocating for military and veteran caregivers and survivors and utilizes both her lived experience and education by presenting to national audiences on how communities can best support the family members of our veterans.