Virginia Moore

Virginia Moore (February 16, 1962, to May 6, 2023) was an American sign language interpreter. She was the executive director for the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing who received media attention as the interpreter for Governor Andy Beshear's public briefings during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kentucky.

Career Moore began her career at the commission in 1995 and was appointed executive director in 2009. She served as the executive director of the Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing from 2009 until her death in 2023. Virginia was known for her work during the COVID-19 pandemic, where she interpreted Governor Andy Beshear's briefings, ensuring that information reached around 700,000 deaf and hard-of-hearing Kentuckians.

Death and legacy Moore announced her uterine cancer diagnosis on October 8, 2020, and underwent a hysterectomy. She returned to interpretation on November 30. She died of complications because of cancer on May 6, 2023.