Shay Bassett

Director of U.S. Jobs Ministry

Shay Bethea is the Director of US Jobs Ministry at the Chalmers Center. Over the past 20 years, Shay has served in various capacities with nonprofit organizations that focus on job readiness and community development. Shay leads a team of coaches that are involved in equipping ministry leaders to implement the job readiness curriculum, called Work Life. She also loves cultivating relationships, affirming and encouraging individuals in economically challenged communities. She’s helped equip ministry leaders both nationally and internationally. When Shay isn’t equipping leaders, she and her husband John enjoy traveling and loving their three children and five precious grandchildren.

Shay Bassett