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Shae Choate

Summary

Compassionate and highly skilled crisis specialist with 2 years of experience supporting individuals in acute emotional distress. Adept at suicide risk assessment, safety planning, and trauma-informed communication with a proven ability to de-escalate high-intensity situations while maintaining empathy and professionalism.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

988 Crisis Specialist

Crisis Connections
11.2023 - Current

Providing immediate support to individuals experiencing mental health crises, suicidal ideation, substance use concerns, or emotional distress. Specialists are also responsible for responding to calls, texts or chats through the 988 Lifeline, offering compassionate listening, de-escalation, risk assessment and safety planning. Connecting callers with local resources, collaborating with clinical staff as needed, and ensuring accurate documentation of each interaction.

Sales Associate

Target
06.2023 - 10.2023
  • Lead Apparel/Accessories team
  • Prioritize guest experience while blending completion of tasks that ensure product is available and easy to shop – pulling, filling, pricing, setting, staging and maintaining the sales floor and the backroom

Administrator

Targa Resources
  • Composed internal memos and external correspondence for senior management and reviewed all documentation to eliminate errors
  • Managed office inventory by restocking supplies and placing purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels
  • Developed and updated spreadsheets and databases to track, analyze and report on performance and sales data
  • Sorted and distributed office mail and recorded incoming shipments for corporate records
  • Managed Software databases converting complex data into easy-to- interpret data
  • Prepared packages for shipment, pickup and courier services for prompt delivery to customers.

911 Dispatcher

Bridgeport Police Department
  • Reduced risks and emergency response issues by observing public safety field units
  • Routed calls to police, fire and ambulance service to meet individual call needs
  • Received public emergency and non-emergency calls and supervised response prioritization in order to effectively dispatch official units such as police, fire and EMS while tracking data in real-time environments
  • Read system maps and caller information, and documented all details in system
  • Enhanced productivity by guaranteeing timely emergency response with no service delivery issues
  • Completed appropriate forms and radio announcements for police department needs such as BOLO requests
  • Worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately
  • Answered calls from automatic routing system and took basic information from callers
  • Relayed latest information to first responders via electronic means, telephone calls and radio responses.

Education

HS Diploma - Basic

Paradise High School
Paradise, TX

Associates Degree - undefined

North Central Texas College
Gainesville, TX

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Weatherford College
Weatherford, TX

Skills

  • Crisis assessment
  • Communication skills
  • De-escalation
  • Suicide risk assessment and safety planning

Timeline

988 Crisis Specialist

Crisis Connections
11.2023 - Current

Sales Associate

Target
06.2023 - 10.2023

Administrator

Targa Resources

HS Diploma - Basic

Paradise High School

Associates Degree - undefined

North Central Texas College

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Weatherford College

911 Dispatcher

Bridgeport Police Department
Shae Choate