Sharon Chen is an outgoing, hardworking, highly energetic Taiwanese American mental health patient advocate & expert. She's a native North Carolinian and a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumna with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.

She's self-employed and works tirelessly at multiple contract and freelance positions as a Private Military Defense Contractor, Mandarin Chinese Speaking Private Tutor, and Social Media Marketing Consultant & Manager. Her strengths include professional networking, social media marketing, event planning, business development, communication, leadership, team building, and writing & editing.

She's a multicultural individual with a global mindset who loves giving back to the community. She highly values community engagement and diversity, equity, and inclusion. She enjoys cultural arts such as traveling internationally and learning about different languages and cultures as well as being physically active outdoors including ziplining and hiking.

She spends a lot of her free time performing charity work and volunteering at her alma mater UNC-Chapel Hill and mental health organizations such as Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA). Lastly, she's passionate about inspiring others, paying it forward, and having a positive impact on the community.