Sharon Chen first began thinking about the intersection of environmentalism and politics as a board member of the Washington Toxics Coalition where she has served as Board Chair.  As a member of the Northwest Conservation Philanthropy Fellowship’s inaugural class of 2013, she found herself often reminding fellows about the zero multiplier effect on any non profit work when there is a lack of an effective policy making body in our governments.  A native of New Jersey, Sharon first came to Seattle to work at Microsoft where she spent 12 years working in the development teams.  Sharon speaks Mandarin Chinese, has a degree in Computer Science Engineering from Princeton University, and lives with her husband and 3 children in Seattle’s Capital Hill neighborhood.