Monique P. McWhite currently serves as a Grant Writer and Founding Director of the Business Development Center (BDC) at Old Dominion University’s Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (IIE), where she supports initiatives that drive entrepreneurship, workforce development, and regional economic growth.
She has served as Vice President for the National Contract Management Association (NCMA Norfolk Chapter), Vice President and Committee Member for the Tidewater Association of Service Contractors (TASC), and an Elected Industry Representative with the Tidewater Government Industry Council (TGIC).
Monique began her ODU career in 2012 as Program Director for the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), counseling and assisting small businesses for over a decade in marketing, compliance, and government contracting. With more than 20 years of experience in government contracting and program management, she has held roles as a Web Master, Facility Security Officer, Project Administrator, and Program Analyst with organizations such as L-3 Unidyne, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and ESRG Government Services, now Caterpillar.
In addition to her work at ODU, Monique is the owner and artist behind Monique McWhite Art, a Virginia Beach–based fine art business specializing in oil paintings, commissions, and original coastal and aviation-themed works. Her art has been exhibited at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Anderson Gallery, Stockley Gardens and the Neptune Festival and online at www.moniquemcwhiteart.com
A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education and Painting & Printmaking and a minor in Art History, Monique was born and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where she continues to live and create. She enjoys painting, swimming, surf fishing, and helping others achieve success through creativity and entrepreneurship.
