Virginia qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2002, having spent a number of years in corporate accounting and within other chartered accounting firms. Her experience covers a wide range of areas, including the banking profession, property investment and management, import and retail businesses, and farm accounting. She founded Vision Accounting because she enjoys meeting with individual business owners and the enthusiasm they have for what they do. They motivate her and she enjoys the new and varied challenges they bring. Virginia is originally from The Netherlands, having emigrated to New Zealand in 1984. She is married to a New Zealander and is the proud mother of two daughters.