Denise Makowski comes to VWU with over 20 years experience in human resources and 16 plus years experience in college teaching . She holds a BSBA in Management, with a concentration in Human Resources, from Virginia Tech and an MBA from Marymount University in Arlington, VA. She has held various human resource positions in the government contracting, retail, commercial real estate developement, and the financial services arenas. For the last several years Denise has been a full-time Business Instructor at Old Dominion and Norfolk State Universities, as well as consulting in the human resources and finance fields. She participated in ODU's world-wide "Teletechnet Program" and has been a club advisor for student organizations on campus She resides in VA Beach with her husband and 2 teenage sons.