Monique started her career as a companion animal veterinary practitioner (Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1998). After 10 years she sold her clinic and continued to work as an independent project manager and consultant. Monique is the former President of the Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations (FECAVA). On behalf of FECAVA, she was a member of the joint Union of European Veterinary Practitioners (UEVP) & Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) Animal Welfare Working Group. She was responsible for the European veterinary position paper on stray dogs, the position paper on (il)legal dog trade and the position paper on the responsible breeding of dogs. Currently, she is a member of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Hereditary Disease Committee, a consultant to the Dutch Kennel Club, a consultant to the International Partnership for Dogs (IPFD) and the chair of the International Collaborative on Extreme Conformation in Dogs. In 2019 Monique moved to Spain where she enjoys the beautiful countryside.