Virginia is the Managing Consultant and Country Manager of Tamty McGill Consultants International Limited. She has over 30 years of experience in staff training. Her experience includes serving as senior regional executive of training and staff development departments at Bank of China Group, G2000, Chase Manhattan Bank, Forum Asia and Cubiks, as well as PA Consulting Group. She has rich experience in working with customers from various industries.

Virginia was President of the HKIHRM from 2001 to 2005, HKIHRM's first female President since its inception in 1977. She is now Executive Council Member of the HKIHRM and advisor to its Learning and Development Committee.

Virginia was elected Chairperson of the Continuing Professional Development Alliance in June 2004 in her capacity as President of the HKIHRM. She has been Chairperson of the Alliance since then, and in this capacity, had served on the Manpower Development Committee of the then Education and Manpower Bureau. Virginia actively participates in various boards, committees and councils including the government's Pay Trend Survey Committee, Standing Commission on Civil Service Salaries and Conditions of Service, Public Service Commission, Open University of Hong Kong, Central Policy Unit, Equal Opportunities Commission, Employees Retraining Board, Personal Data (Privacy) Advisory Committee, and Legal Aid Services Council.

In 2015, the Open University of Hong Kong presented Virginia with the Honorary University Fellowship.