Sonia is the Director of the Center for Nonprofit Management & Leadership at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. She was responsible for creating, implementing and now overseeing the Nonprofit Management Minor in the Dillard College of Business Administration and advises students pursuing that degree. Sonia developed the Nonprofit Management Minor courses’ curriculum and content, including the four classes she teaches.

Sonia has over 20 years of professional experience in the nonprofit sector and has worked for multiple large nonprofits in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex.

Sonia completed her doctorate in Business Management from the University of South Alabama. Her research interests are improvisational capabilities, organizational resilience, and servant leadership in small businesses, including nonprofit enterprises.

In 2019, Sonia White became licensed to offer consulting services for the Standards for Excellence^® program by completing an exclusive professional development initiative that gives independent consultants the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to work with nonprofit organizations across the country interested in learning about and implementing the Standards for Excellence code. She also received her Certificate in Nonprofit Board Consulting from Board Source in April of 2023. Sonia also received the designation of CNP (Certified Nonprofit Professional) from the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance in July 2025 and the Advanced CNP later that same year.