B.J. Higa

Consultant

By leading insight-based sessions and coaching clients, B.J. creates environments for greater learning and self-discovery, which help individuals and teams achieve organizational transformation and improved results. B.J.'s personal experience came from working directly with leaders and teams during corporate change in strategy, structure and culture. Increases in openness, accountability, and accomplishment result when teams and leaders create healthier ways of working together.

Since joining Senn Delaney in 1995, B.J. has coached and worked with Senn Delaney clients including PG&E, WellPoint, Pacific Bell, Edison International, USAA, Ameren Corporation, and Piedmont Natural Gas.

Prior to joining Senn Delaney, B.J. had over 18 years of experience in organizational change, marketing and management. For 3 years she served as an organizational change and quality improvement leader for Bell Atlantic. In this position, she designed, managed and facilitated high-performance team development for a seven-state region. B.J. assessed team functionality and implemented solutions. She facilitated more than 250 sessions covering team work, quality improvement and diversity, and established a change agent team to accelerate the cultural change process.

B.J. spent 9 years as a business marketing manager and product manager for Bell Atlantic. She managed numerous special projects, including development of organizational or strategic plans that led to the creation of a new subsidiary and several business units. B.J. also was a systems marketing representative at Control Data.

B.J. holds a Bachelor of Arts in sociology/psychology from the University of Hawaii. She also earned graduate certifications in High-Performance Team Training from National Training Lab Institute and General Management from University of Maryland and completed graduate coursework at Johns Hopkins University.

B.J. lives in Honolulu, Hawaii where she enjoys a simple and relaxing life. State of mind is the path for all dreams coming true.