Hyne-Ju Huizenga, PhD

Sessional Assistant Professor of Leadership
My life is not my own, but to follow where God leads me. I am blessed to live out God’s calling for my life, to serve my students, the world’s future leaders, in such a way that they are equipped to know Christ’s truth, act justly with compassion, and live faithfully towards reconciliation and hope.

Hyne-Ju has extensive management experience from 1990 until retiring in 2018. She served in operational capacities including marketing manager working alongside the national marketing director for a BC Lions/TSN campaign collaboration on the field for a live televised “Kick for a Million” event. She also stabilized operations, facilitated change management for struggling units, and helped brand transitions through mergers and acquisitions.

In Chilliwack, she was welcomed onto Soowahlie First Nation reserve, established a Family Place society, and partnered with Chilliwack Community Services and Sto:lo First Nation. A founding member of the Board of Directors, she was Executive Director of the provincially registered non-profit society for the indigenous community. Hyne-Ju has participated in field hockey, volleyball, basketball, track, finished two full marathons, and established a Mom’s Ministry that continues today. 

Hyne-Ju lives in Vancouver with her husband and youngest son Marc. She is also blessed with eleven older children including: her first-born, a daughter whose name translates beautiful true serving as a Vancouver police officer; Emmanuel, a branch manager for a major Canadian bank; a son whose name translates forgiving merciful; Job, the father of grandchildren, Euphrati, Magnus, and Katyusha; Joseph, a general manager; Jeremiah, managing in the hotel industry; Sarah Rachel, teaching English in Korea after graduating from UBC; Noah, one of the youngest students entering UBC with Sarah on entrance scholarships after graduating high school together, even though she is two years older; Serenity Faith and Clarity Truth, both studying in Ontario; Jacob, pursuing TWU’s Game Development degree.

  • PhD in Management, Specialization in Leadership and Organizational Change (Walden University)
  • Executive Program in Public Leadership, focus on 21st Century Leadership, Art & Practice of Leadership Development, and Leading Programs Using Evidence (Harvard University)
  • Master of Arts, Major in Leadership (Trinity Western University)
  • Bachelor of Arts, Major in Leadership (Trinity Western University)

Expertise

Sustainability and growth for higher education institutions dependent on international enrollment, needing agile architecture in its support structures.

Hyne-Ju Huizenga’s research focus is on the balanced scorecard and its financial, customer, internal process, and learning and growth perspectives.

Awards & Honours

  • Golden Key International Honour Society
  • National Society of Leadership and Success Honour Society

Recent Publications

Balanced Scorecard Perspectives on Financial Sustainability of a Small Private University in Canada

Affiliations & Memberships

  • Harvard Kennedy School Alumni
  • Birkman International Consultant

Undergraduate

  • LDRS 310 Learning Organization
  • LDRS 320 Ethical Decision Making
  • LDRS 400 Managing Conflict & Interpersonal Relationships
  • LDRS 420 Leading Change

Graduate

  • LDRS 500 Leadership Foundations
  • LDRS 503 Results Based Leadership
  • LDRS 591 Scholarly Inquiry
  • LDRS 612 Leading Change
  • LDRS 614 Mission, Marketing, & Quality
  • LDRS 617 Employee Engagement & Stewardship
  • LDRS 697/698 Leadership Integration Project