LEADERSHIP

Steven Terusaki was installed as the 43rd president of the BCA and takes leadership of the BCA during its 125th anniversary of its founding. Steve’s hope is captured in the 2024 BCA theme, “The Right Time is Now” to recommit and build upon the efforts of our predecessors who devoted their lives to ensuring that the Dharma is available to be heard by all. Through introducing new approaches to leadership and governance Steve is dedicated to a BCA future that builds on their efforts and a future where Shin Buddhism flourishes for all who are touched by the Dharma.

 

Steve was raised at the Buddhist Temple of San Diego and took a leadership position as president of the San Diego Jr. YBA during his youth. After leaving for college and graduate school, Steve relocated to the Bay Area where he has been a long-time member of the Buddhist Church of Oakland. He is a President Emeritus of the Church and continues to serve as a Board Director. Steve is also known for his instrumental music as a temple organist and pianist, playing as a youth in San Diego and now in Oakland and throughout the BCA on request.

 

Steve’s elevation to President comes after many years of leadership service for the Bay District (2009-2011); on Committees of the BCA (2012 to present); as interim Chief Administrative Officer for BCA (2015 to 2017); Director-at-Large; and BCA Vice President (2018-2022).

 

Professionally, Steve is founder & CEO of SEIDO Consulting, LLC, an Executive Leadership Coaching Practice. Before his pivot into coaching he had a 30-year career in architecture-engineering as CEO of a hydrology/environmental restoration engineering firm and Vice President of a global multi-disciplinary architectural design firm. He has degrees from the UC Santa Barbara in Environmental Biology & Asian Studies, a Masters in Landscape Architecture from the University of Michigan; and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.