Hikaru Lou Hie has a degree in psychology and art from Western Oregon State University, is an accomplished and highly experienced trainer / facilitator and principal of a high school which is based on applied improvisation established this April of 2019.  In the corporate training and development field in Asia for the last 15 years, she specialises in the design, delivery and facilitation of impactful and highly effective training programs for regional and multinational corporate clients by using Improvisation. She is also an associate professor at Tohoku University of Art and Design, has served on the AIN Board and established the Applied Improvisation Network in Japan.