Mika Armaly received her Bachelor of Music Education from Pacific Lutheran University and had the pleasure of joining Seattle Public Schools as the director of orchestras at Hamilton International Middle School in 2010. She was invited to lead a new string ensemble within the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra organization in 2016. In 2018, Mika moved further north to the beautiful Skagit Valley where she is currently completing a Master of Music in conducting at Western Washington University, while continuing her work with SYSO. In her spare time, Mika enjoys watching movies, reading books, and hiking easy-going trails with her husband Jeff and their dog Pax.