MiKayla Lynn Hatfield, originally from Van Buren, Arkansas, is a first year Doctor of Musical Arts student in voice performance. Some of her recent theatrical roles include Eugénie in Germaine Tailleferre's La Pauvre Eugénie, Marie Antoinette in Shenandoah Conservatory's Gothic Opera, Suor Angelica in Suor Angelica and Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical. Ms. Hatfield attended the prestigious American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) in Graz, Austria, during the summer of 2022. In July, she was awarded the Stephen Feinberg Scholars Scholarship, worth $20,000, through the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Ms. Hatfield is a student of Nancy Gustafson.