Mika is active in the pageant circuit.  She placed in the 1997 Bluegrass Entertainer of the Year Pageant, and went on to compete in the national pageant.  In 1997, she won the Newcomer of the Year award at our Faux Oscars show.  In 1998, she won a Faux Oscar for outstanding dramatic performance for "On My Own" from the musical Les Miserables.

During the daylight hours Mika teaches for Eastern Kentucky University and for the Lexington Community College. Her teaching focus in communication is on the relationship between gender and culture.

Mika recently landed a leading role in the independent film "Passion Fruits" starring the 1997 Playgirl Man of the Year,  Jonathan Prandi.  Look for the film in theatres at the end of the year.