Shijia Ye (叶世嘉) is a second-year DMA student in Choral Music at USC and the Associate Conductor of the USC Concert Choir. She received her MM in Choral Conducting at USC, and BM in Choral Conducting at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in China. In addition, she served as a conductor of the Shenzhen Concert Hall Multi-Ethnic Children's Choir after she graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory. Ye was awarded the First Prize in the 2017 National Choral Conducting Competition in China.