Jayla Rousseau-Thomas

Jayla is an Anishinaabe and Cree-Metis mother, wife, sister, daughter and auntie. She lives in Whitehorse, Yukon on the traditional territories of the Kwanlin Dun and Ta’an Kwachan peoples.

Jayla brings to her role her education experience with a Bachelors of Social Work (Yukon College/University of Regina), Masters of Social Work (University of Calgary), and Masters of Public Administration with a Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation (University of Calgary). She is grateful for the lessons she has learned during her time as a practicing social worker supporting persons across the life span; from birth through end-of-life care.

Currently, Jayla is the Director of Health for the Council of Yukon First Nations.

When not at work, Jayla is a wife and mother and she can often be found in the bush picking medicines, camping, or fishing.