Kayla was born and raised on the Navajo Reservation and grew up on her grandparent's ranch in rural New Mexico. She graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Science in Health Education and a minor in Psychology. Kayla moved to Phoenix in 2019 to work with Native Health Phoenix to help keep the Native and native youth in the Valley and stay active while encouraging/creating healthy eating habits and growing a community garden with cultural foods. She eventually transitioned into administration roles with Gila River Healthcare and now as the Administrative Assistant with DVPT. Kayla enjoys the outdoors, reading, running/training for 10K runs and traveling. Currently you can find her trying to keep up with her 3-year-old son.