Tlingit & Haida Welcomes New Managers

Please help Tlingit & Haida welcome four new members to its management team – Ralph (Góos’k’) Wolfe, Jessica Jones, Jackqueline Leight, and Krista Staveland.

Ralph (Góos’k’) Wolfe joined Tlingit & Haida as the new Seacoast Indigenous Guardians Network Manager under the Native Lands & Resources division. In this capacity, he will continue to build out the Seacoast Indigenous Guardians Network and implement environmental stewardship and economic sustainability projects that target traditional foods, energy and natural resources.

Prior to joining Tlingit & Haida’s Native Lands & Resources division, he served as the director of the Sustainable Southeast Partnership.

Ralph is Tlingit and Haida and Eagle Frog of the Kooskadee clan. He was born and raised in Craig, Alaska and lives in Yakutat, Alaska with his family.

Jessica Jones is the new Behavioral Health Clinical Director for the Tribe’s Community & Behavioral Services Healing Center. She is a licensed Clinical Social Worker and received her master’s in social work from the University of Michigan.

In her clinical work, Jessica uses attachment-oriented therapies through various methodologies to facilitate strong, healing relationships in people’s lives. She also uses motivational interviewing, solution-focused brief therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy, and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy.

Jessica was born and raised in Michigan and enjoys recreational sports, playing board games, spending time with loved ones, and exploring the outdoors.

Jackqueline Leight joined Tlingit & Haida as the Manager of Sacred Grounds Café. She was born in Seattle, Washington and is excited to return to Juneau, Alaska where she previously owned two successful businesses and gained more than 20 years of supervisory experience.

In her role, Jackqueline will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the café and ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction. Her vast experience in managing teams and her passion for providing exceptional customer service make her a valuable addition to Sacred Grounds.

Jackqueline enjoys beading, sewing, crocheting, and reading in her spare time.

Krista Staveland has been promoted to manager of the Tribe’s Generations Southeast community learning center. In this capacity, she will continue to expand Generations Southeast’s infrastructure to meet the training and educational needs of tribal citizens, the general public and our region’s communities.

Krista has been employed with Tlingit & Haida since 2006, and has served the last 13 years at Generations Southeast.

Krista was born and raised in Juneau, Alaska and graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School.