L’nuey Executive Director

Jenene Wooldridge
L’nuey Executive Director

Jenene Wooldridge, BA (Hons), CAPA, ICD.D

Jenene Wooldridge is Executive Director of L’nuey – the Epekwitk Mi’kmaq Rights Initiative. She is a proud member of Abegweit First Nation and passionate about her community. Jenene is committed to advancing the interests of the Epekwitnewaq Mi’kmaq and all Epekwitnewaq (Islanders). Prior to her leadership role with L’nuey, she served for over a decade in senior management with Abegweit First Nation.

She was named one of the top 25 most powerful women in business by Atlantic Business Magazine in 2021 and recently completed the ICD-Rotman Directors Education Program and obtained ICD.D designation. Jenene also serves on Renew PEI: The Premier’s Council for Recovery and Growth. 

She has participated as a member of numerous Indigenous boards and initiatives, both regionally and nationally, and has led numerous comprehensive community planning exercises, helping First Nation communities set a strategic path to healthy, successful futures. In recent years Jenene has represented Mi’kmaq interests at numerous negotiation tables and has coordinated consultation and engagement efforts in her own community and many others.

She resides in Kuntal Kwesawe’kl (Rocky Point) with her husband and two children


Our Team

  • Jenene Wooldridge
    Executive Director
  • Tracey Flynn
    Executive Assistant
  • Bridgette Wilkinson
    Office Administrator
  • Communication/ Media Relations

  • Sean Doke
    Communication/Media Relations Officer
  • Consultations

  • Wendell LaBobe
    Consultations Coordinator
  • Legal Counsel

  • Don MacKenzie, Q.C.
    Legal Counsel
  • Governance Unit

  • Anagha Muraliharan
    Governance Support Officer
  • Kiara LaBobe
    Engagement Officer
  • Julie Pellissier-Lush
    Knowledge Keeper
  • L’nuey/Parks Canada Partnership

  • MacKenzie Cutcliffe
    L’nuey/Parks Canada Partnership Coordinator
  • Negotiations Centre

  • Matt McGuire
    Director, Negotiations Center
  • Tracey Cutcliffe
    Senior Negotiator
  • Theresa Redmond
    Negotiations Consultant
  • Erica Perry
    Assistant Negotiator
  • Bridget McCloskey
    Manager, Parks’ Agreements Implementation
  • Helen Kristmanson
    Senior Archaeologist
  • Erin Montgomery
    GIS Specialist
  • Matt Gallant
    Land Strategy Specialist
  • ‘How We Say Home’ Contest Rules

    1. The contest is open to all persons who reside in Prince Edward Island and are eighteen (18) years of age or older except for employees of L’nuey, their immediate families, cohabitants, agents or contractors.
    2. To enter the giveaway, submit your full name, phone number and email address on the form at lnuey.ca/howwesayhome, and answer the question as stated in the field provided.
    3. Contest begins on November 6, 2023 at 12:00:00 a.m. AST and ends on March 4, 2024 at 11:59:59 p.m. AST
    4. The prize consists of:
      • Basket by master basket weaver, Keptin Jimmy Bernard
      • L’nuey blanket
      • L’nuey Toque
      • $200 grocery gift card
    5. Prize winner will be selected via a random draw on March 12, 2024.
    6. L’nuey will contact the Prize winner through the email address provided on the contest entry form. If it is not possible within a 48 hour period to contact the Prize winner, L’nuey will disqualify that Entry and randomly select another Entry as the winner. Once the winner is successfully contacted, they will be required to answer a skill-testing question to be verified.
    7. Once verified, the Prize winner must make arrangements with L’nuey to pick up their prize.
    8. The Prize must be accepted as described and may not be transferred to another person prior to being awarded. L’nuey retains the right to replace the Prize with a different prize of equal or greater value if the original prize becomes unavailable for reasons beyond L’nuey’s control.
    9. The name of the winner upon receiving their Prize will be posted on L’nuey’s website, as well as shared on their social channels.
    10. L’nuey reserves the right to cancel, modify or suspend the Contest without notice, for any reason, including if they are not capable of running as planned or the Contest is adversely affected by computer virus, fraud, technical failures or other causes beyond its control.
    11. All Contestants agree to be bound by the rules of the Contest and release L’nuey and all parties associated with the Contest from any liability with respect to this Contest or any prize.
    12. All decisions by L’nuey with regard to all aspects of this Contest are final.

    ‘Definition of Home’ Contest Rules

    1. The contest is open to all persons who reside in Prince Edward Island and are eighteen (18) years of age or older except for employees of L’nuey, their immediate families, cohabitants, agents or contractors.
    2. To enter the giveaway, submit your full name, phone number and email address on the form at lnuey.ca/ourhome, and answer the question as stated in the field provided.
    3. Contest begins on July 17, 2023 at 12:00:00 a.m. AST and ends on September 30, 2023 at 11:59:59 p.m. AST
    4. The prize consists of:
      • Basket by master basket weaver, Keptin Jimmy Bernard
      • L’nuey blanket
      • L’nuey Toque
      • $200 grocery gift card
    5. Prize winner will be selected via a random draw on October 6, 2023.
    6. L’nuey will contact the Prize winner through the email address provided on the contest entry form. If it is not possible within a 48 hour period to contact the Prize winner, L’nuey will disqualify that Entry and randomly select another Entry as the winner. Once the winner is successfully contacted, they will be required to answer a skill-testing question to be verified.
    7. Once verified, the Prize winner must make arrangements with L’nuey to pick up their prize.
    8. The Prize must be accepted as described and may not be transferred to another person prior to being awarded. L’nuey retains the right to replace the Prize with a different prize of equal or greater value if the original prize becomes unavailable for reasons beyond L’nuey’s control.
    9. The name of the winner upon receiving their Prize will be posted on L’nuey’s website, as well as shared on their social channels.
    10. L’nuey reserves the right to cancel, modify or suspend the Contest without notice, for any reason, including if they are not capable of running as planned or the Contest is adversely affected by computer virus, fraud, technical failures or other causes beyond its control.
    11. All Contestants agree to be bound by the rules of the Contest and release L’nuey and all parties associated with the Contest from any liability with respect to this Contest or any prize.
    12. All decisions by L’nuey with regard to all aspects of this Contest are final.

    ‘Shaping the Epekwitk of Tomorrow’ Contest Rules

    1. The contest is open to all Mi’kmaq who reside in Prince Edward Island and are eighteen (18) years of age or older except for employees of L’nuey, their immediate families, cohabitants, agents or contractors.
    2. To enter the giveaway, submit your full name, phone number and email address on the form at lnuey.ca/progress, and answer the question as stated in the field provided.
    3. Contest begins on January 23, 2022 at 12:00:00 a.m. AST and ends on April 30, 2023 at 11:59:59 p.m. AST
    4. The prize consists of:
      • Basket by master basket weaver, Keptin Jimmy Bernard
      • L’nuey blanket
      • L’nuey Toque
      • $200 grocery gift card
    5. Prize winner will be selected via a random draw on May 8, 2023.
    6. L’nuey will contact the Prize winner through the email address provided on the contest entry form. If it is not possible within a 48 hour period to contact the Prize winner, L’nuey will disqualify that Entry and randomly select another Entry as the winner. Once the winner is successfully contacted, they will be required to answer a skill-testing question to be verified.
    7. Once verified, the Prize winner must make arrangements with L’nuey to pick up their prize.
    8. The Prize must be accepted as described and may not be transferred to another person prior to being awarded. L’nuey retains the right to replace the Prize with a different prize of equal or greater value if the original prize becomes unavailable for reasons beyond L’nuey’s control.
    9. The name of the winner upon receiving their Prize will be posted on L’nuey’s website, as well as shared on their social channels.
    10. L’nuey reserves the right to cancel, modify or suspend the Contest without notice, for any reason, including if they are not capable of running as planned or the Contest is adversely affected by computer virus, fraud, technical failures or other causes beyond its control.
    11. All Contestants agree to be bound by the rules of the Contest and release L’nuey and all parties associated with the Contest from any liability with respect to this Contest or any prize.
    12. All decisions by L’nuey with regard to all aspects of this Contest are final.

    ‘Connected by Home’ Contest Rules

    1. The contest is open to all persons who reside in Prince Edward Island and are eighteen (18) years of age or older except for employees of L’nuey, their immediate families, cohabitants, agents or contractors.
    2. To enter the giveaway, submit your full name, phone number and email address on the form at lnuey.ca/connected, and answer the question as stated in the field provided.
    3. Contest begins on December 12, 2022 at 12:00:00 a.m. AST and ends on January 31, 2023 at 11:59:59 p.m. AST
    4. The prize consists of:
      • Basket by master basket weaver, Keptin Jimmy Bernard
      • L’nuey blanket
      • L’nuey Toque
      • $200 grocery gift card
    5. Prize winner will be selected via a random draw on February 6, 2023.
    6. L’nuey will contact the Prize winner through the email address provided on the contest entry form. If it is not possible within a 48 hour period to contact the Prize winner, L’nuey will disqualify that Entry and randomly select another Entry as the winner. Once the winner is successfully contacted, they will be required to answer a skill-testing question to be verified.
    7. Once verified, the Prize winner must make arrangements with L’nuey to pick up their prize.
    8. The Prize must be accepted as described and may not be transferred to another person prior to being awarded. L’nuey retains the right to replace the Prize with a different prize of equal or greater value if the original prize becomes unavailable for reasons beyond L’nuey’s control.
    9. The name of the winner upon receiving their Prize will be posted on L’nuey’s website, as well as shared on their social channels.
    10. L’nuey reserves the right to cancel, modify or suspend the Contest without notice, for any reason, including if they are not capable of running as planned or the Contest is adversely affected by computer virus, fraud, technical failures or other causes beyond its control.
    11. All Contestants agree to be bound by the rules of the Contest and release L’nuey and all parties associated with the Contest from any liability with respect to this Contest or any prize.
    12. All decisions by L’nuey with regard to all aspects of this Contest are final.

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