Jacqueline Keena

I’m Jacqueline Keena, and I relish the opportunity to bring my expertise to the diverse ACU board in service of the membership. Currently, I am managing director of the Enterprise Machine Intelligence and Learning Initiative (EMILI), an agriculture artificial intelligence accelerator working to increase the adoption and integration of intelligent technologies across the agri-food value chain in Manitoba. To the ACU Board, I bring a unique perspective as a young, Metis woman who is interested in policy, good governance and meaningful and significant diversity and inclusion. Outside of work, I volunteer as the vice chair of the Women's Enterprise Centre of Manitoba, a non-profit that provides small business loans to female entrepreneurs. Previously, I was chair of “Be the Vote”, a non-partisan, non-profit created to encourage greater youth participation in the electoral system. I enjoy cross-country skiing in the winter, gardening and biking in the summer. All year, I enjoy making great food and sharing it with family and friends. I’m excited to be working with ACU, a company whose values connect deeply with my own.