Jason Neepin most recent role was as the Executive Director of Broadband Communications North based in Manitoba. He has been active in housing, economic development and cultural training for over twenty years, working in government, and the corporate and community sectors.

Jason has worked in the corporate sector with the Cree Regional Economic Enterprises Company (CREECO, James Bay Cree, QC); government sector with Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN); community sector with the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte (MBQ) (Tyendinaga, ON) and Fox Lake Cree Nation (FLCN); as well as National Board experience representing Ontario for CANDO. Jason’s INAC government experience includes Major Business and Emerging Sectors, Major Business Projects, Resource Partnerships, Resource Access Negotiations, and economic development opportunities.

Jason worked for the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte as the Director of Housing and Sustainable Development for five years. Jason was successful in finding community buy-in through a series of community engagement meetings, development of community working groups to facilitate changes to the housing portfolio provided to the citizens of Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.

Jason completed his Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Native Studies and Minor in Management and Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) with a double major in Aboriginal Business Studies and Generalist from the I.H. Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba. He is a Professional Aboriginal Economic Developer (PAED) certified by the Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers (CANDO). Jason is a member of the Fox Lake Cree Nation located in northern Manitoba.

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