Andrea Feunekes

Andrea Feunekes will be awarded an honorary doctorate of science at the University of New Brunswick’s 197th Encaenia ceremony on the Fredericton campus on Wednesday, May 27.

Andrea Feunekes is a New Brunswick entrepreneur and community leader whose work links technology, resource planning and education. She earned a master of science in forestry degree from the University of New Brunswick in 1988.

Soon after graduation, Andrea co‑founded Remsoft in Fredericton along with her husband Ugo. Over three decades, she helped build the company into a global supplier of advanced analytics, modelling and spatial planning tools used for sustainable land‑based asset management.

Remsoft now serves more than 150 clients worldwide. Clients using its software plan and manage about half a billion acres of land. The company maintains strong ties to UNB through hiring, research links in forestry and computer science, and long‑standing participation in co‑op and graduate internship programs.

Andrea’s leadership includes service as chair of the New Brunswick Business Council. She has served on the boards of the Wallace McCain Institute, Opportunities New Brunswick and the Stan Cassidy Foundation, and sits on the boards of AstenJohnson, an international fabrics manufacturer, and Shaw Group Limited, which is one of Eastern Canada’s leading community developers, residential builders and natural resource manufacturers.

She was a founding member of the Gathering Circle, which works to strengthen relationships between the private sector and Indigenous communities in New Brunswick. Her support has also included backing the documentary My Name is Wolastoq.

Her awards include the RBC Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year and the Startup Canada Adam Chowaniec Lifetime Achievement Award. She has been named an Edelman Laureate by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. She is a member of the Junior Achievement New Brunswick Business Hall of Fame and the forestry hall of fame of the Association of Registered Professional Foresters of New Brunswick.

Andrea continues to advocate for women in STEM, stronger links between business and education, and practical steps toward reconciliation. Her career reflects steady execution, clear purpose and a record of building capacity.