Max Lenoy graduated in the Bachelor of Education program at James Cook University and the Masters of Education program at Harvard University. He has been a lecturer at James Cook University and Director of The Remote Area Teacher Education Program (RATEP) at the School of Education.
Lenoy was also a member of the Learning Community Leadership Group, Learning NQ; the Queensland Indigenous Arts and Marketing Export Agency Advisory Committee; the Indigenous Advisory Committee, State Library; Editorial Board Member, Journal of Indigenous Issues and an Editorial Committee Member, Journal of Indigenous Policy.
His family are from the Aboriginal communities of Yarrabah and Palm Island.' Source: www.slq.qld.gov.au/ and www.indigenousarts.qld.gov.au/ (Sighted 11/02/2009).