Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 8, 2014
• Invested on: May 08, 2015

For her achievements in developing services to help disadvantaged adults overcome homelessness and poverty, and become included in their communities.

Jocelyn Greene has spent her life helping others. In the late 1980s, she began her career as a social worker at the Emmanuel House residential treatment program. Less than five years later, she was appointed as its executive director. Her passion and guidance quickly transformed the organization into Stella’s Circle, one of the province’s largest non-profits, and a leader in the development of affordable housing and social enterprise. Each year, thanks to her direction, the programs at Stella’s Circle help over 800 men and women overcome countless challenges including incarceration, illiteracy, and mental and physical health issues.