Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: October 17, 2017
• Invested on: September 12, 2019

Jennifer Nicole van Wyck, M.S.M.
Vancouver, British Columbia

In response to the Ebola outbreak, Jennifer van Wyck was deployed to Sierra Leone in 2015 to provide psychosocial support and to coordinate logistics for medical relief teams. Helping to rebuild the social infrastructure that was destroyed by the virus, she worked with relief organizations and local leaders to develop funding programs for university students, as well as skills training and business grants for communities. Her unwavering dedication, enthusiasm and compassion were critical to the country’s recovery efforts.