Jocelyn Agatha Hezekiah was Chairman of the Basic Nursing Program at Humber College. During her time at Humber, she was voted President of the Registered Nursing Association of Ontario (RNAO). She was born and educated in Trinidad, West Indies. Jocelyn obtained a Bachelor of Nursing at McGill University, a Master of Education at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, and a Ph.D. in Educational Administration from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.

Jocelyn has had wide and varied experience in nursing practice, nursing education and nursing service. She was the first Caribbean nurse to be elected President of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario where she served as President-elect from 1977-79 and President from 1979-81. She has been a member of a number of professional and government committees concerned with nursing education.

Prior to retirement in June 1997, Jocelyn was Associate Professor, McMaster University, Hamilton. She is currently an international nursing education consultant. Another accomplishment is that of, author. 

She wrote a book, published by UWI Press in 2001, entitled Breaking the Glass Ceiling: The Stories of Three Caribbean Nurses. 

Source: Humber Archives https://library.humber.ca/collections/sites/default/files/archive/finding-aids/mrk/MRK_4F_v4_n2_access.pdf.

Source: Hezekiah, J. (2003). Breaking the glass ceiling : the stories of three Caribbean nurses. Trafford. Available at Humber libraries. https://humber.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCLS_HUMB/sqmqmu/alma991000075779707314