About Us
The Jasmine L. Winston Educational Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by Dr. Lisa L. Campbell® to make career education accessible to underserved and underrepresented learners. We believe talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not. Our work closes that gap with free, practical, supportive learning that meets people where they are.
Our Story
The Jasmine L. Winston Educational Foundation is named for Jasmine, the daughter of our founder, Dr. Lisa L. Campbell®.
Jasmine was born in 1992, six weeks early, when Dr. Campbell was just eighteen. As a toddler, Jasmine was diagnosed with severe hearing loss and developmental disabilities. She does not speak, but she has always found her own way to be understood, even creating her own sign language to show her family what she needs.
While raising Jasmine on a limited income with few resources, Dr. Campbell kept going to school, even living in a single-parent dorm to keep her education moving forward. She earned her bachelor’s degree as a young single mother and continued all the way to a doctorate. Along the way, she learned how hard it can be to find support, information, and opportunity, and how much it matters when someone opens a door.
Jasmine has taught her family patience, advocacy, and a strength that does not quit. The foundation carries her name as a promise: no learner who is willing to prepare should be held back by cost, circumstance, or lack of access.
That promise is why every exam prep course we offer is free.
Dr. Campbell shares this journey in her book, Grow With Me.
Mission
Our mission is to provide free exam preparation, short-term training, and mentoring to underserved and underrepresented learners, building the skills, confidence, dignity, and pride that open doors to better careers.
Vision
A future where every learner, regardless of income or circumstance, has the preparation and support to earn a credential and build a better life.
Dr. Lisa L. Campbell, PhD
Dr. Lisa L. Campbell® is a healthcare leader, educator, and author with more than 34 years in healthcare. She began her career in 1992 as a medical assistant and went on to earn a PhD in Human Services with a specialization in Health Care Administration, a Master of Health Administration (MHA), and a Master’s in Project Management (MPM). She has taught learners from certificate through doctoral levels and is a Fellow of the American Health Information Management Association (FAHIMA). Many of the credentials our free courses prepare for are ones she has earned herself.
Dr. Campbell holds the following national certifications:
- Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
- Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP)
- Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
- Certified Coding Specialist-Physician Based (CCS-P)
- Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
- Certified Outpatient Coder (COC)
- Certified Risk Coder (CRC)
- Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA)
- Certified Professional Biller (CPB)
- Certified Professional Coder-Instructor (CPC-I)
Dr. Neisa Jenkins
Dr. Neisa Jenkins, a native of Waukegan, Illinois, has more than 28 years of experience in Health Information Management. She is a full professor in the College of Health Sciences at a Midwest university, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in health information technology, health information management, and healthcare administration. She has also served as a program dean, faculty chair, and visiting professor.
Dr. Jenkins co-authored the AHIMA publication Documentation for Health Records and has held leadership roles with AHIMA and the Georgia Health Information Management Association. She is a Fellow of AHIMA and the founder of I Am Beautiful Too Ministry. Her teaching philosophy: “Intelligence plus character: that is the goal of true education.”
Sherry Nolen
Sherry has over 30 years of experience as a National and International Public Health Consultant in the field of HIV/AIDS, Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Stroke and Diabetes. As Community Health Advocate she has established a strong reputation in her abilities to manage and implement a variety of programs and special project initiatives for both care and prevention services.
She has extensive lived experience providing direct services of evidenced based programs and consumer input on federal, state and local service delivery. She has served as a representative on local, national and international projects. She is a master networker, coordinating with and negotiating solid essential services in conjunction with other agencies, developing materials and providing in-service trainings for project staff as well as community based and AIDS service organizations.
Sherry has provided and organized numerous informational workshops, seminars and institutes on various related health HIV/AIDS related issues along with Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Stroke and Diabetes.
Genita Sewell
Genita Sewell has 26 years of Supply chain experience working for a major Food and Beverage company. Over the years she has held roles within the areas of Transportation, Logistics, Warehousing, Production Planning and Demand Planning. In the last few year her focus has been forecasting and has participated in the launches of over 40 Innovation projects. Genita has garnered a strong reputation with her colleagues as willing spirit to informally mentor others within the field of Supply Chain. She is not just about work but gives back to her community. She has made it a point to lend her time to different organizations through volunteer opportunities. Over the last 22 years Genita has volunteered her time at the Operation Warm events, Lakeview Pantry, The Greater Chicago Food Depository, Pacific Garden Mission, Habitat for Humanity and Deborah’s Place. Also, for 18+ years she has hosted an annual Bowl-A-Thon, partnering with her local church. The event raises money and awards scholarships within the Morgan Park/Maple Park community to assist college students with expenses related to the cost of books and fees.
