Bio

Sharron was raised in a family of 10 singers and pianists – six brothers, one sister, and her parents. She was the soprano in the sibling’s octet, performing at events and churches throughout their Johnston County community as The Jenkins Family. As a teen, Sharron was the Sunday morning pianist and lead vocalist for a small church in Selma, N.C. During her college years, music became more than an emerging passion – music became Sharron’s ministry. In 1991, her vocal talent won her the title Miss National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame (an HBCU campus queen academic/talent competition) and a feature in Jet and Ebony magazines. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, she was one of the lead vocalists for a 12-piece “orchestra-style” jazz band in Chicago called The Eddie Harrison Band, performing 2–3 nights a week at venues and events throughout Chicago. She has performed on several televised and radio programs in N.C. and Chicago, including WRAL TV Morning News, Tarheel Talks, Spiritual Awakening, and Gospel Radio, as well as a brief impromptu performance for Oprah Winfrey and Simon Cowell on The Oprah Winfrey Show in the mid-1990s. As a member of Salem Baptist Church of Chicago (with over 15,000 members), Sharron sang on the praise team and joined a gospel music tour in Russia, performing in Riga, Latvia, Liepaja, Daugavpils, Gipka, and more.

 

Although music is her first love, Sharron holds a doctorate in chemistry and, as a scientist and biophysical chemist, she spent most of her twenties in graduate school trying to find a cure for her brother Ebony’s neurological disorder, Neurofibromatosis. Ebony’s passing ushered in a new season of creativity and calling—suddenly she was hearing and writing songs in her sleep. She immersed herself in music as a means of spiritual, emotional, and physical healing. In the early 2000s, she co-led a health and music workshop with Richard Smallwood for United for One Cause, a Mark Hubbard nonprofit that hosted artists such as Donnie McClurkin and Donald Lawrence. Sharron is also a published author of several textbooks, with her first publication, African American Health Disparities, which included the release of her debut single “The Lord’s Prayer.” Her growing reputation led to a series of Borders Books and Music book signings and live performances in North Carolina and Chicago, solidifying her status as a sought-after speaker, workshop leader, and performer.

 

One of her first recordings was written and produced by Michael Gray and Tim Gant, who have written for artists like The Backstreet Boys. To date, Sharron has written, produced, and released 10 songs; her debut single “Heaven” was written in a dream, produced by Terry Moore, and released in 2001. Her single “Yes” was released in 2016, followed by her album Whoa in 2017. In 2018, her unique rendition of Maya Angelou’s iconic poem And Still I Rise earned her an offer from Caged Bird Legacy and CMG Worldwide to co-author and release the poem as a single, “Sharron’s And Still I Rise,” now featured on Maya Angelou’s official website. Today, Sharron continues to bring a neo-soul, Christian-inspired sound to audiences everywhere and is one of the newest artists to join the RevNation roster. She often says, “Biophysics is my training, but music is my calling.”

 

Beyond music, Sharron is the founder of BioFit-360, a science-based wellness and coaching program that has guided hundreds of clients through transformative weight loss and disease reversal. Through strategic meal planning, fasting protocols, and fast-mimicking diets, she has helped individuals heal conditions including Crohn’s disease, psoriasis, hypertension, arthritis, gout, headaches, and autoimmune disorders, empowering clients to naturally lose up to two pounds a day while restoring health and vitality.

 

Sharron is also the visionary and founder of IRISE Research & Discovery Science, a STEM education initiative dedicated to cultivating a love for science in children through research camps, immersive learning programs, and an original storybook line featuring Zakiah and Professor Jenkins. These books and projects introduce students to real-world experiments and encourage scientific curiosity in a fun and relatable way, further cementing Sharron’s legacy as both a scientist and a creative educator.