Our Story

Campus Companion was born from a place every parent knows all too well: love, worry, and the hope that our children are never truly alone in life’s hardest moments.

Hi there! My name is KeAndrea, mother of 5 and Founder & Chief Compass of Campus Companion. With advanced degrees in Psychology, my professional path in healthcare and compliance has always centered on one promise: ensuring care, safety, and trust through clear communication. But nothing prepared me for the moment when the professional became personal.

My daughter, Cassi, left for college full of excitement, independence, and big dreams. What none of us expected was that once she was away from home, she began experiencing sudden health issues that hadn’t shown up before. In her seond semester, she faced several urgent care and emergency room visits. Each time, I jumped in my car to get to her, but the drive is an hour each way. An hour of worry, of imagining worst-case scenarios, of not knowing if she was okay. The drive there each time has been overwhelming. The challenge on the phone is getting any real information. Doctors and nurses, understandably bound by privacy rules, often couldn’t or wouldn’t share updates. Many times, Cassi was in no condition to speak for herself and I found myself driving, praying, no solid answers, aching to know what was happening, and helpless to bridge the gap between her needs and my ability to be there.

That helplessness weighed on me. If it was this hard when my child was only an hour away, what about the parents whose children are states away or even across the country? What about students who don’t have family to call on, who are navigating young adulthood and urgent situations completely on their own?

That’s when the idea for Campus Companion became more than a thought, it became a mission.

We exist to be the calm, reliable presence for students when urgent or unexpected moments arise. We are the bridge between distance and presence, stepping in when family can’t be there right away. For some families, that means peace of mind while they’re traveling in from far away. For others, it means knowing that even if their student doesn’t have family nearby, someone caring and trustworthy will show up for them.

This isn’t babysitting. It isn’t caregiving. Campus Companion is about standing in the gap; being a supportive friend who shows up when it matters most, keeps students calm, and keeps families in the loop until they can be by their loved one’s side.

Because no student should ever feel alone in the moments that matter most. And no parent should ever feel helpless when they can’t be there.

That’s our story. That’s why Campus Companion exists.