Rogette was recently selected as a 40 Under 40 by the Central Penn Business Journal.  In addition, she was elected District Leader for  Legislative District 105 for the Democrat Party in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. District 105 consists of Lower Paxton, East Hanover, South Hanover, and West Hanover Townships.  Rogette is the first African-American woman to be appointed State President of the National Women's Political Caucus of Pennsylvania.  In 2006, she was selected a "HOT 100 Women" winner! The  women selected for this honor were nationally chosen, and are women working for change on economic, political, and academic matters. The Honorable Edward G. Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania nominated Rogette to participate in the American Council of Young Political Leaders, International Political Exchange Program.  Moreover, in March 2005, she was selected to be Woman of the Month for the Women Under 40 Political Action Committee, located in Washington, DC.

Her  professional experiences include working at the  Democratic Leadership Council, and in a leadership role at the Democratic National Committee in Washington, D.C.  While in D.C., Rogette served as a volunteer teacher at the Academy of Hope, where she volunteered her time teaching reading and writing to adults aged 18-60 who wanted to obtain their GED.  In addition, Rogette worked at DC Vote, which is a political advocacy organization working to bring Congressional Voting Rights to the residents of DC.  In her spare time, she is a freelance writer and a political consultant/strategist.

 

 

Rogette published research, entitled, Long-Term Government Funded Programs: a Study of Their Impact on Poverty in the United States, was published by Universal Publishers; in addition, it is showcased in Strayer University's (Washington, D.C.) library.  she is currently completing her first book, entitled: The Politics of American Poverty. Rogette has considerable political experience having organized and worked on bi-partisan and partisan events. She has worked on campaigns on all three levels of government; in addition to researching policy issues and drafting up legislation based on her research.

  


 

Rogette has a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and dual Master Degrees in Public Administration and Business Administration from Strayer University, Washington DC,  She was one of 55 women throughout the United States and Abroad to be accepted into the Women's Campaign School at Yale University in 2007.  

Rogette was inducted into the 2007 Pennsylvania Center for Progressive Leadership (CPL) Fellowship Program. CPL dedicates itself to developing the next Generation of Progressive Leaders.