Rogette was appointed Vice-President of the first ever South Central Pennsylvania Women's Political Caucus (www.scpwpc.org) in April 2008.  In addition, she is President of the Dauphin County Women's Political Caucus.  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, a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Strayer University, Washington DC, and a Master's in Business Administration (Marketing Concentration) in Washington D.C.  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.