Current Advocate-in-Residence: Jasmen Rogers

Jasmen Rogers (she/her/hers), Founder and Principal Visionary at Folding Chair Consulting, has worked for several years at the intersection of racial and gender justice, advancing legislation that centers Black women, co-creating curriculum that makes the political process accessible, and building a base of women of color committed to Reproductive Justice.

Jasmen has worked collaboratively across the state of Florida to build a cadre of state legislators dedicated to reproductive freedom and has curated several spaces that have brought together over 3,000 Black women and girls to build a shared political agenda, rooted in reproductive justice. She is a former Florida House of Representatives candidate, has appealed to the United Nations on behalf of families impacted by police violence, worked with formerly incarcerated women to pass legislation, worked to build Black/African-American outreach on a presidential campaign, and equipped organizations with the tools to dismantle anti-Blackness.