Jasmen Rogers (she/her/hers), is a skilled trainer and facilitator aimed to impact a higher level of community consciousness around issues of racial and gender equity. She has substantive experience working with diverse populations and managing cross-cultural relationships and partnerships and has developed the operational skills and professional networks to radically redefine leadership. 

As the Founder and Principal Visionary at Folding Chair Consulting, Jasmen has worked for several years at the intersection of racial and gender justice. She has advanced legislation that centers Black women, co-created curriculum that makes the political process accessible, organized movements of almost 20,000 Floridians towards social change, and built a base of women of color committed to Reproductive Justice. 

Jasmen has also 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 (formerly HD95), 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.

Jasmen is an alumnus of Maven Leadership Collective, serves as Chair of the Broward County Commission for the Status of Women, is a member of the Wilton Manors Community Affairs Advisory Board, and was recently named one of the 150 Most Influential People in Florida Politics. 

Notable Achievements
150 Most Influential People in Florida Politics, September 2022
We Are The Frontline, Frontline 40 Award, June 2022
Hennessy, Black Achievers Award, February 2020
Ruth’s List Broward Board of Directors, February 2019 - February 2021 
TedXSistrunk Speaker, May 2018  
Miami’s Most Interesting, Miami New Times, December 2017 
Miami Girls Make History Feature, Miami Girls Foundation, March 2017 .

Memberships/Organizations
Florida Black Girls Live, Co-Host, (January 2022 - Present)
Broward County Commission on the Status of Women, Chair, June 2018 – Present 
Florida State University Black Alumni Association, Member, May 2022 - Present
Women’s March Florida Board of Directors, Policy Chair, January 2019 – 2021 
Maven Leadership Collective, Cohort Member, June 2018 – January 2019.