Desirée Rogers
| Desirée Rogers | |
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| White House Social Secretary | |
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In office January 20, 2009 – February 26, 2010 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Amy Zantzinger |
| Succeeded by | Julianna Smoot |
| Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Publishing Company | |
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Assumed office August 10, 2010 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Desirée Glapion June 16, 1959 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater |
Wellesley College Harvard University |
Desirée Glapion Rogers (born June 18, 1959, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American business executive who is currently chief executive officer of Johnson Publishing Company, overseeing Jet and Ebony magazines. In November 2008 she was selected by Barack Obama's office as the White House Social Secretary for the incoming administration, the first person of African-American descent to serve in this function. She served this position through February 2010.
Rogers was born on June 16, 1959 in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is the daughter of the late Roy Glapion and his wife Joyce. Her father was the former director of sports for the New Orleans Public Schools and a member of the New Orleans City Council. Her mother ran day-care centers. She has one brother, Roy A. Glapion, a businessman who is active in civic life in New Orleans. Rogers is a descendant of Voudou priestess Marie Laveau Glapion. Rogers graduated from the Academy of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans in 1977. She earned a Bachelor's degree in political science from Wellesley College in 1981. Rogers earned a MBA from Harvard Business School in 1985.
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