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Rogers has knack for precise work

PALM BAY — Precise is a good way to describe Nesha Rogers. She has been working as an office assistant for two years at Whittaker Cooper Financial Group in Melbourne.

The 21-year-old builds databases and spreadsheets to help the agency with marketing and other tasks.

"There are no errors in our filing, which was a huge service to our company. She has a knack for that," said Annette Burgess, Rogers' supervisor. "Some days Nesha handles very important tasks. Other days it is more routine business. She sticks it out. She is quite a little trooper."

Rogers has a disability and is a customer of Florida's Agency for Persons with Disabilities. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. APD is highlighting the contributions of people with disabilities to the workforce.

Working at a financial planning company is exciting and complex. "I like working here," Rogers says. "They give me difficult challenges. I really do want to be challenged. That's why I like it here. I like my co-workers. They help me out when I need it."

This position is Rogers' first paid job. After high school, she participated in a Project Search in Brevard County, where she learned office skills and what to expect when entering the working world.

APD supports people with developmental disabilities to live, learn and work in their communities. The agency annually serves more than 50,000 Floridians with autism, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, intellectual disabilities, Down syndrome, and Prader-Willi syndrome. For more information about the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, visit APDcares.org.