ATLANTA
Deretta cole rhodes, phd.
Strategic Advisor
Advisory Practice Leader
experience strengths
printable bio
Leadership Development, Executive Talent Strategy, Executive Assessments, Succession Planning, Change Management and Diversity & Inclusion.
Career Experiences
Atlanta Braves - Executive Vice President/Chief Culture Officer
YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta - EVP/Chief Human Resources Officer
First Data Corporation - VP Human Resources, Financial Services
Turner Broadcasting - VP, Human Resources and HR Director
EY (Ernst & Young LLP) – Diversity & Inclusion Director
ADP and YUM! Brands - Human Resource Director & Diversity Director
education
The University of Georgia: PhD - Adult Education
Clark Atlanta University: MBA - Marketing/Organizational Behavior
The University of Georgia: BS - Hotel/Restaurant Managment
DeRetta Cole Rhodes, Ph.D., is the Executive Vice President & Chief Culture Officer for the Atlanta Braves, overseeing people capital initiatives, communications and community affairs for the Braves, The Battery Atlanta and team’s Spring Training facility operations.
Previously, DeRetta was the EVP/chief human resources officer of YMCA of Metro, the VP, Human Resources, at First Data, where she provided consultation on human capital and organizational development strategies for over 5,000 First Data colleagues within Financial Services and Consumer and Network Solutions, the Vice president of human resources for Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc., supporting Global Technology Operations. Before joining Turner, DeRetta held leadership roles with Ernst & Young, ADP, HomeGrocer.com, and YUM Brand.
She serves on several boards such as Executive Board Member of the Atlanta Braves Foundation, Vice Chair of Goodwill of North Georgia, Board Chair of 21st Century Leaders and Trustee Member, Governing Board Member and HR & Compensation Chair of the Woodruff Arts Center, to name a few.
DeRetta has been a speaker and served as a panelist at several events such as; Argyle (Atlanta, Dallas), Marcus Evans, HR Strategy & Innovation Summit, Connect HR Leadership and TedXUGA (March 22, 2018); to name a few.
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Licenses & Certifications
DISC Model of Human Behavior Consultant
360 Degree Coach - Center for Creative Leadership
HOGAN - Hogan Assessment Systems
Atlanta Braves -Executive Vice President/Chief Culture Officer
YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta - EVP/Chief Human Resources Officer
First Data Corporation - VP Human Resources, Financial Services
Turner Broadcasting - VP, Human Resources and HR Director
EY (Ernst & Young LLP) – Diversity & Inclusion Director
ADP and YUM! Brands - Human Resource Director & Diversity Director
The University of Georgia: PhD -
Adult Education
Clark Atlanta University: MBA - Marketing/Organizational Behavior
The University of Georgia: BS - Hotel/Restaurant Managment
Cole, D. (2010). Courage under Fire: How Black Women have learned to survive in Corporate America (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Cole, D. (October 2012). The Storm is Still Brewing; Leadership Challenges for Women Leaders and their Corporations: A Call for Change in Leadership. Presented at the conference of International Leadership Association (ILA), Denver, CO.
Cole. D, Munley, A, Santana, L. (October 2013). Realities, Challenges and Leadership Resilience for the Female Executive: Practices Revealed from across the Globe. Presented at the conference of International Leadership Association (ILA), Montreal, Canada.
DeRetta has been a speaker and served as a panelist at several events such as; Argyle (Atlanta, Dallas), Marcus Evans, HR Strategy & Innovation Summit, Connect HR Leadership and TedXUGA (March 22, 2018); to name a few.
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