Courage Of Voice: Empowering Women To Open Professional Doors - Paperbackby Deretta Rhodes (Author) DeRetta C. Rhodes, Ph. D., was told by her professors that she would never finish her doctoral program. Peers and supervisors alike warned her at various stages of her career that she lacked the skills to reach a leadership position in the business world. She has been laid off and skipped over for promotions. DeRetta has frequently been the target of microaggressions and blatant attacks while working in Human Resources for