About the founder
Rhonda Renee Holmes is the founder and Executive Director of the RRHolmes Scholarship Organization for Caribbean Advancement (RRH SOCA). Inspired by her family’s immigrant journey from Barbados and her mother’s belief in the power of education, she created RRH SOCA to help students of Caribbean descent pursue higher education and build rewarding careers.
A graduate of Clark Atlanta University with both a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Business Administration (Finance), Rhonda built a successful 20-year career in finance across the public and government sectors. Alongside her finance career, she consistently championed diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives, eventually transitioning into this work full-time. She now serves as a senior leader of DEIB, leading strategies that create equitable opportunities and inclusive workplaces.
Her leadership extends beyond her professional roles. She served as Director of Career Network on the Board of Directors of the National Black MBA Association Atlanta Chapter, and she also sat on the Board of Passion for Life, Inc., a nonprofit organization, where she held the role of Board Chair.
She lives in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA, with her son, Jamie.
About the Board
Andrea Harry Bibbs currently serves as the Director of Ad Sales Integration for HLN, a division of CNN Worldwide and Turner. In this role, she is responsible for developing, defining and implementing the network's sponsorship strategy. During her 16-year career at Turner, she has also lent her digital and television expertise to CNN/Sports Illustrated and CNN.com.
In addition to serving on the board of RHHSOCA, she is also on the board of The Flourish Foundation which has the mission to develop quality programs that benefit young women and girls whose lives are impacted by adversity.
Andrea was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and grew up in a suburb outside of Toronto, Ontario, to parents of Guyanese descent. She currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and two children.
A world class leader in telecommunications, Hakim Majied is focused on leveraging his talent and 20 years of telecommunication experience to provide solutions to complex problems while stimulating growth in the Mobility Marketing business.
Driven by a passion for technology and incredible stamina, he enjoys leading tough projects and fosters resourcefulness and innovation throughout the organization.
Over the years Hakim has worked in various roles with top tier telecom firms. His experience includes Customer Care, Advanced Business Solutions, Network Operations, Product Management, Merger Operations, Compliance and Marketing.
Hakim currently manages a team that handles marketing and communications for consumer products and services. His team also drives platform development and works across business units on product launches and marketing strategy.
With a MBA from Clark Atlanta University and years of industry experience, Hakim has deep expertise as it relates to the telecommunications industry.
Born in New York, with roots in Trinidad and Tobago, his passions away from work, include traveling, reading and jogging. He also enjoys participating in Think Tanks and serving as a mentor for startup businesses.