"Diversity helps shape and influence a more dynamic and fluid framework within which people experience life.  A diverse community allows people to inclusively shape their perceptions and relationships with people and respond rapidly to the changing dynamics of our world. I  am fortunate to have found a family with the CHBA.  As a member of the CHBA and other inclusive Colorado communities, I have had the opportunity to interact with and learn about the experiences and perspectives of individuals and groups from many backgrounds.  I am surrounded by people who are not only passionate about their own communities, but also all communities they influence.  My life has been fuller as a result of my relationships within the diverse Colorado communities."

Ms. Rhoades joined Qwest’s legal department in 2008 as a Senior Attorney.  She has experience in the telecommunications industry litigating federal regulatory law.  Prior to joining Qwest, Ms. Rhoades was a member of Holland & Hart’s Litigation and Intellectual Property Departments and clerked for U.S. Senior District Court Judge John L. Kane. Throughout her career, she has maintained an active pro bono practice and has successfully represented clients in administrative hearings and trial. 

Ms. Rhoades is actively involved in her community. She is currently the President of the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association.  She also serves on the Board of Directors for Easter Seals Colorado, one of Colorado’s largest charities, and the Colorado Center on Law and Policy.  Ms. Rhoades was recently appointed to the Hispanic National Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession and the Co-Chair of the Colorado Bar Association’s Diversity in the Legal Profession Committee.  In 2005-2006, she graduated from the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce's Impact Denver Program.  Ms. Rhoades was named the Outstanding New Hispanic Lawyer by the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association in 2006.

She is a graduate of the University of Colorado School of Law, where she served as an associate editor on the Colorado Journal of Environmental Law & Policy.  Ms. Rhoades was also President of the Hispanic National Bar Association Law Student Rocky Mountain Division and Associate Justice on the University of Colorado Student Union Appellate Court. 

Prior to law school, Ms. Rhoades played women’s collegiate basketball at Regis University, earning several national academic and athletic honors.