Leadership

Johnny IV Rhodes, Jr. is a Washington, D.C. native who founded Rhodes Construction in 2003. After purchasing and remodeling his first home, he realized there was a need for construction companies that could consistently provide high-quality work, environmentally conscious materials, and on-time delivery. With that in mind, Johnny leads a team of skilled professionals with extensive industry experience in construction and expertise in real-estate development who have gained a reputation for their outstanding level of service. Johnny’s strategic vision has been key to the company’s growth and expansion. Under his leadership the company has worked on many high-profile government projects and acquired and re-developed properties all over DC. He differentiates his company from others by maintaining a diverse service portfolio and enabling his team to develop comprehensive solutions in response to unique customer requirements.

Johnny’s roots run deep in the DMV metropolitan area. He attended Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. where he was a standout basketball player and was named All-Met Player of the Year. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the University of Maryland (UMD) where he continued his extraordinary basketball career as a Division I four-year starter who helped lead the Terrapins to three straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament, two of which were to the Sweet 16. During his time at UMD he was selected for All-ACC Honors and to this day he still holds ACC records for steals per game and per season. Johnny is the only player in ACC history to score over 1,700 points (1,743) with over 700 rebounds (704), 400 assists (437) and 300 steals (344). In 2012 Johnny was named to the 2012 class of ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Legends and was honored by UMD by having his jersey hung in the rafters at UMD’s XFINITY Center. After leaving UMD Johnny continued his remarkable basketball career, playing professionally for multiple international teams as well as the world renowned Harlem Globetrotters.

Johnny firmly believes in giving back to the community he grew up in and supported him. He started the Johnny Rhodes Foundation which provides mentoring and enrichment programs to underserved youth in the Washington metropolitan area through academic and athletic activities.

Arica Cox - Chief Operating Officer

Arica Cox provides executive leadership to Rhodes Construction operations and is responsible for executing key strategic initiatives. Her track record of improving organizational efficiencies, strategic foresight, and fostering collaboration to build high-performing teams help Rhodes Construction successfully drive revenue growth and deliver projects while providing the highest level of service to our clients.

After a 15 year career in telecommunications where she specialized in implementation of mission critical, large scale voice and data networks for Federal government agencies, contract compliance oversight, and developing acquisition strategies and leading negotiations for complex multi-million dollar procurements, Arica took her skills to a different field. She joined Rhodes Construction in 2018 where she currently directs all facets of company operations and administration across all divisions. With her considerable project management and contracting experience, she plays a key role in the acquisition, management and timely execution of our real estate development and public sector projects.

An active community volunteer, Arica has served on various non-profit boards, including The Johnny Rhodes Foundation, which provides basketball programs, mentoring, and life enrichment activities to underserved youth in D.C.; adoption advocacy organization One Church One Child of the District of Columbia; and the Reading Connection, a literacy outreach program for children living in homeless shelters. In line with her heart for education and service, she is a theology instructor at the Evans Smith Institute at Virginia Union University, has accompanied medical missions to Haiti and served as a liaison and on-call crisis advocate for victims of domestic violence in the D.C. metro area. She has a passion for mentoring young female leaders and entrepreneurs. Arica holds a Bachelor of Arts in Religion as well as Master of Divinity degree from Virginia Union University.