Detroit Institute of Arts announces new Board Members Seven new members bring variety of experience, expertise to DIA board
Updated Dec 20, 2021
December 20, 2021 (DETROIT)—The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) announces the election of four new board members at its Board of Directors meeting on November 17. They are: Bryan C. Barnhill II, Detroit Engagement Manager of Ford Smart Mobility’s City Solutions Group, former board member of the DIA’s auxiliary group Founders Junior Council (FJC); Denise Brooks-Williams, Senior Vice President & CEO of Henry Ford Health Systems, former board member of the DIA’s auxiliary Friends of African and African American Art; W Fair Radom, owner of Imperial Group Inc., currently serving on the DIA’s auxiliary groups Visiting Committee for European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (VCESDA), Friends of Modern and Contemporary Art (FMCA) and Women’s Committee; Kimberley A. Wiegand, Chief Judge to the 41A District Court serving Sterling Heights, Shelby Township, Macomb Township and Utica.
“We are excited to welcome our new board members, who bring a wealth of expertise and experience,” said Eugene A. Gargaro, DIA board chair. “We encourage them to voice their diverse perspectives, backgrounds and talents in helping us continue to ensure that our board reflects the communities and region which the DIA serves.”
Bryan C. Barnhill II
Prior to joining Ford Motor Company as the Detroit Engagement Manager of Ford Smart Mobility’s City Solutions Group, Barnhill worked in Mayor Michael Duggan's administration as the Chief Talent Officer. Before working in the mayor's office, he was the campaign manager for the “Duggan for Detroit” campaign, leading the Duggan’s historic write-in victory. He has also served as Chief of Staff, and Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs in the Detroit City Council President's Office. Barnhill has also worked at Southwest Housing Solutions in Detroit, and at Kushner Companies in New York. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Government from Harvard University with coursework in corporate financial accounting from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.
Barnhill sits on many non-profit organization boards in Southeast Michigan, including United Way of Southeast Michigan, Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority, the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority to name a few. He has won various accolades and a recipient of the Washington Post’s “40 Under 40,” the Michigan Front Page's “30 under 40,” Crain's Detroit “20 in their 20's,” the “Spirit of Detroit Award” and more.
Barnhill is a proud Detroit native, and currently lives in Detroit with his wife Rian English, and their two children, Britton and Riley. He is a former board member of the FJC, and frequents Jabs Boxing Gym in Eastern Market.
Denise Brooks-Williams
Denise Brooks-Williams is the Senior Vice President & CEO of Henry Ford Health Systems. She started her career as a management fellow at Mercy Hospital in Detroit and has been active in numerous professional groups including serving as president of the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE), one of the premier minority health professional organizations in the United States. In 2013, Brooks-Williams was named president and CEO of Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, serving the Downriver region and surrounding communities of Southeast Michigan. Brooks-Williams is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and received her Bachelor and master’s degrees in health services administration from the University of Michigan
Brooks-Williams is active in several community- and charitable-based organizations, including the University of Michigan Health Management and Policy Alumni Association, National Association of Health Service Executives, and the United Way, Institute of Diversity, serves as delegate to Regional Policy Board 5 of the American Hospital Association’s Section for Health Care Systems and was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder to the Certificate of Need Commission. She is a past chair of the United Way Community Services--Neighborhood and Family Multi-Services Allocation Committee and a past member of the Community Impact Cabinet, the Lighthouse of Oakland County board, and secretary of the board of Ennis Center for Children.
A native Michigander, Brooks-Williams is actively engaged in the promotion of growth and diversity in the health care profession. Her legacy at the DIA continues with her daughter, Jenise Williams as a member of the DIA’s auxiliary group, Founders Junior Council.
W Fair Radom
Philanthropist and civic leader W Fair Radom is owner of the Imperial Group, Inc. Her volunteer work includes the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Leader Dogs for the Blind and the Michigan Humane Society. At the Bloomfield Township Public Library, she is known as the Plant Lady, for her contributions to the gardens. Her hobbies include painting, gardening, fitness, golf and travel. Radom is a graduate of Denison University in Granville, Ohio and serves on VCESDA, FMCA and Women’s Committee. Radom was the Co-chair of 2011 DIA Gala and Co-chair of 2014 DIA Fash Bash fundraiser. She is Vice Chair of the DIA’s Development Committee and in this role guided this year’s Gala in setting the tone for the activities and securing the committee leadership. She is also a member of the museum’s Robert H. Tannahill Society.
Hon. Kimberley A. Wiegand
Kimberley A. Wiegand, chief judge of the 41A District Court, was appointed to the court in 2003 by Governor Jennifer Granholm. Judge Wiegand served the community as a member of the Sterling Heights City Council from 1995-1997, and as Mayor Pro Tem from 1997-1999. She was appointed Chief Judge by the Michigan Supreme Court in 2019. She is the first female to be named Chief Judge in the 41A District Court, which comprises of City of Sterling Heights, Shelby Township, Macomb Township and Utica.
She earned her bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in 1985 and juris doctor from Detroit College of Law in 1990. She is a member of Michigan State Bar, Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, and currently serves on the Executive Board for the Michigan District Court Judges Association.
She is active in her community, and participates in various community-based organizations including serving as president of the Utica Area Community Action Team, a coalition serving Utica Community Schools with a mission to help prevent, delay or reduce alcohol, tobacco and other drug use by youth in the community.
Judge Wiegand was recommended to the DIA’s Board by the Macomb County Art Institute Authority.
Museum Hours and Admission
9 a.m.–4 p.m. Tuesdays–Thursdays; 9 a.m.–9 p.m. Fridays; 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; closed on Mondays. General admission (excludes ticketed exhibitions) is free for Macomb, Oakland and Wayne County residents and DIA members. For all others, $14 for adults, $9 for seniors ages 62+, $8 for college students, $6 for ages 6–17. For membership information, call 313-833-7971.
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The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), one of the premier art museums in the United States, is home to more than 65,000 works that comprise a multicultural survey of human creativity from ancient times through the 21st century. From the first Van Gogh painting to enter a U.S. museum (Self-Portrait, 1887), to Diego Rivera's world-renowned Detroit Industry murals (1932–33), the DIA’s collection is known for its quality, range and depth. The DIA’s mission is to create opportunities for all visitors to find personal meaning in art individually and with each other.
December 20, 2021 (DETROIT)—The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) announces the election of four new board members at its Board of Directors meeting on November 17. They are: Bryan C. Barnhill II, Detroit Engagement Manager of Ford Smart Mobility’s City Solutions Group, former board member of the DIA’s auxiliary group Founders Junior Council (FJC); Denise Brooks-Williams, Senior Vice President & CEO of Henry Ford Health Systems, former board member of the DIA’s auxiliary Friends of African and African American Art; W Fair Radom, owner of Imperial Group Inc., currently serving on the DIA’s auxiliary groups Visiting Committee for European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (VCESDA), Friends of Modern and Contemporary Art (FMCA) and Women’s Committee; Kimberley A. Wiegand, Chief Judge to the 41A District Court serving Sterling Heights, Shelby Township, Macomb Township and Utica.
“We are excited to welcome our new board members, who bring a wealth of expertise and experience,” said Eugene A. Gargaro, DIA board chair. “We encourage them to voice their diverse perspectives, backgrounds and talents in helping us continue to ensure that our board reflects the communities and region which the DIA serves.”
Bryan C. Barnhill II
Prior to joining Ford Motor Company as the Detroit Engagement Manager of Ford Smart Mobility’s City Solutions Group, Barnhill worked in Mayor Michael Duggan's administration as the Chief Talent Officer. Before working in the mayor's office, he was the campaign manager for the “Duggan for Detroit” campaign, leading the Duggan’s historic write-in victory. He has also served as Chief of Staff, and Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs in the Detroit City Council President's Office. Barnhill has also worked at Southwest Housing Solutions in Detroit, and at Kushner Companies in New York. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Government from Harvard University with coursework in corporate financial accounting from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.
Barnhill sits on many non-profit organization boards in Southeast Michigan, including United Way of Southeast Michigan, Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority, the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority to name a few. He has won various accolades and a recipient of the Washington Post’s “40 Under 40,” the Michigan Front Page's “30 under 40,” Crain's Detroit “20 in their 20's,” the “Spirit of Detroit Award” and more.
Barnhill is a proud Detroit native, and currently lives in Detroit with his wife Rian English, and their two children, Britton and Riley. He is a former board member of the FJC, and frequents Jabs Boxing Gym in Eastern Market.
Denise Brooks-Williams
Denise Brooks-Williams is the Senior Vice President & CEO of Henry Ford Health Systems. She started her career as a management fellow at Mercy Hospital in Detroit and has been active in numerous professional groups including serving as president of the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE), one of the premier minority health professional organizations in the United States. In 2013, Brooks-Williams was named president and CEO of Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, serving the Downriver region and surrounding communities of Southeast Michigan. Brooks-Williams is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and received her Bachelor and master’s degrees in health services administration from the University of Michigan
Brooks-Williams is active in several community- and charitable-based organizations, including the University of Michigan Health Management and Policy Alumni Association, National Association of Health Service Executives, and the United Way, Institute of Diversity, serves as delegate to Regional Policy Board 5 of the American Hospital Association’s Section for Health Care Systems and was appointed by Governor Rick Snyder to the Certificate of Need Commission. She is a past chair of the United Way Community Services--Neighborhood and Family Multi-Services Allocation Committee and a past member of the Community Impact Cabinet, the Lighthouse of Oakland County board, and secretary of the board of Ennis Center for Children.
A native Michigander, Brooks-Williams is actively engaged in the promotion of growth and diversity in the health care profession. Her legacy at the DIA continues with her daughter, Jenise Williams as a member of the DIA’s auxiliary group, Founders Junior Council.
W Fair Radom
Philanthropist and civic leader W Fair Radom is owner of the Imperial Group, Inc. Her volunteer work includes the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Leader Dogs for the Blind and the Michigan Humane Society. At the Bloomfield Township Public Library, she is known as the Plant Lady, for her contributions to the gardens. Her hobbies include painting, gardening, fitness, golf and travel. Radom is a graduate of Denison University in Granville, Ohio and serves on VCESDA, FMCA and Women’s Committee. Radom was the Co-chair of 2011 DIA Gala and Co-chair of 2014 DIA Fash Bash fundraiser. She is Vice Chair of the DIA’s Development Committee and in this role guided this year’s Gala in setting the tone for the activities and securing the committee leadership. She is also a member of the museum’s Robert H. Tannahill Society.
Hon. Kimberley A. Wiegand
Kimberley A. Wiegand, chief judge of the 41A District Court, was appointed to the court in 2003 by Governor Jennifer Granholm. Judge Wiegand served the community as a member of the Sterling Heights City Council from 1995-1997, and as Mayor Pro Tem from 1997-1999. She was appointed Chief Judge by the Michigan Supreme Court in 2019. She is the first female to be named Chief Judge in the 41A District Court, which comprises of City of Sterling Heights, Shelby Township, Macomb Township and Utica.
She earned her bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in 1985 and juris doctor from Detroit College of Law in 1990. She is a member of Michigan State Bar, Women Lawyers Association of Michigan, and currently serves on the Executive Board for the Michigan District Court Judges Association.
She is active in her community, and participates in various community-based organizations including serving as president of the Utica Area Community Action Team, a coalition serving Utica Community Schools with a mission to help prevent, delay or reduce alcohol, tobacco and other drug use by youth in the community.
Judge Wiegand was recommended to the DIA’s Board by the Macomb County Art Institute Authority.
Museum Hours and Admission
9 a.m.–4 p.m. Tuesdays–Thursdays; 9 a.m.–9 p.m. Fridays; 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; closed on Mondays. General admission (excludes ticketed exhibitions) is free for Macomb, Oakland and Wayne County residents and DIA members. For all others, $14 for adults, $9 for seniors ages 62+, $8 for college students, $6 for ages 6–17. For membership information, call 313-833-7971.
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The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), one of the premier art museums in the United States, is home to more than 65,000 works that comprise a multicultural survey of human creativity from ancient times through the 21st century. From the first Van Gogh painting to enter a U.S. museum (Self-Portrait, 1887), to Diego Rivera's world-renowned Detroit Industry murals (1932–33), the DIA’s collection is known for its quality, range and depth. The DIA’s mission is to create opportunities for all visitors to find personal meaning in art individually and with each other.