Willie Brooks out as CEO of Detroit Wayne mental health authority after nepotism report
Willie Brooks
The Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network s board voted 8-2 Wednesday not to renew the contract of CEO Willie Brooks after he failed to disclose that a lawyer hired in the mental health agency s legal department is his son-in-law.
Brooks $265,000-a-year contract to run the state s largest community mental health agency expires Feb. 28.
His abrupt departure comes one day after Channel 7 (WXYZ) reported that Brooks son-in-law, Sean Riopelle, got a $103,199-a-year legal job in 2019 at the mental health agency after Brooks suggested he apply for the job.