Ting Barnard of Ting Barnard’s Studio

A fashionable, busy, passionate and highly caffeinated woman, Ting Barnard is literally her own brand. A familiar face that you’ll often see at StyleWeek and events throughout the Rhode Island community, she is one of the two Co Chairs of Leadership RI, a YearUp mentor three years in a row, a board member of the PVD Lady Project, StyleWeek, SEED and the Lincoln School Parent Association, as well as a member of several nonprofit organizations: Amos House, Children’s Friend, PeaceLove and Leadership RI’s Keep RI Stronger.

An alumni of Boston University, she has held positions in finance, but her heart has always been in philanthropy, especially nonprofit organizations that align with her mission in life. With this new business venture, Ting is able to connect all of her passions and ideas with philanthropy at the heart of it all. While juggling all of this, Ting reminds me the most important role she has is being the best mother she can be to her six-year-old daughter Victory.  “I just want her to be a good person who is kind and compassionate.”

In 2012, Ting presented the Tong Collection on the StyleWeek runway. Named after her mother, the Tong Collection offered versatile looks that were demure yet powerful and could easily be worn from desk to dinner.

Her experience and love of fashion, finance and philanthropy evolved into Ting Barnard’s Studio. According to Ting, “my involvement in StyleWeek has really empowered my brand and helped me to refine my mission statement.” A match maker if you will, Ting owns and operates her own consulting firm that helps to connect businesses with the right ambassadors in the correct industries to generate brand awareness with a philanthropic twist. To Ting, connecting the right brands to the right ambassadors is much much more than a business transaction. It is instead the foundation of a long lasting relationship, partnership and friendship.

A generous donor, sponsor and supporter of StyleWeek/Seed season after season, Ting has adopted Carissa Lynne Designs who will be showing on Thursday, February 25th at 8pm for season 12 presented by Imperial Pearls. Keep an eye out for Ting during the week wearing matching Carissa Lynne Designs with her daughter, Victory!

In the meantime, follow her on Facebook and Instagram to get a glimpse into the latest brands she is working with, relationships she is creating and the organizations she is giving back to.