May 26, 2017
Friday, May 26, 2017
LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder today announced the reappointments of Jason Hanselman of DeWitt, Hilmer Kenty of Detroit, and Jeff Styers of Northville to the Unarmed Combat Commission.
Housed within the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, the 11-member commission oversees professional boxing and mixed martial arts events.
"These individuals have a wide range of experience and I am confident in their ability to continue overseeing professional boxing and mixed martial arts events in Michigan," Snyder said.
Hanselman is a partner with Dykema Gossett, PLLC, and previously held positions with the Internal Revenue Service, the Michigan Supreme Court’s State Court Administrative Office, and the Michigan House of Representatives. He currently serves on the Dewitt Board of Education, the board of the Ingham County Bar, and is past president of the Ingham County Bar Association. Hanselman holds a bachelor’s degree in public administration from Michigan State University and a law degree from the University of Miami School of Law. He will continue to represent the general public.
Kenty began his professional boxing career in 1977 and won the World Boxing Association’s Lightweight World Champion title in 1980. He works as an account manager at Strategic Staffing Solutions in Detroit. He will continue to represent persons with experience in boxing.
Styers is a retired professional boxer and U.S. Marine. He is the owner, founder, and CEO of Arrow Strategies staffing company and studied business management at the University of Michigan. Styers will continue to represent persons with experience in boxing.
Members will serve four-year terms expiring June 5, 2021. Their appointments are subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.
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