Detroit News: Two WSU professors appointed to Gov. Snyder's Human Trafficking Commission
Several Metro Detroit professionals and authorities are among Gov. Rick Snyder's appointees to two advisory groups aimed at combating human trafficking. Snyder this week announced initial appointments to the Human Trafficking Commission and the Human Trafficking Health Advisory Board, which follow bills the governor signed into law last year that included stricter penalties and state protection for juveniles rescued from the sex trade. The 14-member Human Trafficking Commission, which was created through last year's House Bill 5158, oversees recommendations to the Legislature to improve laws and rules addressing human trafficking violations statewide, Snyder's office said. Appointees serve two-year terms expiring March 1, 2017. Among the newly appointed Commission members are Herbert Smitherman Jr., CEO of Health Centers Detroit Foundation and associate professor at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, and Dena Nazer, chief of the child protection team at Children's Hospital of Michigan and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Wayne State University.