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The Board of Harbor Commissioners sets policy for the Port of Long Beach. Commissioners are appointed by the Mayor of Long Beach and are confirmed by the City Council. They may serve no more than two six-year terms. In June, the commissioners elect board officers. These offices are held for one year.  | James C. Hankla Commission President | | - Appointed in 2003 by Mayor Beverly O'Neill to a term that expires in 2009.
- Commissioner Hankla served as Long Beach City Manager for 12 years, retiring in 1998 to head the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority. ACTA oversaw the construction of the $2.4 billion Alameda Corridor, a 20-mile rail expressway between the two San Pedro Bay ports and the transcontinental rail yards near downtown Los Angeles. He resigned from ACTA to join the commission.
- Commissioner Hankla also has served on the board of the International City Theater, as president of the Long Beach Area Council of the Boy Scouts and as chairman of the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific.
|  |  |  | | Nick Sramek Commission Vice President | | - Appointed in 2007 by Mayor Bob Foster to a term that expires in 2013.
- Served on the City of Long Beach Planning Commission for seven years, from 2000 to 2007.
- Commissioner Sramek holds master's and bachelor's degrees in engineering from California State University, Long Beach and is a graduate of Long Beach Poly High School.
- He is a Senior Project Leader in System Engineering at The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo.
|  | Dr. Mike Walter Commission Secretary | | |  | Mario Cordero Commission Assistant Secretary | | -
Appointed in 2003 by Mayor Beverly O'Neill to a term that expires in 2009. -
Commissioner Cordero is senior counsel with Safeco Insurance, with longtime experience in workers compensation issues. -
For the past decade he has been an instructor of political science at Long Beach City College. He also served as vice-chair of the City-commissioned Ethics Review Task Force that developed a Code of Ethics for City employees, as well as elected and appointed City officials. |  |  | |
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