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

Appointed in 2005 by Mayor Beverly O'Neill to a term that expires in 2011. Previously served as a Water Commissioner for the City of Long Beach. Commissioner Walter is Executive Assistant to the President for Community Relations at California State University, Long Beach and former Dean of the CSULB College of Business Administration. He is also Professor of International Business at the university. Commissioner Walter is a former chair of the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and a former president of the International Business Association. He is also Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Saint Mary Medical Center and a member of the boards of the National Conference for Community and Justice, the Boys and Girls Club, Leadership Long Beach, Workforce Development, the Queen Mary Preservation Committee, and the St. Mary Medical Center Foundation. Commissioner Walter is a former Senior Vice President and member of the office of the president of Levi Strauss & Co. Prior to joining CSULB as Dean, Commissioner Walter served as Dean of Saint Mary's College of California where he held an endowed chair as Distinguished Professor of Economics and Business Administration. Commissioner Walter holds a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa.

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.