The Charter of the City of Oakland vests the Board of Port Commissioners with exclusive control and management of the Port department. The Board consists of seven members nominated by the mayor and appointed by the City Council for four year terms. Members must live in Oakland during their term and at least 30 days prior to their appointment. Members of the Board serve without salary or compensation.
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 Pamela Calloway is an experienced attorney and is principal of her own consulting firm, Calloway & Associates, providing expertise in workforce and economic development and implementation. She has served as a senior manager with more than 18 years of experience providing visionary leadership for nonprofit organizations and legal departments. Previously, Ms. Calloway was president of Private Industry Council of San Francisco, INC. (PIC), a nonprofit agency that administers employment, training and research services to San Francisco employers and job seekers at the direction of the Workforce Investment San Francisco Board. She is a member of the Workforce Development Council; National Center on Education and the Economy, Workforce Development Program; California Workforce Association, Board and Executive Committee; California Bar Association; and The Urban School Parents' Diversity Committee. She received her juris doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C.
 Gilda Gonzales, who is currently the chief executive officer of the Unity Council, has a significant history of public service. She had the honor of being selected as a California State Assembly Fellow working in the State Legislature in 1987. Following her fellowship program, she worked on numerous state and national political campaigns and then returned to the State Assembly as a legislative aide. In 1991, she began her career in Oakland City Hall, serving as policy analyst to former Mayor Elihu Harris. During her fourteen-year career with the City, she gained experience in municipal financing and budgeting, public policy, economic development and government relations. She served in many capacities including: budget analyst; special assistant to the finance agency director; intergovernmental affairs director; and chief of staff to former City Manager Robert Bobb and former Mayor Jerry Brown. In 2004, Ms. Gonzales was named the chief executive officer for the Unity Council. The Unity Council is a non-profit community development corporation committed to enriching the quality of life of families and individuals primarily in the Fruitvale district of Oakland. Ms. Gonzales serves on the Alameda County First Five Commission, Oakland Unified School District Audit Committee, State Farm Bank National CRA Advisory Board, Bay Area Council Economic Institute Board of Trustees and the Oakland Central City East Redevelopment Project Area Committee.
 James Head has served as director of programs for the San Francisco Foundation, a regional community foundation, which provides resources and support to organizations serving five Bay Area communities. He has over 30 years of experience in the fields of philanthropy and grant making; nonprofit management and technical assistance; community and economic development; and public interest law. Prior to joining the foundation in 2004, Mr. Head was president of the National Economic Development and Law Center (NEDLC) for 18 years. Additionally, Mr. Head has served for many years as legal counsel of the California Community Economic Development Association (CCEDA) and has been a member of numerous foundation advisory boards, including the Open Society Foundation of New York, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation of Michigan and the Columbian Foundation of San Francisco. Mr. Head received his juris doctorate from the University of Georgia School of Law and has bar memberships in Georgia, Florida, and California.
Over the last decade, Margaret Gordon has been respected locally as a strong voice of reason and intellect not only in her West Oakland community, but regionally as well. The longtime health and environmental advocate has earned statewide respect on Port issues. A recipient of the 2007 Alameda County Women's Hall of Fame award, Ms. Gordon is one of the founding members of both the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project and the Alameda County Stakeholder Project for the Environmental Health Tracking Project. In 2006, Ms. Gordon was a presenter at a Port-related conference—sponsored by the Intermodal Maritime Association—concerning trucking, shipping and logistics. She also contributed to the development of two community-based, participatory research reports and the publications, "Neighborhood Knowledge for Change" and "Reducing Diesel Pollution in West Oakland." Moreover, during this period she was instrumental in the design of the 7th St/McClymonds Corridor Neighborhood Improvement Initiative and was co-chair of the Citizens Advisory Committee, the group assembled to oversee replacement of the Cypress freeway following the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989.
As a staff member of the Pacific Institute's Community Strategies for Sustainability and Justice, Ms. Gordon was a planner and presenter for the San Francisco Bay Area's first regional conference on reducing diesel pollution and improving public health. The event titled, "Ditching Dirty Diesel," brought together community organizations, environmentalists, public health groups—including the American Lung Association—and government officials to focus on asthma and other health problems related to diesel air pollution. In 2007, Ms. Gordon became co-chair of the Port of Oakland & Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the Maritime Air Quality Improvement Plan (along with Omar R. Benjamin and Jack Broadbent, head of BAAQMD). Most recently, Ms. Gordon, who suffers from asthma, co-authored the "Healthy Home Indoor Air Quality Project," that relates to the reduction of diesel exposure and other toxins for residents in West Oakland. She was also selected to serve on Governor Schwarzenegger's statewide committee for the State Goods Movement Action Plan.
 Victor Uno is the business manager and financial secretary for the International Brotherhood Electrical Workers Local 595. He came to the Bay Area in 1970 to attend U.C. Berkeley and subsequently entered and completed the IBEW/NECA apprenticeship program for construction electricians. Early in his career, he worked at the port installing new rail lines, lights and power along one of the Port of Oakland berths. Mr. Uno became very involved in the IBEW/NECA apprenticeship program as a community college instructor at Chabot College (1987-1999), and was appointed director of the program in 1999. As the program's director, he oversaw dramatic expansion of the program, which involved the instruction of 280 apprentices and 400 journeypersons with a staff of 14 instructors, improving the program's curriculum and bringing more women and people of color into the program. Mr. Uno was elected and served on Local 595's examining board, executive board and as the union's president. Mr. Uno serves on the board of Asian Health Services and the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance. He also serves as a trustee for two IBEW/NECA apprenticeship programs, as well as for the Maritime and Aviation Project Labor Agreement Social Justice Trust and for IBEW/NECA pension and health and welfare trusts. Mr. Uno is also vice president of the National Electrical Workers Minority Caucus.
 Commissioner Alan S. Yee has more than 30 years of legal experience. Commissioner Yee serves as partner in the law firm of Siegel & Yee. Mr. Yee has litigated commercial cases involving trade and international commerce, representing businesses in trade with companies in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. He received his bachelor's degree in 1974 from Princeton University and his juris doctorate in 1978 from the University of California's Boalt Hall School of Law in Berkeley. Commissioner Yee also has an extensive history of community involvement and public service. Mr. Yee was elected as a trustee of the Peralta Community Colleges and served as its president in 1994. He was appointed to the City of Oakland's Police Review Commission and served as its chair 1997-2000. Mr. Yee has also served on the boards of the Chinatown/Central District Community Development Council for the City of Oakland, the Oakland Intergovernmental Council and the East Bay Conversion and Reinvestment Commission.
Commissioner Yee has received numerous commendations and awards for his service, including: State Bar of California President's Pro Bono Service Award, 2004; Asian Health Services 35th Anniversary Honoree Award, 2009; East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation Gerald Leo Award, 2008; Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce Award for Promoting Community Development, 2003; City of Oakland City Council Proclamation for Exemplary Services to the Community, 2004; and City of Oakland District 4 Local Hero Award, 2007.
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