The five-member Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners also selected Lou Anne Bynum as vice president and Tracy Egoscue as secretary, continuing in the roles they have served in for the past 12 months.
Each July, the commission selects from its own members the president and the other board officers for one-year terms.
Guzmán, who is the director of Finance for the City of Huntington Beach, was appointed to the Harbor Commission in 2013 by then-Mayor Bob Foster. The commission president chairs board meetings and represents the port to the public.
“I’m grateful to my fellow commissioners for this opportunity to build upon the successes of former commissioners,” Guzmán said. “We have accomplished much by building on the port’s foundation of social and fiscal responsibility. We increased community sponsorships and reached major milestones on our capital improvement projects. I look forward to continuing my work with the community, our customers, Harbor Department staff and the City of Long Beach. I want to thank my fellow commissioners for putting their faith and confidence in me.”
Under the city charter, the mayor of Long Beach appoints city residents to the Harbor Commission to six-year terms. Commissioners oversee the port and direct the Port CEO, who in turn manages the more than 500-person staff of the City of Long Beach Harbor Department in the development and promotion of the port.
Source: Port of LB
