Mario Cordero, 2010-11 APP President and Commissioner at the Port of Long Beach, is a workers' compensation defense attorney. Mr. Cordero was first appointed to the Port Commission in 2003. He has spearheaded the development of the pioneering Green Port Policy, which has led to environmental initiatives like the Clean Trucks Program, the Vessel Low-Sulfur Fuel Program, the Technology Advancement Program and others, now serves as a model of environmental stewardship to ports across the country and around the globe. Mr. Cordero has more than two decades of legal experience as a workers' compensation defense attorney. He is general counsel for Safeco Insurance and has served as an associate attorney in the Long Beach office of Adelson, Testan & Brundo. He is a member of the Federal Bar Association's Central District and the Long Beach Bar Association and is former chairman of the Workers Compensation committees for both the Long Beach Bar and the Mexican-American Bar Association for the County of Los Angeles. The Mexican-American Bar Association named him Attorney of the Year in 2007, and he received an environmental award the same year from the League of California Cities. Away from his legal practice, Mr. Cordero has been an instructor of political science at Long Beach City College and has sat on the City of Long Beach Community Development Commission for the past decade. He served as vice-chair of the Long Beach–commissioned Ethics Review Task Force that developed a Code of Ethics for city employees and elected and appointed officials. Mr. Cordero holds a law degree from the University of Santa Clara and a bachelor of science degree in political science from California State University, Long Beach.
Mario Cordero, President – Port of Long Beach James Matayoshi – First Vice President – Republic of Marshall Islands Port Authority Dick Dodge - Second Vice President – Port of Redwood City Kim B. Puzey, Past President – Port of Umatilla
Brad Madelung – Port Alberni Port Authority (Northwest Region) Dan Buell – Port of Longview (Northern Region) Elizabeth Blanchard – Port of Stockton (Northern California Region) Ray McMoore – American Samoa Port Authority (Pacific Islands Region) Ding-Hsun Hsiao – Kaohsiung Harbor Bureau (Asia Region)
Mario Cordero, 2010-11 APP President and Commissioner at the Port of Long Beach, is a workers' compensation defense attorney. Mr. Cordero was first appointed to the Port Commission in 2003. He has spearheaded the development of the pioneering Green Port Policy, which has led to environmental initiatives like the Clean Trucks Program, the Vessel Low-Sulfur Fuel Program, the Technology Advancement Program and others, now serves as a model of environmental stewardship to ports across the country and around the globe. Mr. Cordero has more than two decades of legal experience as a workers' compensation defense attorney. He is general counsel for Safeco Insurance and has served as an associate attorney in the Long Beach office of Adelson, Testan & Brundo. He is a member of the Federal Bar Association's Central District and the Long Beach Bar Association and is former chairman of the Workers Compensation committees for both the Long Beach Bar and the Mexican-American Bar Association for the County of Los Angeles. The Mexican-American Bar Association named him Attorney of the Year in 2007, and he received an environmental award the same year from the League of California Cities. Away from his legal practice, Mr. Cordero has been an instructor of political science at Long Beach City College and has sat on the City of Long Beach Community Development Commission for the past decade. He served as vice-chair of the Long Beach–commissioned Ethics Review Task Force that developed a Code of Ethics for city employees and elected and appointed officials. Mr. Cordero holds a law degree from the University of Santa Clara and a bachelor of science degree in political science from California State University, Long Beach.
