Port People: Oakland

Oakland Selects Edgerly as Secretary of the Board 

 

Port of Oakland Commissioners have selected Daria Edgerly as their first African American, and woman, as secretary of the board.

The position is an important one at the Port of Oakland. The secretary runs the office of the port's governing board. The secretary provides notices of all public meetings of the board, compiles and publishes records of all actions taken by the board and assures that all bids for port contracts are received on time and opened in public.

"I'm gratified that commissioners have given me this opportunity," said Ms. Edgerly, an Oakland native and Cal State University, East Bay graduate. "And I'm pleased that women of color are given the opportunity to advance at the port."

 

Ms. Edgerly succeeds John Betterton, who retired after two decades as the port's board secretary. She worked previously for the City of Oakland.