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For Immediate Release

Oliver Serves First Meeting as Port Commissioner

January 8, 2008 -- VANCOUVER, Wash.-Jerry Oliver has officially taken office, and served his first meeting as a Vancouver Port Commissioner.

Oliver was sworn in on January 2 at the Clark County Public Service Center, with others elected in the November 2007 general election. He represents district three, which consists mainly of the central and east neighborhoods of Greater Vancouver. He attended his first meeting as a commissioner today.

Oliver, 67, was born and raised in Flint, Mich., and has a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Michigan (1961). His career includes 20 years selling medical products, and a seven year stint in the financial brokerage business. Oliver also was self-employed for eight years, when he worked in mid-market mergers and acquisitions.

He is currently employed by Tyler Technologies (Plano, Texas) as a national account manager selling software to county governments.

Oliver and his wife of 45 years, Joan, have two adult daughters and six grandchildren. He is an ardent hunter, fisher and backpacker and has been involved with the Audubon Society, Columbia Land Trust, Pheasants Forever, and in his church, where he has served in a variety of capacities over the years.

His first meeting as a member of the Vancouver Port Commission will be Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 9:30 a.m.

Oliver is replacing Arch Miller, who served 18 years on the port commission, and whom Oliver defeated in the 2007 election.

The Vancouver Port Commission normally meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, with open public sessions beginning at 9:30 a.m. The port commission meetings are televised live on CVTV, and streamed live on www.cvtv.org. Taped replays of each meeting are also shown on CVTV channels 21 and 23 (Comcast in Vancouver), and are always available online at www.cvtv.org.

At A Glance
Who: Mr. Jerry Oliver
What: Port Commissioner
When: January 8, 2008
Quick Facts: Oliver fills the seat of former three-term Port Commissioner Arch Miller … by profession, Oliver (age 67) sells financial software to local government agencies across the United States. … Oliver is a graduate of the University of Michigan.