About

Wanda Sample is Regional Vice President for Avalon Risk Management’s New York office. She joined Avalon in August of 2002 and has more than 35 years of experience in the customs broker and freight forwarder arenas.

Wanda began her career at Avalon as Marketing Manager and was later promoted to Director of Trade Relations to manage Avalon’s trade affairs and relationships with key industry organizations including the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) and Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA).

Prior to joining Avalon, Wanda worked for 17 years at F.W. Myers & Co., a national customs broker and freight forwarder. As Risk Coordinator for F.W. Myers, Wanda handled surety bonds, cargo insurance, professional liability, property and casualty, and other corporate insurance products. Additionally, she conducted compliance audits at various regional offices throughout the United States.

Wanda is actively involved in the trade community and serves on the Board of the Air & Expeditor Motor

Carriers Association (AEMCA), Long Island Import Export Association (LIIEA), the Steering Committee of NYCWTW and is the current President of The Semantics. She serves on the membership and sponsor committees of the National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones (NAFTZ), and is a member of JFK Brokers Association and NYNJFFFBA. Wanda obtained her MBA from Clarkson University.