PRESIDENT – LAURA GERMANY
Laura is Vice President of HR & Administration for Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, a trade association for the maritime industry. She has worked in the industry for 20 years, and has been involved with WIL since 2015. She was born and raised in the Bay Area. She is responsible for the daily operations of PMSA which includes: accounting, bookkeeping, human resources, payroll, and event planning. She is also a board member of the PMSA Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides funding to various non-profit programs that benefit California and Washington port communities, including programs for students, those with disabilities, and seafarers.
Laura graduated cum laude with a BA in Liberal Studies from San Francisco State University. She enjoys living and working in the Bay Area and spending time with family.
VICE PRESIDENT - MANDY ATKINSON
Born and raised in Taiwan, Mandy and her family moved to the US when she was 14 years old. Her passion for the logistics/supply chain industry began in 1996 at a local trucking company. Throughout the years, she’s had the pleasure of working with various freight forwarding companies and NVOCC. This has allowed her to diversify and expand her knowledge with various roles from entry writing, ocean import/export coordinator to project management. She is currently an account executive at Mainfreight Inc.
Mandy has been a devoted member of WIL since 2016. She has taken an active role as part of the board steering committee. She is committed and excited for many more years to come with WIL. “You never stop learning in the logistic world” is the motto that Mandy firmly believes.
mandy.atkinson@mainfreight.com