Educating, Connecting, and Empowering the International Trade Community

Dave Allman is a partner at the global law firm K&L Gates and focuses his practice on export controls, economic sanctions, and national security law.

Dave brings a wealth of experience in international trade matters, with a career spanning 25 years. Dave served 10 years in the Air Force, spending extensive time in two combat zones relying upon then-cutting-edge defense technology, and subsequently spent another 15 years managing and directing the lawful export of weaponized hardware to U.S. allies abroad.

His extensive background includes serving as the Director of International Trade Compliance and Legislative Affairs at a notable aerospace and defense company, where he led and oversaw the company’s comprehensive international trade compliance program.

Dave also counsels large multinational corporations across the spectrum of cross-regulatory regimes. Notably, he played a pivotal role as the lead investigator for another large aerospace and defense company under a consent agreement, diligently probing potential violations of export controls.

Joshua Richter is the Senior Director of Global Trade Compliance & Operations at Leonardo DRS, Inc. In this role, Josh manages operations for eight trade professionals across the business units and provides direct support to their localized operations.

Josh also provides complementary support to the DRS compliance team through training, reviewing compliance matters, supporting audits and assessments, Customs compliance, and monitoring the trade governance structure.

He has developed his skills and experience over more than 20 years in export licensing, jurisdiction and classification analysis, compliance, trade governance, automation, Customs, imports, security, consent agreements, and training.

He has previously held positions within the corporate and operational business units of small, medium, and large aerospace and defense companies, including Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, and Orbital. He also gained valuable experience while consulting with Deloitte Tax LLP.

Josh resides in Arlington, Virginia, with his spouse and two pets and enjoys traveling the globe in his free time.

Julia Mason’s first “desk job” was with a start-up defense contractor, where she developed the purchasing department for research and development, low-rate prototypes, full-build projects, and government-furnished equipment. She also developed policies and procedures to obtain ISO certification and helped build the company’s business development group.

When her mentor announced that the company was entering the international market, it changed the trajectory of her career.

Over the years, Ms. Mason has developed extensive experience creating and delivering export training for executive leadership, function-specific personnel, and Empowered Officials. Her background in sourcing and business development at ICI, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, gives her a strong understanding of these teams’ needs and enables her to serve as a strategic partner in building long-term relationships with internal and external customers and vendors.

Her time at Raytheon Technologies and ATK, later Orbital ATK and Northrop Grumman, enabled her to apply her knowledge of cradle-to-grave product and program development across a wide range of commodities and programs. This experience provides an advantage when assisting business partners in developing strategic licensing plans within applicable regulations.

Having analyzed more than 200 regulatory issues, she also brings significant insight to voluntary disclosures, the development of attainable and substantive corrective actions, and the successful execution of those actions.

Candace Goforth is the Managing Director of Goforth Trade Advisors, where she provides clients with strategic and practical solutions on defense trade and export control matters. A recognized subject matter expert on the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), she has advised hundreds of clients by providing proactive compliance insight.

She currently serves as a member of the Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG), which provides private-sector insight to the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.

Prior to establishing Goforth Trade Advisors in 2013, Ms. Goforth served as Policy Director within the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls at the U.S. Department of State, where she was responsible for interpretation and implementation of the ITAR.

During her tenure, she helped administer the Department of State's implementation of the Export Control Reform Initiative and played a key role in revising the U.S. Munitions List, the Commerce Control List, the "specially designed" definition, and the associated transition plan.

Katherine Heubert focuses her practice on U.S. export and import controls, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). She advises clients across multiple industries on export control policy, licensing, technology release issues, economic sanctions, trade embargoes, and anti-boycott compliance.

She has extensive experience with Directorate of Defense Trade Controls licensing, Technical Assistance Agreements, Manufacturing License Agreements, Warehouse Distribution Agreements, retransfer requests, commodity jurisdiction requests, advisory opinions, general correspondence, Department of Commerce export licenses, and commodity classification requests (CCATS).

Ms. Heubert also counsels clients on compliance with U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

Her work includes jurisdiction and classification determinations, internal compliance program development, employee training, internal audits, voluntary and directed disclosures, and broader trade sanctions compliance.

Samantha Johnson is a trade compliance leader with more than 15 years of experience across the aerospace, automotive, and technology sectors. As Director of Global Trade Compliance at L3Harris, she specializes in designing practical, risk-based compliance frameworks that support innovation while meeting regulatory requirements.

Her career includes leadership roles with organizations such as JPL/Caltech, Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, and ispace technologies U.S., in addition to earlier positions with Northrop Grumman, RTX (formerly Raytheon Company), and Navistar Defense.

Ms. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from Hawaii Pacific University.

Jennifer J. Martin serves as Vice President, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Global Trade at Leidos. She leads the company's export controls, sanctions, customs, and anti-boycott legal functions across both domestic and international operations.

Before joining Leidos in 2024, Ms. Martin held leadership positions with Raytheon, General Electric, and Metrea, providing strategic legal and compliance guidance across all aspects of global trade.

She also serves on the boards of the Society for International Affairs and the National Council on International Trade Development.

Ms. Martin earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri and her bachelor's degree from Bradley University.

Tamara Overton is Senior Manager, International Trade Compliance at Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems in Orlando, Florida. She brings more than 30 years of experience in regulatory compliance, legal affairs, ethics, and international trade compliance.

As an Empowered Official and compliance manager, she has extensive experience conducting internal audits, investigating regulatory issues, preparing voluntary disclosures, developing licensing strategies, negotiating technical assistance agreements, and delivering export compliance training.

Prior to joining the International Trade Compliance organization, Ms. Overton served as an Ethics Officer and Paralegal at Lockheed Martin. Earlier in her career, she worked as a paralegal for Siemens and in private legal practice.

She holds a bachelor's degree in Legal Studies from the University of Central Florida, speaks conversational Dutch, and received both the 2015 Lockheed Martin International Trade Compliance Excellence Award and the 2020 SIA Joyce Poetzl Memorial Volunteer of the Year Award.

Matt Binder specializes in helping internal customers navigate import and export compliance while supporting business development and growth. He focuses on fostering a culture of compliance by engaging stakeholders early so that international trade considerations are integrated into business decisions from the outset.

In his current role at BAE Systems, Matt serves as the primary liaison between the business and the U.S. Government, advancing licensing priorities while managing a large portfolio of export licenses and agreements.

Prior to joining BAE Systems, he held positions with Northrop Grumman and Huntington Ingalls Industries. He earned a Bachelor of Science in International Business from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.

Before joining the SIA Board of Directors, Matt served in numerous conference leadership roles, including Speaker Co-Chair for the 2025 Fall Advanced Conference, Conference Director for the 2024 Winter Back to Basics Conference, Speaker Co-Chair for the 2022 Fall Advanced Conference, and AV/Publications Chair for the 2022 Winter Back to Basics Conference.

Outside of work, Matt enjoys umpiring college baseball and spending time with his family on the water.