Society for International Affairs |
2026 Winter Back to Basics Conference (Virtual)
Monday, February 23 - Friday, February 27, 2026 | 1:00 - 5:00 PM EST
| First name | Last name | City | State or Province or Territory | Government Agency or Organization or Company or Other |
| Jermaine | Adams | Woodbridge | Virginia | Department of State |
| Bruce | Adams | Tysons | Virginia | Company |
| Diamond | Adams | Austin | Texas | Ultra ATS |
| Dan | Ady | Mobile | New Jersey | PCB Technologies USA, Inc. |
| William | Alford | Cleveland | Ohio | TransDigm Group Inc. |
| Mason | Alinger | Springfield | Virginia | National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |
| David | Allman | Annandale | Virginia | K&L Gates |
| Nathan | Anderson | BRISTOL | Rhode Island | Vatn Systems |
| Alicia | Anderson | Davis Junction | Illinois | Skandia, Inc. |
| John | Andrade | Torrance | California | OKSI |
| Ammanda | Ardoin | STAFFORD | Texas | Atec, Inc. |
| Brian | Arevalo | INGLEWOOD | California | MARVIN ENGINEERING CO., INC. |
| Kendrick | Au | Richardson | Texas | Qorvo US Inc. |
| Karmen | Bailey | Sylmar | California | Mason Controls |
| Leon | Barham | Washington, DC | District of Columbia | U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls |
| Jessica | Barnhard | Bennington | New Hampshire | NHBB |
| Peter | Beckman | Alexandria | Virginia | Department of State/DDTC |
| Todd | Bentley | Huntsville | Alabama | Plasma Processing LLC |
| Maritza | Berdecia | Ft. Walton Beach | Florida | Other |
| Carmen | Bettis | Leland | North Carolina | Northrop Grumman |
| Evan | Bibisi | Elk Grove Village | Illinois | Dexter Magnetic Technologies |
| Michaela | Bissonette | Moncks Corner | South Carolina | CGI Federal |
| Nate | Blanchette | Peterborough | New Hampshire | New Hampshire Ball Bearing |
| Caleb | Blockland | Rockford | Michigan | RENK America, LLC |
| Kristin | Bohne | Weare | New Hampshire | Safran Defense and Space, Inc |
| Nancy | Bowlin | Denver | Colorado | United Launch Alliance |
| Mike | Briscoe | Plano | Texas | Airbus DS Government Solutions, Inc. |
| Brian | Brodeur | Southborough | Massachusetts | TT-Electronics |
| Jesse | Brown | Salt Lake City | Utah | Aerovac |
| Trevor | Caines | surrey | British Columbia | MTU Maintenance Canada LTD. |
| Nicole | Caldwell | Edgewater | Maryland | Northrop Grumman Corporation |
| Christopher | Campbell | Virginia | ||
| Derek | Carmody | Windham | New Hampshire | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. |
| Michael | Carpenito | Southborough | Massachusetts | TT Electronics |
| Rafael | Carrasco Arenillas | San Diego | California | RTX |
| Carie | Cartwright | Washington | District of Columbia | K&L Gates LLP |
| Camilla | Cavanagh | Canberra City | Australia - Canberra / | KPMG |
| Deepesh | Chaudhari | Washington DC | District of Columbia | AITWG |
| Maria | Chesnos | Arlington | Virginia | Noblis-ESI |
| Hansen | Clarke | Birmingham | Michigan | Former U.S. Congress staffer and member |
| Sandra | Collins | Greensboro | North Carolina | Qorvo US, Inc. |
| Paul | Coyle | Washington | District of Columbia | Wiley Rein LLP |
| Sarah | Crawford | Alexandria | Virginia | Lockheed Martin |
| Timothy | Croskey | Jacksonville | Florida | Law Firm (Setzler, Croskey, Owens & Bondaryk) |
| Pamela | Danisiewicz | Fairfax | Virginia | CACI INTERNATIONAL INC. |
| Andrea | Day | |||
| Tayler | Dcoker | Portland | Oregon | Precision Castparts |
| Megan | Dean | Norfolk | Virginia | Rivencore US, Inc. |
| Alexandria | Deaver | Yorktown | Virginia | Huntington Ingalls Industry Newport News Shipbuilding |
| Katie | Dee | Boston | Massachusetts | Autodesk, Inc. |
| Riley | Delfeld | Washington | District of Columbia | Crowell & Moring LLP |
| Shane | DeMello | Denver | Colorado | Collins Aerospace (RTX) |
| James | Derosia | Vergennes | Vermont | TransDigm Inc. |
| Candice | Dillon | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Derco Aerospace, A Lockheed Martin Company |
| Katie | Dockweiler | Farmington Hills | Michigan | SEOPS Space |
| Tom | Donovan | Falls Church | Virginia | Northrop Grumman Corporation |
| Matthew | Dumenigo | Chesapeake | Virginia | Corps Solutions |
| Mateo | Dunne | Mount Vernon | Virginia | DDTC, State Department (Creative IT Solutions Inc.) |
| SUSANA | ENG | EL SEGUNDO | California | Sojitz Aerospace America Corp |
| Virginia | Ericani | Rocky Hill | Connecticut | MTU Aero Engines North America, Inc. |
| Emily | Erickson | BROOKLYN CENTER | Minnesota | Company |
| Belinda | Ervin | Canberra | Australia - Australian Capital Territory / ACT | KPMG Australia |
| Dominic | Farella | Sterling Heights | Michigan | General Dynamics Land Systems |
| Sarah | Fattig | Webster | Texas | Leidos, Cargo Mission Contract |
| Xannah | Fish | Alamogordo | New Mexico | X-Bow Launch Systems |
| Betty | Fish | San Antonio | Texas | X-Bow Launch Systems |
| Jarred | Fishman | Bethesda | Maryland | Rafael U.S.A., Inc. |
| Eric | Flom | Palm Desert | California | NTS Technical Systems |
| Alissa | Flowers | Greenwood | Indiana | Wurth Industry USA |
| Terry | Frederic | Washington DC | District of Columbia | ArentFox Schiff LLP |
| Stephanie | Garcia McMenamy | Irvine | California | Terran Orbital Corporation |
| Loni | Gardner | Virginia | ||
| Tim | Geddes | Edgewood | Maryland | Smiths Detection |
| Alexia | Geiger | Wallingford | Connecticut | L3Harris |
| Kay | Georgi | Washington | District of Columbia | ArentFox Schiff LLP |
| KARINEH | GHARIB | BURBANK | California | HYDRA ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| YOHANCE | GIBSON | Lombard | Illinois | Cinch CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS a bel group |
| YOHANCE | GIBSON | Lombard | Illinois | Cinch Connectivity Solutions | a bel group |
| Sarah | Gilberto | North Mankato | Minnesota | Kato Engineering Inc. |
| Kathie | Gilchrist | Batavia | Ohio | Ellis & Watts Global Industries, Inc. |
| Candace | Goforth | Amherst | New York | Content Enablers |
| Brittany | Gonzales | Portland | Oregon | Precision Castparts |
| Matthew | Goodman | PORTLAND | Oregon | nLIGHT |
| John | Hall | Virginia | ||
| Michelle | Harkovich | Cary | North Carolina | K&L Gates |
| Celeste | Harrison | Round Rock | Texas | The Boeing Company |
| John | Hebden | Virginia | ||
| Lyle | Hedgecock | Centreville | Virginia | Miles and Stockbridge |
| Courtney | Helgason | Almonte | Ontario | Thales Group |
| Crystal | Henrickson | New Market | Alabama | Mach 1 Ops |
| Gregory | Herbers | Virginia | ||
| Tracy | Hernandez Avila | Kent | Washington | Hytek Finishes |
| Katherine | Heubert | Washington | District of Columbia | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| Mauricio | Hodgson | Celebration | Florida | The Walt Disney Company |
| Matthew | Hoffman | Arlington | Virginia | Umbra Lab, Inc. |
| Jessica | Holland | Beavercreek | Ohio | DAF |
| Iliyana | Hristev | Mesa | Arizona | Iliyana Dwivedi |
| Brooke | Hudson | Tucson | Arizona | Abrams Airborne Manufacturing, INC. |
| Jon | Hughes | Rocky Hill | Connecticut | MTU Aero Engines North America, Inc. (MTU AENA) |
| Emily | Iarocci | Washington | District of Columbia | TechOp Solutions International LLC |
| Jayme | Jaquiz | Bellevue | Nebraska | Team MilSup |
| Jacqueline | Johnson | Melbourne | Australia - Victoria / VIC | KPMG |
| Samantha | Johnson | Arlington | Virginia | L3Harris |
| Tamara | Johnson | Orlando | Florida | Lockheed Martin Corporation |
| Abigail | Johnson | Newport News | Virginia | Newport News Shipbuilding |
| Tieisha | Johnson | Clinton | Maryland | U.S. Department of State |
| Jamie | Joiner | Houston | Texas | Joiner Trade Solutions PLLC |
| Elisabeth | Jones | Bowie | Maryland | US Department of State |
| Dana | Kagan McGinley | Washington | District of Columbia | Arnold & Porter |
| Karthika | Kandalingapandi | Orlando | Florida | The Walt Disney Company |
| Roxy | Karanxha | Washington DC | District of Columbia | State Department |
| Amanda | Kelly | Pennsauken | New Jersey | Airborne Systems |
| Jason | Konstantinidis | Rancho Santa Margarita | California | Palomar Products, Inc. and TA Aerospace |
| Lynette | Langone | Queen Creek | Arizona | Collins Aerospace |
| Nathaniel | Lanning | Chittenango | New York | Superior Metals Manufacturing |
| Brooke | Lanning | East Aurora | New York | Moog Inc. |
| Kris | LePow | Virginia | Squadron Defense Group LLC | |
| Alexandra | Lezcano | Orlando | Florida | C4 Advanced Tactical Systems, LLC |
| Yue-Zhen | Li | Washington | District of Columbia | Hogan Lovells LLP |
| Austin | Litchford | Rochester | New York | L3Harris |
| Samantha | Loney | Pasadena | Maryland | Northrop Grumman |
| Ryan | Looft | Yorktown | Virginia | TKMS ATLAS North America, LLC |
| Kyndra | Lotspeich | Titusville | Florida | Astrotech Space Operations LLC |
| Laredo | Loyd | Washington | District of Columbia | Department of Homeland Security |
| I Cheng | Lu | Chandler | Arizona | AIDC USA LLC |
| Kyele | Ludemann | LaPorte City | Iowa | RTX corporation |
| Jennifer | Maggio | Elmwood Park | Illinois | A.M. Castle & Company |
| James | Mangels | COCKEYSVILLE | Maryland | DoD |
| Brandi | Marotta | Livermore | California | Raptor Scientific |
| Jennifer | Martin | Alexandria | Virginia | Leidos |
| Ricky | Martin | Manassas | Virginia | SMX, LLC |
| David | Martinson | Washington | District of Columbia | SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION |
| Rebecca | Marx | Virginia | ||
| Julia | Mason | Fairfax | Virginia | Peraton |
| Sarah | Massie | Boise | Idaho | S Massie Consulting LLC |
| Lilly | Mathieu | Virginia | ||
| Jennifer | McDonough | Virginia | ||
| Julie | Mercer Luther | Baltimore | Maryland | Northrop Grumman Corporation |
| Joseph | Meyer | Washington | District of Columbia | Department of the Navy, Office of General Counsel |
| Stephen | Migala | Washington | District of Columbia | Goodwin |
| Karinna | Milano | Gilbertsville | Pennsylvania | Arcfield |
| Ruben | Milla | Houston | Texas | BECHTEL ENERGY INC |
| Michael | Miller | Folsom | California | X-Bow Launch Systems Inc |
| Michael | Miller | San Jose | California | Flextronics |
| Delaney | Moran | Washington | District of Columbia | U.S Department of State, DDTC |
| Chris | Morrison | Plano | Texas | Airbus DS Government Solutions |
| Michael | Morrison | Spotsylvania | Virginia | DroneShield LLC |
| Cherry | Mui | Cambridge | Massachusetts | Smithsonian Institution, G-7000 |
| MICHELLE | MULLINS | MESA | Arizona | THE BOEING COMPANY |
| Michael | Myers | Virginia | ||
| Tawni | Myers | Chandler | Arizona | Iridium Satellite |
| Marcus | Nathan | Rolling Meadows | Illinois | Northrop Grumman |
| Danica | Noble | Boston | Massachusetts | Aptiv |
| Dawn | Nolan | San Diego | California | Cubic Corporation |
| Brian | Norris | Cullman | Alabama | United Launch Alliance (ULA) |
| Velyana | Nuernberger | Savannah | Georgia | Gulfstream Aerospace |
| Bruce | O'Cain | Great Falls | Virginia | O'Cain Consulting |
| Amanda | Ohmer | Phoenix | Arizona | Custom Control Sensors |
| Kymberly | Okamoto-Cerda | Irvine | California | N/A |
| Amanda | Owen | Lemont | Illinois | Argonne National Laboratory |
| Jessi | Parr | Cedar Rapids | Iowa | Collins Aerospace |
| Michele | Perez | Irving | Texas | Boeing Distribution Inc |
| Karl | Peterson | Chicago | Illinois | Northrop Grumman, Inc. |
| Marina | Peudru | Blagnac | Connecticut | Airbus |
| Brian | Pharr | Washington | Virginia | Department of State PM/DDTC |
| Claire | Picciano | Hampton | Virginia | L3Harris |
| Shauna-Lyn | Piehl | Southbridge | Virginia | SCHOTT North America, Inc |
| Sankar | Ponnar | Cedar Park | Texas | Consulting |
| jerry | porter | APEX | North Carolina | THE ARMORED GROUP, LLC |
| Melissa | Proctor | Scottsdale | Arizona | Miller Proctor Law PLLC |
| Lorraine | Quigley | Mineola | New York | Island Pyrochemical Industries Corp. |
| Anatoli | Raidenkov | Dublin | Ohio | company |
| Joanne | Rapuano | Irving | Texas | Safran USA, Inc. |
| Angela | Rayfield | Los Osos | California | RPS Holdings, Inc. |
| Whitney | Reinhart | Mobile | Alabama | Austal USA |
| Christopher | Rethoret | Columbia | South Carolina | FN America |
| Sheila | Rhett | Virginia | ||
| Josh | Richter | Arlington | Virginia | Leonardo DRS, Inc. |
| Victoria | Rimac | Addison | Illinois | Consultant |
| Ashley | Riste | REDMOND | Oregon | PCC STRUCTURALS INC. |
| David | Rosenberg | Chevy Chase | Maryland | L3Harris Technologies |
| Jan | Sandgren | Albany | Oregon | Selmet Inc. |
| Alanna | Schetty | Tysons | Virginia | Fluet |
| Kristen | Schmid | Mineola | New York | Island Pyrochemical Industries Corp. |
| Todd | Schneider | Arlington | Virginia | Northrop Grumman |
| James | Sechrist | Rochester | New York | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. |
| Janelle | Sheppard | N/A | N/A - Not applicable | Other |
| Valea | Shirey | Anderson Island | Washington | Amazon Leo for Government |
| Heather | Simpson Kong | Celebration | Florida | The Walt Disney Company |
| Patrick | Sims | Camarillo | California | Skurka Aerospace |
| McClaren | Skains | Virginia | ||
| Michael | Skidan | Herndon | Virginia | Defense Threat Reduction Agency |
| Ryan | Smith | Minoela | New York | Island Pyrochemical Industries |
| Maria | Smith | Virginia | Squadron Defense Group LLC | |
| Sara | Song | Mount Prospect | Illinois | * |
| Terry | Stebbins | Morgan Hill | California | Marki Microwave |
| Kyle | Steinberger | Los Osos | California | Rantec Power Systems Inc. |
| Christina | Stephens | Virginia | Squadron Defense Group LLC | |
| Zachary | Stewart | Herndon | Virginia | Serco Inc. |
| Joann | Stroner | Davis Junction | Illinois | Skandia Inc. |
| David | Szwajkowski | Media | Pennsylvania | The Boeing Company |
| Ryan | Tadgell | London | Ontario | General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada Corporation |
| Naoki | Tako | Yashio-shi, Saitama-ken | N/A - Not applicable | Sojitz Aerospace Corporation |
| Fabrice | Tastet | Ogeu-les-bains | N/A - Not applicable | PCC France |
| Anna | Tegge | Arlington | Virginia | Lockheed Martin |
| Michael | Tobi | Scottsdale | Arizona | STANDARD AERO LTD |
| Marisol | Torres | Mobile | New Jersey | PCB Technologies USA, Inc. |
| Rowan | Travis | Washington | District of Columbia | State Department, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls |
| Elizabeth | Tyle | Peterborough | New Hampshire | New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. |
| Laurine | Verwiel | Washington | District of Columbia | Hogan Lovells US, LLP |
| Charlotte | Volpe | Virginia | ||
| Tracy | Wacker | 32092 Saint Augustine | Florida | KAES LLC |
| Kaley | Walker | DC | District of Columbia | Pacific Northwest National Lab |
| Keith | Weber | Virginia | ||
| Gaven | Wessel | Reston | Virginia | Northrop Grumman Corporation |
| Jeri | Wiles | Queen Creek | Arizona | Able Aerospace, a Textron Company |
| William | Wolbert | Clarksburg | Maryland | Did |
| MASAKI | YAMAGA | New York | New York | JAC USA, Inc. |
| Jeremy | Yuan | Chandler | Arizona | AIDC USA LLC |
| Mike | Zucker | Washington | District of Columbia | DoS |