Tom Donovan is the Director of Global Trade Management at Northrop Grumman Corporation in Falls Church, Virginia where he is responsible for developing, managing, and overseeing a robust global trade compliance and licensing program for the company. He is responsible for the development and implementation of trade compliance policies and procedures, oversees the development and execution of export related training, and ensures implementation of effective assessment and monitoring methods.

Mr. Donovan serves as the President on the Board of Directors for the Society for International Affairs, and he has served on the Board of Directors since 2012.  

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 (ITC) and Legislative Affairs at a notable aerospace and defense company, where he led and oversaw the company's comprehensive ITC 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.

Prior to establishing GTA in 2013, Ms. Goforth served as the Policy Director in the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls at the U.S. Department of State, which is the authority for interpretation and implementation of the ITAR.  As Director, Candace administered the Department of State’s implementation of President Obama’s Export Control Reform initiative and was intimately involved in the revision of the U.S. Munitions List and the Commerce Control List.  Candace was also a key contributor in the drafting of the specially designed definition and the formulation of the transition plan.

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 with training, reviewing compliance matters, supporting audits and assessments, Customs compliance, and monitoring the trade governance structure. He has developed his skills and experiences spanning 20+ years in export licensing, jurisdiction & 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 such as Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, and Orbital; and additionally gained valuable experience while consulting with Deloitte Tax LLC. Josh resides in Arlington, VA with his spouse and two pets; and enjoys traveling the globe in his free time.

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 counsels many sectors of industry on export control policy, licensing, technology release issues, economic and trade sanctions and embargoes, and anti-boycott matters. Ms. Heubert has extensive experience with all aspects of Directorate of Defense Trade Control licensing, Technical Assistance Agreements, Manufacturing License Agreements, Warehouse Distribution Agreements, retransfer requests, commodity jurisdiction requests, Advisory Opinions, General Correspondence, as well as Department of Commerce export licenses and commodity classification requests (CCATS).

Ms. Heubert also helps clients navigate complex compliance matters involving U.S. economic and trade sanctions administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Ms. Heubert works closely with clients, providing guidance in making jurisdictional and classification determinations; designing and implementing internal compliance programs; preparing and presenting training programs; conducting internal audits; investigating and drafting voluntary and directed disclosures; and complying with trade sanctions and embargoes.

Samantha Johnson is part of the Export Compliance team at Supernal, focusing on jurisdiction and classification.

Ms. Johnson previously supported the commercial space industry at Airbus U.S. Space & Defense and was an Import/Export Licensing Officer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) where she provided cradle to grave trade compliance support to the Europa Clipper and Psyche space missions.

Prior to joining JPL, Ms. Johnson held a variety of International Trade Compliance and Contract Management roles with various companies in the automotive and aerospace industries, including Raytheon Company, Northrop Grumman Corporation, and Navistar Defense.

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