Dec 11, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Jay Vroom, president and CEO of CropLife America (CLA), today announced that Dr. Barb Glenn will join CLA as vice president of science and regulatory affairs, effective January 11, 2010. Dr. Glenn brings nearly 30 years of professional experience and leadership in animal and agricultural science, and has regularly served as the scientific voice for policymakers and federal agencies. She will succeed Dr. Isi Siddiqui, who is awaiting confirmation by the U.S. Senate as Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
Dr. Glenn previously served at the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) as managing director of animal biotechnology in the food and agriculture section. In this role, she launched a new program to serve industry members in animal biotechnology which addressed all science and regulatory policy development, and interaction with the federal government, Executive Branch, Capitol Hill and stakeholders. Before joining BIO in 2003, Dr. Glenn was executive vice president and scientific liaison for the Federation of Animal Science Societies, where she acted as the scientific resource for the decision makers of policy and regulatory affairs. Dr. Glenn also spent nearly 17 years with the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a research dairy scientist and research leader.
“Dr. Glenn has worked closely with many stakeholders across the agricultural community over the years in her post as managing director at BIO,” Vroom stated. “We are very pleased that she will now apply her expertise to our mission and goals in serving the crop protection industry.”
Dr. Glenn will report directly to Chief Operating Officer Bill Kuckuck who joined in welcoming CLA’s new department head. “I am happy to know that we have found someone with excellent qualifications and the ability to lead our science and regulatory team. Dr. Glenn is very qualified, talented and determined to expand upon the successes CLA has realized in this important area,” he stated.
Dr. Glenn holds a bachelor’s degree and doctorate from the University of Kentucky. She also has held leadership positions with a number of professional organizations, having served as president of the American Society of Animal Science; board member of the Federation of Animal Science Societies; and member of the National Academy of Sciences Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources. In addition, she is a fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science and served on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Veterinary Medicine Advisory Committee.
