Staff
President
Karl Anderson serves as the president of the Supporters of Agricultural Research Foundation. Anderson joined SoAR after 10 years as Director of Government Relations for the American Society of Agronomy,...
Director of Administration
Tod Desmond is the Director of Administration at the Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation. He also teaches philosophy and religion as an Adjunct Professor at The College of Southern...
Vice President, Programs
Marcus Glassman is the Vice President for Programs at the Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation leading the foundation's portfolio of agricultural research and policy initiatives, both...
Director of Development
Naomi Silverman is the Director of Development at the SoAR Foundation. She joined SoAR after five years with the Sustainable Food Center in Austin, Tex., where she lead the organization’s fundraising and...
Senior Scientific Advisor
Dr. Silverthorne serves as Senior Scientific Advisory for the Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation. Dr. Silverthorne received her B.Sc. degree in Biology (1st Class Hons.) from the...
Social Media and Communications Intern
Elly Haden is the Social Media Associate at the Supporters of Agriculture Research (SoAR) Foundation. She is completing her Dietetic Internship at Virginia Tech with plans to graduate in spring 2022 with...