Craig Boelling has been named vice president of resource development for the National Pork Producers Council. The position was created to focus on NPPC’s key resource development areas, including the Strategic Investment Program, Pork Alliance/Allied Industry and World Pork Expo. As vice president, Boelling will be part of the NPPC management team.

Boelling has been on staff at NPPC since late-2003, most recently as director of industry resource development. One of his first duties in his new job will be to fill that position.

“For almost 12 years, Craig has been an integral part of NPPC’s membership team, working with producers and industry partners to meet their needs,” says organization CEO Neil Dierks. “His knowledge of the pork industry and the relationships he has developed will continue to serve him well in his new position.”

Prior to joining the NPPC, Boelling was with ADM Animal Health and Nutrition and with Iowa Select Farms. He is a graduate of Iowa State University, where earned a bachelor’s degree in animal science.