DES MOINES, Iowa — The National Pork Producers Council elected new officers and directors during its National Pork Industry Forum.
Jen Sorenson is the 2021-2022 NPPC president. For the past decade, she has been with Iowa Select Farms, an Iowa farming business that markets more than five million hogs per year. In addition to serving on NPPC's board, she chairs NPPC’s Labor Security Task Force.
Sorenson takes over from Howard “AV” Roth, of Wauzeka, Wisconsin, who becomes NPPC immediate past president and chairman of the council’s trade and nominating committees.
Terry Wolters of Pipestone was elevated to president-elect. He owns Stoney Creek Farms, comprised of several sow farms, and is a partner in Pipestone System. He is chairman of NPPC’s Animal Health Food Security Policy Committee.
Scott Hays of Monroe City, Missouri, was elected NPPC vice president, while Rob Brenneman of Washington, Iowa, and Jeb Stevens of Osgood, Indiana, were elected to the board. They join current directors, including Gordon Spronk of Pipestone.
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Elected to a two-year term on NPPC’s nominating committee was Jay Moore of Jackson.