ASHRM was formed in 1978 by local Human Resource Professionals. In February 1980, the organization was chartered with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), which is a worldwide organization of Human Resource Professionals.

ASHRM Past Presidents

2025 Jessica Ritchey - NFP

2024 Lea Boudreaux - Leading Home Care, Louisiana

2023 Lea Boudreaux - Leading Home Care, Louisiana

2022 Desiree Provost - Ochsner

2021 Desiree Provost - Ochsner

2020 Elizabeth Henson - Progressive

2019 Rachael Landry - CGI

2018 Tessa Brown - CCI Piping Systems
2017 Kristy Touchet - Home Bank
2016 Ryan LaGrange - Lafayette Economic Development Authority (LEDA)
2015 Chad Murray - Aerion
2014 Emily Arceneaux - Sub Surface Tools
2013 Gena Champagne - Spherion Staffing

2012 Gayle George - Schumacher Group
2011 Jill Meaux - Excelerant
2010 Brent Hebert - Dupre Logistics
2009 Diane Broussard - Opelousas General Medical Center
2008 Mike Pelletier - IberiaBank
2007 Melinda Koon - America's Pizza Company
2006 Greg Rizzuto - IberiaBank
2005 Lisa Catalon - Cingular Call Center
2004 Tom Zaunbreacher - Spherion
2003 Maria Manuel - Onebane Law Firm
2002 Karen Williams
2001 Paul Williams - Aggreko, Inc.
2000 Sheila Stanford - Home Savings Bank
1999 Ed Halphen - McIlhenny Company
1998 Ginger Laurent - First National Bank of Lafayette
1997 Flo Ziegler - Stone Energy
1996 Annette Frederick - Bank of Lafayette
1995 Edward J. Boustany - Acadian Ambulance
1994 Mary Cowan -  LouAna Foods / Aren Chaisson, Jr. - Lafayette General Medical Center
1993 Aren Chaisson, Jr. -  Lafayette General Medical Center
1992 Marilyn Richard - Dixifoods, Inc.
1991 Helen Boyance - S.M.I.L.E. Community Action Agency, Inc.
1990 Julie Dugas - Staff Resources / Helen Boyance - S.M.I.L.E. Community Action Agency, Inc.
1989 Mike Teakell - Acadiana Bottling Co., Inc.
1988 Sandra Pearce - Mangham, Hardy, et al
1987 Mike Zaunbrecher - Premier Bank
1986 Dan Jowers - City of Lafayette
1985 Beth Knight - Celeron
1984 Jim Morgan - American Bank
1983 Tom Duhon - Acadian Ambulance Sevice, Inc.
1982 Nick Vincent - Hub City Bank
1981 Bonnie Andrus - Diocese of Lafayette
1980  Tom Zaunbrecher - Carborundum
1979 Tom Zaunbrecher - Carborundum
1978 Ed Dauphin - Hub City Bank