Karen Breaux, human resources director at Postlethwaite & Netterville, APAC, has been elected to a 2-year term as state director of the Louisiana Society for Human Resource Management (“LASHRM”).
Other officers are Tim Kelly, Flowers Baking Co. of New Orleans, LLC, state director-elect; Tessa Brown, CCI Piping Systems, Breaux Bridge, LA, treasurer; Kelly Huben, M S Benbow & Associates (Louisiana and Texas); Sandy Michelet, Sparkhound, Baton Rouge, LA, immediate past state-director. District Directors are Brooke Farmer, Haynes International, District I; Gena Champagne, Spherion, District II, and Damona Barnes, St. Charles Surgical Hospital, District III. Core leadership directors include Tony Murray, Gallagher, at-large membership director; Jay Stovall, BSW LLP, Legislative Director; Scott Landry, Chaffe McCall, LLP, legal advisor; Rebecca Briley, EFCU Financial Federal Credit Union, foundation director; Janell Johnson, PPG, certification director; Perry Sholes, Progressive HR Strategies, diversity director; Susie Cox, UL Monroe, college relations director; Traci O’Brien, Cleco, professional development director.

The Louisiana SHRM State Council represents human resource professionals in the State of Louisiana and is supported through the national Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Founded in 1948, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest HR membership organization devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 285,000 members in over 165 countries, the Society is the leading provider of resources to serve the needs of HR professionals and advance the professional practice of human resource management. SHRM has more than 575 affiliated chapters within the United States and subsidiary offices in China, India and United Arab Emirates.

Louisiana has 9 local SHRM chapters across the state, each that provide Human Resources programming and networking opportunities in their local area. In addition, there are ten student chapters which connect college students in the state to SHRM.