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2026 President's Letter

    November 18, 2025

    January 1, 2026

    On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank you for your interest in the Indiana County Area Society for Human Resources (ICASHRM). Our Chapter’s mission is to provide local HR professionals and those professionals who serve in HR adjacent roles, ongoing developmental resources such as educational and networking opportunities within our field. 

    We are thrilled to invite you to join our Chapter this year and we are looking forward in supporting you in your 2026 HR journey.

    Our Chapter meets on the second Thursday of each month at Saint Andrews Village, and the FIRST meeting of 2026 will be on Thursday January 8th at 8:30 am.  If you are a returning member or if you have already submitted your membership application, you should have received a formal invitation via email that was sent out by our secretary, Gina Wheeler.  If you do not receive this email, please contact Gina directly at GWheeler@Fcbanking.com.

    Membership Applications are available via the link on our website and within the emails sent by Kristie Reigel, our Membership Chair; payment can be made via PayPal or check mailed to ICASHRM, P.O. Box 1252, Indiana, PA 15701.  Please note we are offering a ‘multiple member discount,’ information included in the application.

    Please reference the ‘Meetings and Events’ page on our website for all of the 2026 Chapter Meeting dates and times. If you have any questions, feel free to contact any of our 2026-2027 Executive Officers:

    President – Ashley Walker (First Commonwealth Bank)

    President Elect – Sarah Kitchen (SAI Med)

    Treasurer – Jody Shepler (First Commonwealth Bank)

    Secretary – Gina Wheeler (First Commonwealth Bank)                                       

    The Board and I invite and encourage you to actively become involved with our Chapter. We hope that you frequently attend and participate at monthly Chapter meetings, invite guests and even consider joining one of our many committees.  

    Lastly, we ask that you consider sharing your talents and expertise throughout the year with us, as we are seeking members to serve as a speaker at our monthly Chapter meetings. Your involvement is an investment and a commitment to yours and others professional development, that can also benefit our companies/organizations we work for, and our community.

    It is an extraordinary honor to begin my term as president and I can’t wait to see what we can achieve together during this year.

     Ashley N. Walker

    ICASHRM Chapter President