The following is a list of the former presidents and current president of SPERA.
| Chris Ronan | 2022 – present |
| Brian O’Neill | 2014 – 2021 |
| Karen Noble | 2012 – 2014 |
| Emmy Terry | 2007 – 2012 |
| Anne Napolitano | 2004 – 2007 |
| Ian McKay | 2000 – 2003 |
| Sheila King | 1991 – 2000 |
| Don Reeves | 1990 – 1991 |
| Susan Stephenson | 1988 – 1990 |
| Robert Meyenn | 1987 – 1988 |
| Marie Dale | 1985 – 1987 |
SPERA wishes to acknowledge the significant contribution made to the society by each President, past and present, and thanks them for their support of education in rural Australia.