During its 114+ year existence, The Santa Cruz Lodge has provided five CHEA Vice Presidents*, nine District Deputy Grand Exalted Rulers (DDGER) to the West Central District and one Grand Exalted Ruler!

• Benjamin K. Knight was DDGER for 1916-17
• James R. Williamson was DDGER for 1928-29
• Lloyd Foster was DDGER in 1933-34
• Raymond A. Macaulay was DDGER for 1938-39
• Louie F. Moro was Vice President in 1975-76 and DDGER for 1979-80.
• D. R. “Irish” Ferrigan was Vice President in 1983-84 and DDGER for 1987-88
• Joseph P. Licursi was Vice President in 1988-89 and DDGER for 1994-95.
• Tom Brazier was DDGER for 2002-03.
• Leslie A. Yeffa was Vice President in 2006-07 and DDGER for 2008-09.
• Pat Kleinert was Vice President in 2014-15
• Kyle York was Vice President in 2021-22 and DDGER in 2023-2024.

In addition, for Elks year 2012-13, the Santa Cruz Elks Lodge produced a Grand Exalted Ruler Tom Brazier and assistant Leslie A. Yeffa.

Note: The California-Hawaii Elks Association was established in 1950. There were no VPs prior to that time.