Grand Lodge Officers
Special Deputy
Grand Exalted Ruler

Bruce Hayden, PSP,
Past Grand Tiler
District Deputy Grand Exalted Rulers 2026-2027



David Marrero, DDGER
NE District
Jerry Holley, DDGER
Southern District
Steve Hernley, DDGER
NW District
District Deputy Clinic
NE District
August 1, 2026 9:00 AM
Lake Oconee Lodge #2849
871 Harmony Rd.
Eatonton, GA 31024
District Deputy Clinic
NW District
August 15, 2026 9:00 AM
LaGrange Lodge #1084
905 S. Davis Rd.
LaGrange, GA 30241
District Deputy Clinic
South District
August 8, 2026 10:00 AM
Tifton Elks Lodge #1114
422 Victory Dr. N
Tifton, GA 31794
District Deputy Lodge Visits
NE District
Augusta Lodge 205 Thurs., Sept. 3, 2026 5:00 PM
Toccoa Lodge 1820 Mon., Oct. 19, 2026 5:00 PM
Covington Lodge 1806 Tues., Nov. 17, 2026 5:00 PM
Lake Oconee Lodge 2849 Thurs. Dec. 3, 2026 5:00 PM
Elberton-Athens Lodge 1100 Tues., Jan. 19, 2027 5:00 PM
Eatonton Lodge 2549 Mon., Feb. 15, 2027 5:00 PM
(Times subject to change)
District Deputy Lodge Visits
NW District
Info to come when available
DD Clinic program/agenda
Breakfast will be served from 8:00 to 10:00. We will have refreshments available during the meeting. There will be a projector TV playing videos during this time. Featured on it will be videos from the conference. One will be about the Memorial, another about Hoop Shoot, and another the speech from the scholarship winner. There may be more that support charity or growth. The video set up is also available for Power Point. Power Point may be used in the presentation.
Agenda: Call to order at 10:00 AM
Opening Prayer by Amanda Gabel-Tiler of Tifton Lodge 1114
Pledge of Allegiance by Donnie Rice-Esteemed Leading Knight of Tifton 1114
Welcome to Tifton-Jerry Holley
Roll Call of Lodges
Introduce any Past State Presidents
Introduce any Past DDs
Bruce Hayden is Introduced-Grand Lodge Resolution Changes. Grand Exalted Rulers Program.
Steve Petrie (confirming attendance and subject matter)
Business Practices-Cliff Arden
IRS Reporting-Tim Whalen
Ritual & Scholarships-Stan Jones
ENF-Brian Russell
Hoop Shoot/Soccer-TBD
Membership-Cyndi Lay Russell
Focus will be on Membership, Growth and Increasing Charitable Activities. There are plans to ask the Lodge to share "one good thing" they do or have done for either.
Communications
Closing Remarks
Closing Prayer
District Deputy Lodge Visits
Southern District
Tifton Lodge 1114 Tues., Sept. 1, 2026
Valdosta Lodge 728 Tues., Sept. 15, 2026
Douglas Lodge 1286 Thurs., Oct. 1, 2026
Albany Lodge 713 Tues., Oct. 6, 2026
Brunswick Lodge 691 Thurs., Oct. 15, 2026
Jesup Lodge 2133 Tues., Oct. 20, 2026
Savannah Lodge 183 Tues., Nov. 10, 2026