The California State Conference, Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary, was founded as a temporary organization, May 30, 1954, at St. Patrick's Hall, Los Angeles, California. The Conference became permanent through the authorized Western States District, July 31, 1955, at Chicago, Illinois.
To date the Conference has had 16 District Deputies, namely Lady Maggie Porter (RIP), Lady Ellen Marie Jackson - 3 terms (RIP), Lady Thelma T. Haynes (RIP), Lady Myrtle D. Wilson (RIP), Lady Jean D. Harris, Lady Rose L. Casanave (RIP), Lady Mary L. Jackson, Lady Theresa A. Wright (RIP), Lady Mary Lee Mayes, Lady Doris D. Tims, Lady Tamara Bell-Murray, Lady Micaela LeBlanc, Lady Sharon Pitre-Williams, Lady Renita Lloyd-Smith, Lady Lori McCoy Shuler, Lady Renita Lloyd and presently serving the District, Lady Karen Pinson.
There have been 17 Presidents, Lady Rose L. Casanave (RIP), Lady Marie Walker (RIP), Lady Melba Stovall, Lady Thelma T. Haynes (RIP), Lady Irma Evans - 2 terms, Lady Margaret Bacon (RIP), Lady Priscilla Green (RIP), Lady Ellen Marie Jackson (RIP), Lady Theresa A. Wright (RIP), Lady Olivia Cormier, Lady Bernadette Beals, Lady Cheryl Pyles, Lady Sharon Pitre-Williams, Lady Bettye Brown, Lady Renita Lloyd-Smith, Lady Franz Aubry, and presently serving the District Conference, Lady Barbara Williams.