Elf Ernest
He’s quiet for an elf whose job it is to communicate with people. But he’s been on the job online for decades pioneering the oldest Santa Tracker on the Internet and heading the Public Relations Department at the North Pole. His responsibilities include the News Department, the Tracking Department and every Official North Pole website, app and social media channel.
Elf Roger Star
Roger is an experienced sleigh pilot, designer and flight engineer who worked over 42 years as a flight supervisor in the Tracking Department at the North Pole.
Previous to that Roger served as a designer in the Research and Development Department during the crucial years of 1947-1974, an era known for breakout designs in Santa’s sleigh that broke long standing speed records.
Roger was the lead designer of Santa’s 1968 sleigh, famous for surviving a brutal blizzard in Bavaria.
Elf Roger led the tracker elf program as International Director of Santa Trackers from its inception as a pilot program in 2016 until 2023.
He is now director of North Pole Flight Command.
Elf Crash Murphy
Elf Crash Murphy has many jobs. He is an eye-in-the-sky reporter for North Pole Radio News, an Elf Trainer, and a frequent answerer of questions.
Elf Quinton Q. Quigley
Elf Quinton manages a a dedicated department of elves who supply Santa with all the tools and technology needed to be Santa. Most notably, Quinton and team design the new sleigh Santa flies every Christmas season. They embrace emerging technologies that make Santa able to be Santa.
Elf Agent X
We don’t know his real name, where he lives or exactly what he does for Santa. But he’s an important dude here at the North Pole. We call him Elf Agent X.
Elf Frank Myrrh
Elf Frank Myrrh is the lead anchor of North Pole Radio News which is featured at Kringle Radio, Santa Tracker Radio, Merry Christmas Radio and a host of other Christmas radio stations around the world.
He is also the host of the North Pole Podcast and the Santa Tracker Podcast.
Elf Bernard
Santa’s workshop is a place just about any kid would want to visit. It is run by Elf Bernard — a very old, wise and plain spoken elf who understands the pressure of the season like no other person in the world.
Charged with producing the stuff of Santa’s sack (and sleigh), Elf Bernard has been known to use any resource at his disposal — including Tooth Fairies — to make it happen.
Elf Bernard is a no-nonsense kind of elf. Sometimes he‘s gruff, always he concerned and usually he’s very serious.
Elf Dr. Lionel P. Spock
Elf Dr. Lionel P. Spock has one mission every year: keep everyone well and free from the dreaded Bah-Hum Bug Bug — an ugly virus known to sap holiday cheer.
He’s the medical expert here –and he’s saved the day many, many times.
Elf Ed Zachary
Elf Ed Zachary is Director of News at the North Pole. He oversees all North Pole news outlets - newspapers, websites, radio and television stations.
Ed Zachary has been a force in North Pole journalism for decades, having served for years as a columnist for the North Pole Gazette. He is known as the Defender of Santa Claus, taking on all doubters and scoffers of Santa and his Christmas effort.
As part of his news duties Elf Ed Zachary contributes "news about the news" at the North Pole for the Santa Tracker Herald Star.
Elf Grumbles
He’s very short and despite his name he is very jolly. And he is also very smart. Elf Grumbles inspects all the toys made at the North Pole to ensure they are safe for kids to use. His is a big job.
Elf Joel
Elf Joel is a 4th generation elf and grew up at the North Pole.
He is a member of Santa‘s office staff and serves as the keeper of Santa’s calendar. He travels with Santa and knows where he is at all times.
Joel carries a very big pencil.
Elf Dr. Grant Smedley
Elf Dr. Grant Smedley is professor Santa Claus and North Pole History at Southern North Pole University.
He frequently appears on the North Pole Podcast and North Pole Radio News.
He contributes at SantaTrackers.net as an Elf Consultant and an occasional news contributor to the Santa Tracker Herald Star.
Elf Buck Sanchez
Elf Buck Sanchez began his career at the North Pole as an assigned Santa Tracker in Guatemala.
His big break came when he invented a paper plane that would not fall apart in water. Santa brought to the workshop and put him into an avionics course at the University of Southern North Pole Pines, an acclaimed institution.
There Buck learned about sleigh flight. He spent years as a craftsman in the sleigh construction department and then transferred to sleigh air traffic control.
He’s been launching and landing sleighs ever since at the North Pole Sleigh Port.
Elf Merry Ann Brite
Elf Merry Ann Brite is a news reporter for North Pole Radio News.
For years Elf Merry Ann Brite has traveled the world to report for North Pole Radio News’ Tracking Santa Around the World Christmas Eve radio show.
Stationed in exotic locations around the world comes easy as Elf Merry Ann speaks seven different languages, including Mandarin Chinese and Japanese.
When she isn’t reporting the news she runs a very busy and acclaimed restaurant in North Pole Village known as the Mistletoe Cafe.
Elf Holly Berry
Elf Holly Berry got her start in radio news as a traffic reporter in North Dakota, USA upon graduation from college with a degree in journalism.
She transferred to the North Pole where she worked with Elf Ed Zachary for many years at the North Pole Gazette. She auditioned for North Pole Radio News and won a permanent spot as a news anchor after her explosive reporting of the Mysterious Building with No Name in 2014.
Her Christmas Eve news reports on Kringle Radio’s Tracking Santa Around the World radio show has won her many fans from all over the world.
Elf Gloria
She may be the oldest elf at the North Pole — some say, she may be almost as old as Santa himself.
She may move slow and be a little hard of hearing, but she has a heart of pure gold. She is a Christmas purist — and nothing happens at the North Pole in any department without her say-so.
Elf Gloria makes sure the colors are right, that the bells ring true and that the spirit of the traditions of Christmas are preserved.
Elf Moe
For years Elf Moe was an anchor in the Shipping Department at the North Pole.
That’s a tough job. It entails making sure that the right names get on the right packages before Santa delivers them. Not a lot of people want that job because it is so detailed. Moe did it for years.
That‘s why Elf Moe now has the job he does: Elf Moe works in the North Pole Complaint Department. If someone want to complain about anything, Moe’s the guy to see. He has a very difficult job.
Elf Moe is also a fixture at SantaTrackers.net, where he is the keeper of community standards and the lead bouncer.
Elf Trixie
Elf Trixie is a fairly recent new hire at the North Pole, coming in 2018 to complete her degree on a scholarship at Southern North Pole University.
She took on an intern position in the Public Relations Department and turned that into a regular gig as a reporter for North Pole Radio News. In that role she gained a following in producing countdown updates on SantaUpdate.com.
When Santa went on walkabout during 2023 she was asked to be an assistant to Mrs. Claus who assumed lead operations at the North Pole. In 2024 Elf Trixie was asked to stay on as her Chief of Staff.
Elf Victor
Santa doesn’t just employ eight tiny reindeer — he’s got thousands! And the huge facility called Santa’s Stables here at the North Pole is run by Elf Victor.
Not only does he care for the reindeer, but he organizes the annual reindeer games.
Elf Victor is a very aged elf, one of the very first elves Santa hired. He refuses to retire or work anywhere else at the North Pole. The reindeer know him and love him.
Elf Clif Moyer
Elf Clif is the Elf Supervisor in Sector 2, covering Asia and the Middle East.
Elf Clif is a long time presence at the North Pole, getting his start in Santa’s employ in 1917 hauling wood with reindeer teams from Austria.
He speaks 14 languages and took a 3-year sabbatical to serve in the Peace Corps in Africa in the 1950s.
Elf Clif lives with his wife of many years in one of the largest farms at the North Pole, keeping hot house plants and flowers year round, his passionate hobby.
Elf Hugo Slavia
Elf Hugo has one of the biggest jobs in the world – running the North Pole Post Office.
He rarely takes a day off and his team never stops moving. He makes sure Santa gets the message. Hugo is frequently interviewed on North Pole Radio News, too.
Hugo worked for many years in the United States as a school bus driver. He raised a family with his wife Barbara in the state of California.
As an avid believer in Santa, Elf Hugo tracked Santa both as a child and as an adult. Long after he retired Santa recruited him to come to the North Pole.
He is a former Director in the Wrapping Department and has headed the North Pole Post Office for many years.
Elf Harold Star
Elf Harold Star is a veteran news reporter and editor formerly with the North Pole Gazette.
He has reported North Pole News for more than 50 years.
His new assignment at SantaTrackers.net will be to help the elf community online to develop their own news publication, the Santa Tracker Herald Star.
Elf Harold lives at the North Pole with his wife, 4 cats and 3 very scared goldfish.
Elf Max
Elf Max is the webmaster and Executive Director of the Elf Community at SantaTrackers.net.
Max has worked in computer systems and web development for many years. He has been an anchor for the tracker elf program and has been with that project from the very beginning.
When he‘s not tweaking the website he’s running off to fix someone’s computer.
Elf Max is a remote working elf from Vancouver, BC, Canada. He is single and lives with his little dog, Megabyte.
Elf Meg Nogg
Elf Meg graduated from Southern North Pole University with a degree in journalism. For several years she was a star reporter for the North Pole Gazette and then briefly served as a producer for North Pole Radio News.
She brings her experience in media to North Pole Flight Command, serving as both an Elf News Reporter for North Pole Radio News and Managing Editor of North Pole Flight Command.com
Elf Roz
Elf Roz is a news reporter for North Pole Radio News.
Roz reports from Europe where she lives year round, only visiting the North Pole on occasion.
When Roz is not reporting for the Tracking Santa Around the World Radio Show she is advocating for the International Association of Height Challenged Individuals, tirelessly working to get rails and curbs lowered around the world.
Roz lives in Scotland with her four dogs, three cats and two parakeets.
Elf Sandy Claus
Elf Sandy Claus heads the Department of Elf Resources at the North Pole. It is a very big job.
She is in charge of elf recruitment, hiring, training, payroll and benefits. In such a role she know just about everybody at the North Pole.
Elf Sandy gets lots of questions about her name. And here is the truth: no, she is not related to Mr. or Mrs. Claus in any way. Her name is merely a coincidence.
Elf Rusty Belz
Elf Rusty Belz was the voice of North Pole Radio News for more than five decades.
Discovered by Santa in the mountains of West Virginia USA Elf Rusty moved to the North Pole to launch Kringle Radio. His coverage of Santa’s flights every Christmas were known and beloved all over the world.
Elf Rusty recently retired but still kicks around Kringle Radio to mentor new and aspiring radio talent.
Elf Wally
Elf Wally is the former head of the Wrapping Department, recently promoted to Sr. Vice President of Operations at the North Pole.
Elf Wally is a can-do kind of elf, always upbeat and always merry. He’s also just a tad anxious, a character trait used to great advantage in whatever role Santa has put him in. Elf Wally leads with urgency and great energy.
Elf Wally is married to Stella and they have a family of 14 children and two trampolines in their backyard.
Elf Red Stocking
The most bombastic name in North Pole Radio News is Elf Red Stocking who for many years has served as a reporter on the Tracking Santa Around the World radio show on Christmas Eve.
Red‘s live interview skills are second to none. He’s always answered the call to announce breaking news from North Pole Flight Command and his high energy reporting is beloved by trackers of Santa everywhere.
When Red isn’t reporting the news he is a Top 40 DJ at Kringle Radio and enjoys a wide following.
Elf Seymour Snow
Elf Seymour Snow and his team of elf-geeks sit around their computers and watch the weather around the world.
They are responsible for weather tracking for Santa on Christmas Eve and for helping to make his flight plans each year.
They have a huge, impossible job that constantly changes.
Elf Tubby Ryder
Elf Tubby is well known to those familiar with North Pole flight operations, where he has served as an Associate Director Flight Director for many years. He has given Christmas Eve flight service in many places all over the world, most notably in 1994 when Santa had to move all his flight operations to the South Pole. Elf Tubby coordinated that project.
Tubby has a large family of 18 children. He, his wife Delores and children live on a converted reindeer ranch not far from town.
Tubby is an avid skier and is often found on Mt. Frosty here at the North Pole after Christmas is over, where he volunteers as a Ski Patrol member.
Tubby is also a master chef, having attended school in Italy many years ago.
Elf Randi Hume
Elf Randi Hume is the Elf Supervisor for Sector 1, covering Australia, New Zealand, and the island nations of the South Pacific.
Randi has worked for many years at the North Pole as a senior flight planner and associate test pilot. She brings many years of flight experience.
Elf Randi is be supported by a staff of elves charged with tracking Santa and aiding in logistics of freight and reindeer movement in the assigned sector.
Elf Rolf Jannsen
Elf Rolf is a native of Austria and presently serves as Elf Supervisor in Sector 3, covering Europe and Africa.
As a young man he moved to Russia and was a refugee of that country in 1915 when he found his way to Santa’s employ. Skilled in carpentry, Rolf was given duties in Santa’s workshop where he worked for many years.
Charged with building the first airplane Santa ever flew in 1927 — thanks to his wood working skills — Elf Rolf was transferred to the Research and Development Department where he served for many years as a sleigh designer and eventually as a flight test pilot.
Rolf took a departure from that work in the mid-1960s when he pursued a degree in computer science, a pioneering field for the North Pole.
He returned in 1968 and for years served in data processing before being transferred to the North Pole Tracking and Flight Command Center as an IT specialist.
He was instrumental in helping Santa to set up a network of satellites that have become the backbone of North Pole information systems to this day.
Elf Pinky Yates
Elf Pinky is the Elf Supervisor for Sector 5, covering Central and North America, the largest sector of believers in Santa.
Elf Pinky was recruited from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1992 and has since served as an instructor in sleigh flight theory at the North Pole Institute of Aviation.
She worked very hard to earn her elf credentials, working a second shift first as a tool repair technician in Santa’s workshop and then as an engineer in the Wrapping Department designing wrapping machines.
Pinky in recent years was a recruiter and trainer of sleigh test pilots and flies under the call sign Barracuda.
She served as a Flight Operations Director and demonstrated outstanding judgment and maturity in her duties supervising more than 400 elves, pilots, reindeer handlers and sleigh freighters.
Elf Harriet Bow
Elf Harriet Bow has worked in the North Pole Wrapping Department for her entire elf career.
Born at the North Pole and a veteran of many emergencies, Elf Harriet is quick, smart and savvy. She has a "takes no prisoners" attitude and always gets the job done.
Elf Harriet is married to Elf Rollie, an elf who works as a plow driver in the Snow Removal Division. Harriet and Rollie have three children, 3 dogs, 3 cats, 3 hampsters, 3 bearded dragons and a turtle they call Speedy.
