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West Coast Bank's Jill Faughender Is Named 2005 President of the Board for the Northwest Human Resource Management Association SALEM, Ore., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank Vice President Jill Faughender has been elected 2005 President of the Board of the Northwest Human Resource Management Association (NHRMA). The association consists of 28 chapters in Alaska, Oregon and Washington and represents 8,427 human resource professionals. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010816/SFTH016ALOGO ) Faughender earned an Associate of Arts degree from the College of the Redwoods and received certifications as Professional in Human Resource Management Certification (PHR) and Senior Professional in Human Resource Management (SPHR). Her banking career extends over 24 years, with 19 years at West Coast Bank. Faughender has actively volunteered in many capacities; Society for Human Resource Management South Puget Sound Chapter (SHRM), 2002 NHRMA Regional Conference Chair, Washington State Council of SHRM NHRMA boards, as Professional Development Director and currently as Vice President. She is also a member of the Salem Chapter of SHRM /NHRMA. NHRMA's purpose is to support professional development activities, and local and regional service to its members that compliment the extensive benefits and services provided to members associated with Society for Human Resource Management. West Coast Bancorp (NASDAQ:WCBO), one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For, is a Northwest bank holding company with $1.7 billion in assets, operating 50 offices in Oregon and Washington. The company combines the sophisticated products and expertise of larger banks with the local decision making, market knowledge and customer service of a community bank. For more information, visit the Company web site at http://www.wcb.com/. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010816/SFTH016ALOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: West Coast Bancorp CONTACT: Cyndi Sparacio, Executive Vice President of West Coast Bank, +1-503-598-3240 Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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