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Community West Bank
PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Yvonne Duarte Joins Community West Bank as Branch Manager for two Santa Barbara County Offices



Goleta, California – November 3, 2009: Community West Bank is pleased to announce the addition of Yvonne Duarte as Vice President, Branch Manager for its Goleta and Santa Barbara branches. Ms. Duarte has built a solid career in local banking within Ventura and Santa Barbara counties and brings extensive business development and operational experience to Community West Bank.

“Yvonne is committed to community banking,” stated Carlyn Smith, Senior Vice President, Operations for Community West Bank. “She understands the needs of the local business community and knows how to deliver on those needs utilizing her 18 years of local banking experience.”

Prior to joining Community West Bank, Ms. Duarte was on the start-up team to open a de novo bank in Oxnard. In this role she assisted in growing deposits to close to $10 million and opened over 800 new accounts in the first year.

In addition to her professional experience, Ms. Duarte is an active member of the community, sitting on many boards and committees including Big Brothers Big Sisters, United Way, and the Financial Literacy Council, among others.

Ms. Duarte, who is fluent in Spanish, can be reached in Goleta at (805) 683-4944 or in Santa Barbara at (805) 962-7420.



Company Profile
Community West Bancshares is a financial services company with headquarters in Goleta, California. The Company is the holding company for Community West Bank, which has five full-service California branch banking offices, in Goleta, Ventura, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara and Westlake Village. The principal business activities of the Company are Relationship banking, Mortgage lending and SBA lending.

Contact Information
Lynda Nahra
(805) 692-5821

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