FRESNO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/03/09 -- Daniel J. Doyle, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Central Valley Community Bank (Bank), the sole subsidiary of
Central Valley Community Bancorp (Company) (NASDAQ: CVCY), is pleased to
announce the opening of the Bank's newest office in Merced as of Monday,
August 3rd, 2009. The new 2,000 square foot office is located at 2832
North G Street, on the northeast corner of North G Street and Bear Creek,
in the Galleria Shopping Center. Office hours are Monday - Thursday, 9:00
a.m. - 5:00 p.m., and Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
"The Bank is proud to expand its local community roots in Merced,
fulfilling a strategic direction set forth for a number of years. When the
opportunity presented itself to put together a highly qualified team of
local banking professionals, all who demonstrated our same unique brand of
superior customer service, we moved quickly to establish a new office in
this vital part of the Central Valley. The team has worked hard to
accommodate the local banking needs of Merced and its surrounding area
prior to the opening of the new office, and we are proud of their
accomplishments signified by the strong feedback received from the new
relationships developed with the Bank," said Daniel J. Doyle, President and
CEO of Central Valley Community Bancorp and Central Valley Community Bank.
The Merced office is managed by area native Susan Armstrong, Vice
President, Branch Manager, in addition to a full-time staff of local
professionals specializing in retail and commercial banking including Tom
Crawley, Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer; Michael German, Assistant
Vice President, SBA Loan Officer; Vicki Slayton, Assistant Vice President,
Customer Service Manager; Molly Falkowski and Dalyah Freeman, both
Financial Service Representatives. The Merced team can be contacted at
(209) 725-2820.
"The new Merced office continues Central Valley Community Bank's nearly
30-year commitment to strong and secure banking in the Valley and we look
forward being able to extend our competitive array of business and personal
banking services to this community. Those interested in developing a
relationship with a Valley-grown community bank are encouraged to stop by
the office and meet the team," concluded Doyle.
Central Valley Community Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ stock exchange under
the symbol CVCY. Central Valley Community Bank, headquartered in Fresno,
California, was founded in 1979 and is the sole subsidiary of Central
Valley Community Bancorp. Central Valley Community Bank currently operates
16 offices in Clovis, Fresno, Kerman, Lodi, Madera, Merced, Oakhurst,
Prather, Sacramento, Stockton, Tracy, and a loan production office in
Modesto, California. Additionally, the Bank operates Commercial Real
Estate Lending, SBA Lending and Agribusiness Lending Departments.
Investment services are provided by Investment Centers of America and
insurance services are offered through Central Valley Community Insurance
Services LLC. Members of Central Valley Community Bancorp's and the Bank's
Board of Directors are: Daniel N. Cunningham (Chairman), Sidney B. Cox,
Edwin S. Darden, Jr., Daniel J. Doyle, Steven D. McDonald, Louis McMurray,
Wanda L. Rogers (Director Emeritus), William S. Smittcamp, and Joseph B.
Weirick.
More information about Central Valley Community Bancorp and Central Valley
Community Bank can be found at www.cvcb.com.
