West Coast Bank Tualatin-Sherwood and Wilsonville Manager is Chosen Chamber Business Leader of the Year


LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., May 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cheryl Dorman, West Coast Bank vice president and manager of the Tualatin-Sherwood and Wilsonville branches, has been chosen Business Leader of the Year by the Tualatin Chamber of Commerce. The award honors those that significantly contribute to the Tualatin community and/or enterprises while demonstrating leadership and cooperation.

Regional President Dave Hansen said, "Cheryl epitomizes the West Coast Bank way of being a market leader in each of the communities we serve while building a long-term presence that grows our neighborhoods and company."

Dorman's extensive community service includes Tualatin Chamber Board Treasurer, Government Affairs Council, Tualatin Transportation Task Force, Tualatin School House Pantry Board, Tualatin Rotary President, Crawfish Festival Chair, Commercial Citizen Involvement Organization Land Use member, City of Wilsonville Development Review Board, Portland State University Business Outreach Program and Wilsonville Chamber Economic Vitality Committee, among others.

West Coast Bancorp (WCBO) is a publicly held, Northwest bank holding company headquartered in Oregon with $2.4 billion in assets, and the parent company of West Coast Bank and West Coast Trust Company, Inc. West Coast Bank operates 60 branches in Oregon and Washington. The Company serves clients who seek the resources, sophisticated products and expertise of larger financial institutions, along with the local decision-making, market knowledge, and customer service orientation of a community bank. The Company offers a broad range of banking, investment, fiduciary and trust services. For more information, please visit the Company web site at www.wcb.com.

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CONTACT:Dave Hansen
Regional President
503.603.8030
hansend@wcb.com

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