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The following serve as Directors of Community West Bancshares (CWBC):
William R. PeeplesWilliam R. Peeples
Mr. Peeples was the Vice Chairman of the Board of CWBC since its inception in 1997 and a founder and Director of Community West Bank (CWB) since 1989. In February 2004 he was named Chairman of CWBC. Mr. Peeples is also Chairman of CWBC’s Audit Committee and serves on CWB’s Loan, Personnel/Compensation, Executive and Management Succession Committees. Mr. Peeples served in various financial capacities including President and Chief Financial Officer of Nusil Corporation and Imulok Corporation from 1980 to 1985. Mr. Peeples has been active as a private investor and currently serves as Managing General Partner of two industrial buildings. Mr. Peeples holds a BBA from Wisconsin State University and an MBA from Golden Gate University, Air Force on-base program.
Robert H. BartleinRobert H. Bartlein
Mr. Bartlein has been a member of the Board of CWBC since its inception in 1997 and a founder and Director of Community West Bank (CWB) since 1989. In February 2004 Mr. Bartlein was named Chairman of the Board of CWB. Mr. Bartlein also serves as Chairman of the Loan Committee, and a member of the Executive Committee. He is President and CEO of Bartlein & Company Inc., founded in 1969, which is a property management company with five California offices as well as offices in other states. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Finance, Investments and Banking. He did post-graduate study at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Mr. Bartlein is past President and a Director of the American Lung Association of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.
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Jean W. BloisJean W. Blois
Ms. Blois has been a member of the Board of CWBC since its inception in 1997 and of CWB since 1989. She is Chairman of Community West Banks’s (CWB) Personnel / Compensation Committee and a member of the Asset / Liability Committee. She co-founded Blois Construction Inc. and served in a financial capacity before retirement. She formed her own consulting firm, Jean to the Rescue. Ms. Blois graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. She served as a Trustee of the Goleta Union School District for 13 years, a Director of the Goleta Water District for 10 years and in December 2004 was named Mayor for the City of Goleta.
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John D. IllgenJohn D. Illgen
Mr. Illgen has been a member of the Board of CWBC since its inception in 1997 and of Community West Bank (CWB) since 1989. He is Chairman of the Asset / Liability Committee and a member of CWB’s Personnel / Compensation and Compliance Committees. Mr. Illgen is Vice President of Northrop Grumman Simulation Technologies. Mr. Illgen is on special assignment to the U.S. Army focused on training our Armed Forces using software simulation, virtual systems and live systems in a contemporary operational environment. Mr. Illgen is an honorary member of the Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors and a member and past President (1979-80) of Goleta Rotary Club.
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James R. Sims, Jr.James R. Sims, Jr.
Mr. Sims has been a member of the Board of CWBC since its inception in 1997 and of Community West Bank (CWB) since 1989. Mr. Sims serves as Chairman of CWB’s Compliance Committee and is a member of CWBC's Audit Committee. Mr. Sims is a real estate broker whose career began in 1970 in Santa Barbara. He is a past President of the Santa Barbara Board of Realtors, Chairman of the Multiple Listing Service and served as Regional Vice President of the California Association of Realtors. Mr. Sims served on the Santa Barbara Coastal Housing Association seeking affordable housing and he developed three Residential Care Facilities for the elderly in Camarillo that he operated until his retirement in 2000.
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Kirk B. StovesandKirk B. Stovesand
Mr. Stovesand has been a member of the Board of CWBC and Community West Bank (CWB) since May 2003. Mr. Stovesand serves on CWBC's Audit Committee and CWB's Asset / Liability Committee. He is a partner of Walpole & Co., founded in 1974, which is a Certified Public Accounting and Consulting firm. He is a graduate of University of California Santa Barbara with a degree in Business Economics. Mr. Stovesand received his Masters Degree in Taxation from Golden Gate University, and he earned a Master Certificate in Global Business Management from George Washington University. He is also a Certified Financial Planner. He has been on the boards of profit and nonprofit organizations. Mr. Stovesand is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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C. Richard WhistonC. Richard Whiston
Mr. Whiston has been a member of the Board of CWBC and Community West Bank (CWB) since June 2004. Mr. Whiston serves on CWBC's Audit Committee and CWB's Loan and Compliance Committees. Mr. Whiston served in the Reagan Administration as Principal Deputy General Counsel and as Chief of Legal Services, United States Army. In 1985, he returned to the private practice of law in Santa Barbara. In 2001, he was appointed as Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army, where he served until August 2003. Mr. Whiston is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. He received his JD degree from the School of Law (Boalt Hall) at UC Berkeley after service as a commissioned officer in the United States Army. Mr. Whiston is a business consultant.
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Lynda NahraLynda Nahra
Ms. Nahra has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Community West Bank (CWB) since 2000 after serving in various positions of increasing responsibility for the Bank since 1997. Her banking career began in 1970 with Bank of America and her banking experience has included management positions in operations, consumer and commercial lending, sales, private banking and corporate banking. Ms. Nahra is a member of CWB and CWBC’s Boards and serves on CWB’s Loan, Asset / Liability, Compliance and Management Succession Committees. Ms. Nahra serves as a Director of Women’s Economic Ventures, member of the Montecito Rotary Club, and is a Finance Committee member for the Goleta Montessori Center School and the Santa Barbara United Way. Ms. Nahra’s educational background is from California Western University in San Diego and Pacific Coast Banking School.
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