Mr. Bauhofer has served as a Director of Sterling since his appointment in January 2004. He is Founder and President of The Pennbrook Company, a real estate development firm in Bend, Oregon, established in 1985. In addition, he is Founder and CEO of Pennbrook Homes, Inc., and Praxis Medical Group; co-owner of Arrowood Development, LLC; and co-owner and CEO of Pacific Education Corporation. Mr. Bauhofer served on the Board of Directors of Klamath First Bancorp, Inc. ("Klamath"), from November 2002 until December 2003. Mr. Bauhofer was then appointed to Sterling's Board of Directors after Klamath was merged into Sterling in January 2004. Mr. Bauhofer received a Bachelor's degree and a Master of Business Administration degree from Stanford University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of California at Davis. |