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John M. Petersen age 56 was appointed to the Board of Directors of Cowlitz Bancorporation and Cowlitz Bank in September 2004. Mr. Petersen serves on the Audit Committee the Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee. He also serves as Chairman of the Cowlitz Bank Trust Committee. Mr. Petersen currently holds the position of Senior Director of CBRE/Melody and Company Capital Markets a commercial real estate investment-banking firm where he has worked since 2001. He has also held several senior positions at Bank of America and Security Pacific Bank. Mr. Petersen is an active community leader in the Portland area currently serving as the First Vice President of the Portland State University Foundation Board serving on their executive committee and the real estate committee as well as other board committees. | 