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Columbia Bank Announces Promotion of Commerce Branch Manager Shirley Marsh to Assistant Vice President

    TACOMA, Wash., April 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Columbia Bank
announced the promotion of Commerce Branch Manager Shirley Marsh to
Assistant Vice President. She will continue her role as Branch Manager.
    "Shirley has been doing a wonderful job with our Commerce team and is
also creating good, lasting relationships in the community. She is very
deserving of this recognition," said Avery Johnson, Senior Vice President
and Regional Retail Manager, of the promotion.
    Ms. Marsh has over 23 year of banking experience, beginning as a teller
for Fibre Federal Credit Union. She has been with Columbia Bank for 9 years
and began her Columbia career as a Loan Assistant.
    A resident of Cowlitz County since 1994, Ms. Marsh is very much a part
of the community. She and her husband, Lanny, have been foster parents
since 2000, and currently have 4 boys ranging in age from 6 to 17. There
are 5 generations of Ms. Marsh's family currently living in Cowlitz County:
In addition to her grandparent, parents, and sister, her daughters -- Tanya
Neely and Tamara Marsh represent the 4th generation, and her grandchildren
represent the 5th generation.
    Columbia Bank is a Washington state-chartered, full-service commercial
bank providing financial products and services to individuals, business and
the real estate community. A wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Banking
System Inc, (Nasdaq: COLB) Columbia Bank currently operates 35 branches in
Pierce, King, Cowlitz, Kitsap and Thurston counties. More information about
Columbia can be found on its website at http://www.columbiabank.com.
    Contact: JoAnne Coy, Vice President
    Marketing and Communications Director
    Columbia Bank
    253-305-1965


SOURCE Columbia Bank




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    CONTACT:
    JoAnne Coy, Vice President, Marketing and
    Communications Director of Columbia Bank, +1-253-305-1965