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Ms. Stanley has served as Vice Chair of the Board and Chief Operating Officer of Sterling Savings Bank since October 2003. In addition to serving as a Director of Sterling Savings Bank, she also currently serves as a Director of INTERVEST, Action Mortgage and Harbor Financial. She joined Sterling in 1985. Prior to joining Sterling, Ms. Stanley was employed by IBM in San Francisco, California, and Tucson, Arizona. In 2006, she was named one of the "25 Most Powerful Women in Banking" by U.S. Banker Magazine. She is currently on the Board of Directors of Avista Corporation. Ms. Stanley is Chair of the Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce. She is a past Chairman of the Board of the Association of Washington Business (AWB); past Chair of the Spokane area YMCA and Vice Chair of TVW (Washington Public Affairs Network). She is Vice-Chairman of America's Community Bankers (ACB) Membership Committee and member of the Government Affairs Steering Committee. She serves on the Board of Governors of the WSU Foundation and the Eastern Washington Advisory Board of the Washington Policy Center. Ms. Stanley received a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Washington State University in 1979. | 