Sterling Financial Corp.

Mr. Gilkey has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Sterling since its inception in 1992, as President of Sterling since February 2008, and served as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Sterling’s wholly owned subsidiary, Sterling Savings Bank (“Sterling Savings”) from its inception in 1981 until October 2003, and continues to serve as a Director of Sterling Savings. Mr. Gilkey co-founded Sterling Savings in 1981. Additionally, he is Chairman of the Board and CEO of Golf Savings Bank, a subsidiary of Sterling, and a Director of INTERVEST-Mortgage Investment Company (“INTERVEST”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sterling Savings. Mr. Gilkey brought to Sterling Savings over 20 years of commercial and mortgage banking experience. He served as President of Bancshares Mortgage Company of Spokane, Washington, and Senior Vice President of Old National Bank of Spokane, Washington. Prior to that, Mr. Gilkey was employed by Bank of America for 12 years. Mr. Gilkey serves on the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle Board of Directors. Mr. Gilkey is a past Director of the Washington Savings League and Chairman of the Savings Association Insurance Fund Industry Advisory Committee, an advisory committee of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Mr. Gilkey received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Montana in 1962 and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Southern California in 1970. His term will expire in 2011.

Mr. Zuppe has served as a Director of Sterling since its inception and served as Chairman and as a member of the Board of Sterling Savings from October 2003 until January 2009. Mr. Zuppe served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Sterling since its inception until December 2007 and served as Director, President and Chief Operating Officer of Sterling Savings from 1981 until October 2003, when he was promoted to lead Sterling Savings as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Zuppe co-founded Sterling Savings in 1981. Mr. Zuppe also served on the Board of Directors of Golf Savings Bank from July 2006 until December 2007. Mr. Zuppe brought to Sterling Savings 18 years of mortgage lending experience as Vice President of Bancshares Mortgage Company and Manager of Loan Administration of Sherwood & Roberts, Inc. of Walla Walla, Washington, a mortgage banking company. Mr. Zuppe is past Chairman of the Board for America’s Community Bankers, a national trade association. He is past Chairman of the Washington Savings League Board of Directors and past member of the Federal Reserve Board — Thrift Institutions Advisory Council. His term will expire in 2010.

Mr. Byrne serves as Executive Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of Sterling and Assistant Secretary of Sterling Savings and Golf Savings Bank. He has served in these capacities with Sterling and Sterling Savings, which he joined in 1983. Mr. Byrne is also the Assistant Secretary and Treasurer of INTERVEST. Before joining Sterling, Mr. Byrne was employed by the accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand in Spokane, Washington. He is a past Lieutenant Governor of Kiwanis International. Mr. Byrne is a past member of the Board of Trustees of Gonzaga Preparatory School, including its Executive Committee and its Finance Committee. He is President of the Board of Directors of Spokane Community Mental Health and past Chairman of the Parish Council of St. Thomas More Church. He is also a board member and Audit Committee Chairman for Ambassadors Group, Inc., a publicly traded corporation. He serves as a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Financial Manager’s Society and is a past member of the American Community Bankers Association’s Accounting Committee. Mr. Byrne is a certified public accountant, and received a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Gonzaga University in 1977.

Alan Hubka has specialized in commercial real estate finance since 1973 and in the Pacific Northwest since 1979, focusing on the origination of construction and permanent loans. Prior to joining INTERVEST, he was Vice President for Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Finance Group and was formerly Vice President with Key Bank Commercial Real Estate Group. He served as an Income Property Loan Officer with First Interstate Bank Real Estate Group and with Ralph C. Sutro Mortgage Company/Sutro Mortgage Investment Trust (REIT) in Los Angeles, California. Alan is a graduate of Linfield College. His postgraduate studies included a Professional Designation from UCLA, MAI appraisal and mortgage banking coursework with an emphasis on commercial lending.

Ted Sprott brings over 20 years of experience in real estate lending and appraisal to INTERVEST. He was formerly with Travelers Insurance and Bank of America in San Francisco. Prior to joining INTERVEST, Ted had his own firm in Boise specializing in income property loan production. He has extensive experience with both construction and permanent financing on all types of institutional-grade, income-producing properties. Ted is a graduate of the University of Nevada and received a master's degree in real estate from Golden Gate University, San Francisco.

Ms. Stanley has served as Chairman of Sterling Savings Bank since January 2009 and Chief Executive Officer since January 2008. Prior to that, she held various positions at Sterling Savings Bank, most recently as President. In addition to serving as Chairman, she also currently serves as a Director of Sterling’s subsidiary company – INTERVEST Mortgage Investment Company. In 2007, Ms. Stanley 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, a diversified energy services company, headquartered in Spokane, Washington. Ms. Stanley is past Chair of Greater Spokane Incorporated, past Chair of the Association of Washington Business (AWB), and past Chair of the Spokane area YMCA. She currently serves on the Washington Roundtable; Eastern Washington Advisory Board of the Washington Policy Center; ABA Government Relations Council; American Bankers Council; and is Chair of the America’s Bankers Association (ABA) Capital Markets Working Group. Ms. Stanley received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Washington State University in 1979. Prior to joining Sterling in 1985, Ms. Stanley was employed by IBM in San Francisco, California and Tucson, Arizona.

Dr. Fugate has served as a Director of Sterling since 1989. He is the retired Superintendent of Auburn School District No. 408. Dr. Fugate is a former director of Central Evergreen Savings & Loan Association. He is on the Board of Governors of the Auburn Regional Medical Center and serves as the Chairman of the Board. Dr. Fugate received a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from Central Washington State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Idaho in 1970. His term will expire in 2010.

Mr. Larrabee has served as a Director of Sterling since its inception and as a Director of Sterling Savings since 1983. Mr. Larrabee is the owner of Merchant Mortuary Group in Clarkston, Washington. He is also a former Director of Laurentian Capital Corporation, a former Director of Lewis and Clark Savings & Loan Association and a past President of the Board of Regents of the University of Washington. Mr. Larrabee received a degree in Mortuary Science from The California College of Mortuary Science in 1958. His term will expire in 2010.

Mr. Eisenhart has served as a Director of Sterling since his appointment in January 2004. He serves as an independent financial consultant to privately held and publicly traded companies on investment banking matters. Previously, Mr. Eisenhart was a Managing Director at Dain Bosworth, Inc., in Seattle, Washington, a Partner in Corporate Finance for Cable Howse & Ragen in Seattle, Washington, and Vice President of Corporate Finance at Goldman, Sachs & Company in New York City. Currently, he serves as a member of the Finance Committee of the YMCA of Greater Seattle, and is Co-Chair of Harvard College Schools and the Scholarship Committee of Western Washington. Mr. Eisenhart received a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard College and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago. If reelected, his term will expire in 2010.