Oak Valley Community Bank Announces Hiring

OAKDALE, CA--(Marketwire - Jul 11, 2012) - Oak Valley Community Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oak Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ: OVLY), announced that Patrick Burda has joined the bank as a Commercial Loan Officer. He will be primarily based out of our 12^th & I Modesto Branch.

Burda has seven years of banking experience in the Modesto area. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors at First Tee of the Central Valley, Children's Crisis Center, and Vision Impaired Persons Support. He received his education from California State University, Stanislaus and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in Business Management. In his free time, Burda enjoys golfing, running, and watching Giants baseball games. Burda was born in Turlock and currently resides in Modesto.

"We are pleased to have Patrick on board. With his solid knowledge in business development and community banking, he will be an exceptional addition to the Bank," said Dave Harvey, EVP Commercial Banking Group Manager of Oak Valley Community Bank.

Oak Valley Bancorp operates Oak Valley Community Bank & Eastern Sierra Community Bank, through which it offers a variety of loan and deposit products to individuals and small businesses. They currently operate through 14 conveniently located branches: Oakdale, Sonora, Turlock, Stockton, Patterson, Ripon, Escalon, three branches in Modesto, Manteca and three branches in their Eastern Sierra Division, which includes Bridgeport, Mammoth Lakes and Bishop.

For more information on Oak Valley Community Bank, call 1-866-844-7500 or visit us online at www.ovcb.com.