Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On October 27, 2008 the Board of Directors of Columbia Bancorp, an Oregon corporation ("Columbia") and its wholly-owned subsidiary Columbia River Bank, an Oregon banking corporation ("CRB" and together with Columbia, the "Company") appointed Staci L. Coburn as Chief Financial Officer effective November 3, 2008.

Ms. Coburn was named Corporate Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of CRB and Principal Accounting Officer of Columbia in September of 2007. She joined Columbia as Financial Assistant in April of 1998 and remained in that position through April, 2000. She was promoted to the role of Assistant Vice President and Accounting Manager and served in that capacity from April, 2000 to November, 2001. Ms. Coburn was Vice President and later Senior Vice President and Controller from November, 2001 through September, 2007. She holds a B.B.A. degree in accounting from Boise State University and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of Oregon. Ms. Coburn has 12 years combined banking and accounting-related experience and is 39 years old. Ms. Coburn's employment agreement with the Company will be amended to provide for an annual base salary of $135,000.

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