Claudia A. Beauprez

Claudia A.
Beauprez has been Secretary, Treasurer and a director of the Company since 1991 and a director of the Bank since 1990.
She was elected as Chairwoman of the Bank on December 18, 2002, effective January 1, 2003.
She is also an employee of the Bank, serving as an executive advisor.
Mrs. Beauprez was a licensed real estate agent from 1992 to 1998 and was active in the family dairy farming business in Lafayette, Colorado prior to joining the Company.
Mrs. Beauprez received a Bachelor's degree in education from the University of Colorado in 1971 and taught in the Boulder Valley School District 1971-1972.
She is a former president of the St. Louis Catholic School Board.
Mrs. Beauprez is a founding member of the board of directors of a non-profit organization that provides housing and counseling for unwed mothers.
She also volunteers her time as a reader at Children's Hospital.
Additionally, she founded the "Reading Achieves Dreams" program in which she volunteers her time reading to elementary school children, and promoting the importance of reading.
She founded and is past chairwoman of the Heritage Bank Good Neighbor Scholarship in which high school seniors are awarded college scholarships based on academic excellence and community involvement.
She also volunteers for the American Cancer Society's annual fundraiser and serves meals to the homeless at the Denver Rescue Mission.
She is a member of the Republican Congressional Spouses Club, and the Congressional Club in Washington, D.C; Jefferson County Women's Republican Club, St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, and is a member of the Respect Life Committee.
She is also an honorary Chairperson for the 2005 Seeds of Hope Luncheon which awards scholarships to needy children so that they may attend Catholic schools.