On November 1, 2021, Gary Strong accepted his appointment to the Boards of Directors of Oak Valley Bancorp (the Company) Oak Valley Community Bank (the Bank). Strong is the Chief Executive Officer of the California Gold Country Region of the American Red Cross and has served in this role since 2015. In this position, he leads the Sierra Delta and Northern California Chapters, which include more than 2,000 volunteers and 40 employees who respond to nearly 800 local disasters each year and serve close to four million residents in 26 counties.