**EXHIBIT 24**

 

**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

 

Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes Daniel J. Doyle and David A. Kinross or either of them as attorney-in-fact to sign in his or her behalf, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Central Valley Community Bancorp for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 and all amendments and/or supplements to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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| /s/Daniel   J. Doyle                                                               |   | Date:   March 16, 2011 |
| Daniel   J. Doyle,                                                                 |   |                        |
| President   and Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer) |   |                        |
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| /s/David   A. Kinross                                                              |   | Date:   March 16, 2011 |
| David   A. Kinross,                                                                |   |                        |
| Senior   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer                                |   |                        |
| (principal   accounting officer and principal financial officer)                   |   |                        |
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| /s/Daniel   N. Cunningham                                                          |   | Date:   March 16, 2011 |
| Daniel   N. Cunningham,                                                            |   |                        |
| Chairman   of the Board and Director                                               |   |                        |
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| /s/Sidney   B. Cox                                                                 |   | Date:   March 16, 2011 |
| Sidney   B. Cox,                                                                   |   |                        |
| Director                                                                           |   |                        |
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| /s/Edwin   S. Darden                                                               |   | Date:   March 16, 2011 |
| Edwin   S. Darden,                                                                 |   |                        |
| Director                                                                           |   |                        |
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| /s/Steven   D. McDonald                                                            |   | Date:   March 16, 2011 |
| Steven   D. McDonald,                                                              |   |                        |
| Director                                                                           |   |                        |
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| /s/Louis   McMurray                                                                |   | Date:   March 16, 2011 |
| Louis   McMurray,                                                                  |   |                        |
| Director                                                                           |   |                        |
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| /s/William   S. Smittcamp                                                          |   | Date:   March 16, 2011 |
| William   S. Smittcamp,                                                            |   |                        |
| Director                                                                           |   |                        |
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| /s/Joseph   B. Weirick                                                             |   | Date:   March 16, 2011 |
| Joseph   B. Weirick,                                                               |   |                        |
| Director                                                                           |   |                        |

 

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