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, 2011 and all amendments and/or supplements to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/Daniel J. Doyle	Date: March 21, 2012
Daniel J. Doyle,
President and Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer)
/s/David A. Kinross	Date: March 21, 2012
David A. Kinross,
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(principal accounting officer and principal financial officer)
/s/Daniel N. Cunningham	Date: March 21, 2012
Daniel N. Cunningham,
Chairman of the Board and Director
/s/Sidney B. Cox	Date: March 21, 2012
Sidney B. Cox,
Director
/s/Edwin S. Darden	Date: March 21, 2012
Edwin S. Darden,
Director
/s/Steven D. McDonald	Date: March 21, 2012
Steven D. McDonald,
Director
/s/Louis McMurray	Date: March 21, 2012
Louis McMurray,
Director

/s/William S. Smittcamp	Date: March 21, 2012
William S. Smittcamp,
Director
/s/Joseph B. Weirick	Date: March 21, 2012
Joseph B. Weirick,
Director