Exhibit 32.1

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

In connection with this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Mission Community Bancorp (“the Company”) for the period ended March 31, 2008, I, Anita M. Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer, hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.This Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2008 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.The information contained in this Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2008 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:  May 15, 2008
	By:	/s/ Anita M. Robinson
		Anita M. Robinson
		President and Chief Executive Officer