Santa Barbara, CA - March 24, 2005

Marcy Burton, Partner and Chief Marketing Officer, Partnervest Financial Group LLC has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the United Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara County. The club's goal is to promote the health and well being of youth in the community, through social, educational and recreational services. Their mission is to inspire and enable all youth, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential, as productive, responsible and caring citizens. Ms. Burton is a recognized expert in new product development, marketing and distribution and brings to the Board over twenty years of executive experience building and managing effective sales teams with growing companies. In addition, she is an accomplished public speaker, and has extensive experience in designing, and delivering effective seminars and workshops.


About the United Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara County
United Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County is a non-profit youth development agency and serves children ages 5-18 years in Santa Barbara County. The United Boys and Girls Club is a member of the National Organization, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, which provides the basic foundation, guidelines, and strategies for youth programs. Boys and Girls Clubs provide services to youth that improve their lives by building skills and self-esteem, and by developing positive values during critical periods of their growth. For further information The United Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara County may be reached at (805) 618-1315.


About Partnervest Financial Group
Partnervest Financial Group LLC, headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, is a privately owned full-service financial services company. Partnervest provides superior, unbiased wealth management solutions for investors and the advisors that serve them. Partnervest and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Partnervest Securities, Inc. (Member NASD/SIPC), Partnervest Advisory Services LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor, and Partnervest Insurance Services LLC, an Insurance Agency, provide the full spectrum of financial services and products, as well as back-office operations, compliance, and business consulting services. For further information, contact Partnervest at (888) 991-9969 or at www.partnervest.com.