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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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We, the undersigned Officers and Trustees of North American Funds (the
"Trust"), hereby severally constitute and appoint Alice T. Kane, Joseph T.
Grause, Jr., John I. Fitzgerald, and Thomas J. Brown, and each of them singly,
our true and lawful attorneys, with full power to them and each of them, to sign
for us, and in our names and in the capacities indicated below, the Registration
Statement on Form N-1A of the Trust and any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to said Registration Statement and to file the same
with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto our said attorneys, and each
of them acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratify and
confirm all that said attorneys or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue thereof.
WITNESS our hands and common seal on the date set forth below.
Signature Title Date
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Chairman; Trustee; March 14, 2000
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Alice T. Kane Executive Officer
/s/ Judith L. Craven Trustee June 14, 2000
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Judith L. Craven
Trustee February 28, 2000
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William F. Devin
/s/ Timothy J. Ebner Trustee June 15, 2000
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Timothy J. Ebner
/s/ Gustavo E. Gonzales, Jr. Trustee June 15, 2000
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Gustavo E. Gonzales, Jr.
/s/ Joseph T. Grause, Jr. Trustee June 14, 2000
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Joseph T. Grause, Jr.
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Trustee February 28, 2000
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Kenneth J. Lavery
/s/ Ben H. Love Trustee June 14, 2000
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Ben H. Love
Trustee June __, 2000
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John E. Maupin, Jr.
Treasurer; Principal June __, 2000
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Thomas J. Brown Accounting Officer
