Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below designates and appoints
WILLIAM W. SHERERTZ, MICHAEL D. MULHOLLAND and JAMES D. MILLER, and each of
them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents to sign a registration
statement on Form S-8 to be filed by Barrett Business Services, Inc., a Maryland
corporation, with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, for the purpose of registering 250,000 shares of common
stock of Barrett Business Services, Inc., and options and other awards relating
thereto to be issued pursuant to the Barrett Business Services, Inc., 1993 Stock
Incentive Plan, together with any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to the registration statement. Each person whose signature appears
below also grants full power and authority to these attorneys-in-fact and agents
to take any action and execute any instruments that they deem necessary or
desirable in connection with the preparation and filing of the registration
statement, as fully as he could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that the attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitutes may lawfully do
or cause to be done.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this power of attorney has been executed by each
of the undersigned as of the 8th day of November, 2000.
Signature Title
/s/William W. Sherertz President and Director
------------------------------------ (Principal Executive Officer)
William W. Sherertz
/s/Michael D. Mulholland Vice President-Finance
------------------------------ and Secretary
Michael D. Mulholland (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/James D. Miller Controller and
------------------------------ Assistant Secretary
James D. Miller (Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/Robert R. Ames Director
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Robert R. Ames
/s/Richard W. Godard Director
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Richard W. Godard
/s/Anthony Meeker Director
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Anthony Meeker
/s/Nancy B. Sherertz Director
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Nancy B. Sherertz
