POWER OF ATTORNEY
Published on August 17, 1994
EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below designates and appoints
WILLIAM W. SHERERTZ, JACK D. WILLIAMSON, JR., and CHRISTOPHER J. McLAUGHLIN,
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
300,000 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 10th day of August, 1994.
Signature Title
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/s/ WILLIAM W. SHERERTZ President and Director
William W. Sherertz
/s/ JACK D. WILLIAMSON, JR. Vice President-Finance, Treasurer
Jack D. Williamson, Jr. and Director
/s/ ROBERT R. AMES Director
Robert R. Ames
/s/ JEFFREY L. BEAUDOIN Director
Jeffrey L. Beaudoin
/s/ ANTHONY MEEKER Director
Anthony Meeker
/s/ STANLEY G. RENECKER Director
Stanley G. Renecker