Servicing Leadership

Bert Libke, Senior Vice President/Managing Director of Servicing; is responsible for Loan Administration (New Loan Boarding, Project Management, Records Management, and Compliance), Investor Reporting, and Escrow (Insurance and Tax) departments. After graduating from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business, Bert was an auditor with a regional CPA firm. In 1993 he joined NorthMarq as a Commercial Mortgage Analyst and then as Manager of Asset Management team. Starting in 2002 Bert served as Director of Servicing at Glaser Financial/MMA Financial until he re-joined NorthMarq in October 2005 as manager of Escrow Administration. Additional leadership responsibilities were added over the years before being named Managing Director in 2014.

Jeff Davis, Senior Vice President/ Senior Manager – Portfolio Management, is responsible for overseeing the Portfolio Management Department.  Jeff joined NorthMarq Capital in 2010 as a Loan Portfolio Analyst and in his current role since 2016.  Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Economics from South Dakota State University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Minnesota.

Tarrah Mueller leads business development for Northmarq’s Loan Servicing business. She works to build authentic business relationships with new and existing clients by sharing Northmarq’s white-glove customer service model and customized business approach to drive lender experience and results.

After spending 18 years progressing within the Portfolio & Asset Management Department, she spent the last ten years responsible for oversight of a department of 25+ employees servicing commercial mortgage loans in excess of $34 billion of unpaid principal on behalf of 60+ life insurance companies. She joined NorthMarq in July 2003 as a Commercial Mortgage Analyst. Prior to NorthMarq, Tarrah worked as an Actuarial Analyst for Principal Financial Group.

Tarrah is an active member of the Mortgage Bankers Association. She enjoys volunteering time with Habitat for Humanity and Overture International.

She is a graduate of Simpson College in Indianola, IA with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics. She is the 2021 recipient of Northmarq's Karen Pribnow Award for Outstanding Leadership.

Jason Lenz, Senior Vice President/ Senior Manager – Servicing, is responsible for overseeing the Insurance Department at NorthMarq. Jason joined NorthMarq in 2004, and throughout his time at NorthMarq has also managed both the Investor Accounting & Reporting and Portfolio Management departments.

Prior to joining NorthMarq, Jason worked as an Analyst at The Sinclair Group, a Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory Firm. Jason is a graduate of Bethel University with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Finance and Marketing.

Tania Halligan, Vice President/Senior Manager of Loan Operations, joined NorthMarq in October 2014 as a Loan Portfolio Analyst I. Tania was promoted to Loan Portfolio Analyst II in March 2015, Commercial Insurance Associate Supervisor in January 2017, and then to Commercial Insurance Manager in October 2017.

In February 2021, Tania took on her current role as Senior Manager of Loan Operations, where she oversees Audits, New Loan Boarding, Project Management, Records Management, Compliance and Cash Processing.

Tania holds a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from Hamline University and a Masters of Business Administration.

Jen Lindell, Senior Manager – Digital Process Transformation, joined NorthMarq Capital in May 2015 as a Loan Portfolio Analyst. Jen was promoted to Associate Loan Portfolio Manager in 2017, Loan Portfolio Manager in 2018, Manager of Digital Process Transformation in 2021, and her current role in June 2021. Jen oversees a team of Business Process Managers; the team collectively represents Servicing in technology-related initiatives in collaboration with the IT department and with the Servicing Champions team of department representatives. Jen holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from the University of Minnesota – Duluth and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.