Industry-leading loan servicing starts with great people

The depth of industry experience among NorthMarq’s Servicing leadership team creates a knowledge base that benefits both our customers and the entire Servicing team. They’re good people who lead by example and believe in delivering outstanding service whether a customer has one loan in the portfolio or dozens.

Leadership

Bert Libke

Senior Vice President - Managing Director Servicing

NorthMarq Capital

3500 American Blvd West

Suite 500

Minneapolis, MN 55431

blibke@northmarq.com

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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 - Director - Portfolio & Asset Management

NorthMarq Capital

3500 American Blvd West

Suite 500

Minneapolis, MN 55431

jdavis@northmarq.com

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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

Vice President - Director - Servicing Business Development

NorthMarq Capital

3500 American Blvd West

Suite 500

Minneapolis, MN 55431

tmueller@northmarq.com

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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 10 years responsible for oversight of a department of over 25 employees servicing commercial mortgage loans in excess of $34B of unpaid principal on behalf of more than 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, Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in mathematics. She is the 2021 recipient of Northmarq's Karen Pribnow Award for Outstanding Leadership.

Tania Halligan

Senior Vice President - Director of Operations, D&E and Servicing

NorthMarq Capital

3500 American Blvd West

Suite 500

Minneapolis, MN 55431

thalligan@northmarq.com

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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

Associate Vice President - Director - Servicing Business Transformation

NorthMarq Capital

1675 Larimer St

Suite 800

Denver, CO 80202

jlindell@northmarq.com

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Jen Lindell, vice president – director of Servicing business transformation, leads Servicing’s technology-enablement functions to provide enhanced client service – and support employees. She oversees a team of business transformation managers to represent Servicing and Asset Management in technology initiatives through collaboration with Northmarq IT and Servicing committees.

Jen joined Northmarq in 2015 as a loan portfolio analyst and has since served as associate loan portfolio manager (2017), loan portfolio Manager (2018), senior manager of digital process transformation (2021) and director of Servicing business transformation (2021).

Prior to Northmarq, Jen spent six years in community banking.

Jen holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance from the University of Minnesota – Duluth, a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, and her Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification from Purdue University. Jen is the 2020 recipient of Northmarq’s Karen Pribnow Award for Outstanding Leadership.

Whitney Ronning

Vice President - Director – Commercial Loan Servicing

NorthMarq Capital

3500 American Blvd West

Suite 500

Minneapolis, MN 55431

wronning@northmarq.com

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Whitney Ronning, vice president, director of Insurance, is responsible for overseeing the functional responsibilities of the department, the recruiting and development of staff, and establishing the strategic direction of the department.

Whitney joined Northmarq in April 2013 as a Commercial Insurance Specialist I. Throughout her time at Northmarq, she has been promoted to various different roles within the Insurance Department including specialist II (2014), analyst II (2015) and analyst III (2017). She joined Northmarq’s New Loan Insurance team in 2015 to handle pre-closing insurance reviews for the Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae portfolios before being promoted in 2018 to associate manager. In 2019, she was promoted to manager overseeing the New Loan Insurance team until her promotion to senior manager in 2022.

Whitney holds an Associate in Applied Science degree in health information technology and medical coding from St. Cloud Technical and Community College. In 2017, Whitney attained the Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR) designation through the National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research.