Leadership

Ms. Bertha Ferran

Bertha Ferrán
Commission Acting Secretary
Senior Mortgage Consultant
Windermere Mortgage Services
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Bertha M. Ferran, PDC Commissioner, is also a Senior Mortgage Consultant with Windermere Mortgage Services, responsible for mortgage originations for three Windermere offices in the Portland metropolitan area. Ms. Ferran has been with Windermere since 1995 and has been in the real estate industry for over 25 years. Ms. Ferran began her career working in the title insurance and escrow business with Ticor Title Insurance and soon became an Escrow Officer. Later, Ms. Ferran worked for Commonwealth Mortgage Company as a Senior Loan Officer.

Ms. Ferran was born in Havana, Cuba, and came to the United States in February 1961 as a Cuban refugee through a program for Cuban children called "Operation Peter Pan." Ms. Ferran arrived in Portland, Oregon in March of 1961 through a program sponsored by Catholic Charities for Cuban refugee children throughout the United States. Ms. Ferran attended Marycrest High School and Portland State University.

Her term as a PDC Commissioner began February 1, 2005 and she was the first appointment to PDC’s board by Mayor Tom Potter.



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