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Trina started at FCAM in June of 2016 as the billing/account specialist. Then became a CSS thereafter. Prior to working at FCAM, she worked at Verizon Wireless for 10 years before deciding to make a career change. She grew up in Grants Pass, OR then moved to...

Josh was born in Oklahoma, and then adopted out to a family in Oregon. He graduated from Thurston High School in 1998 and then attended Lane Community College and worked as a garbage man and at Albertsons as a butcher. Josh also worked for Monaco Coach Corporation as...

Carol was born and raised in Michigan, graduated from Central Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology.  Upon graduation from college, she volunteered for several months at a Wildlife Refuge in Montana.  Carol then moved to Alaska and lived...

Kassy is an Account Representative at First Choice. She started with First Choice in early 2016 working with our Appraiser Panel then moving into helping in our Client Support team. She has a huge talent for building relationships with both our appraiser and lender...

Stephanie Park was born in the Seattle area, but moved to Vancouver when she was three and has lived there ever since.  Growing up she was highly involved in sports such as soccer and golf.  She Washington State University in 2006. After college, Stephanie fell into...

Tyler is one of the Account Representatives at First Choice. He was brought in to the team in June of 2016. Right around the time of the Portland area was reaching record volume. He enjoys building relationships with his lenders and being a part of helping people...

Jason is a native of Idaho from Horseshoe Bend. After graduating from Garden Valley High School, he moved to Dallas to play basketball for Brookhaven College. Soon after, he married his high school sweetheart and settled down. Together they have three children who...

Amanda is the Senior Client Support Specialist at First Choice. She has been working for First Choice for a little over a year. She was born and raised in the Portland area. Amanda is married and has two sons, as well has dogs and cats. She loves the food atmosphere...

Maurita has been appraising properties in Corvallis and Albany for over 25 years. She began her appraisal career in Wyoming working at a county level for the state appraising coal mines, soda ash mines and gas plants. Deciding to move her family to Oregon, she sought...

Why is everyone moving to Portland? Is there something in the water? Questions that keep being asked as more and more people uproot and move to the Portland Metro Area. With its high quality of life and green environment, it’s obvious why Portland is one of the...

Stefanie is the Senior Accounting Specialist at First Choice. She has been working for First Choice since the beginning (7.5 years ago). She is a native Oregonian but briefly spent some time living in Snoqualmie, WA in her teens. Stefanie is married and has three...

Charlie Thompson is an Oregon native from the Eugene area. After graduating high school, he served in the United States Army, stationed in Europe. After the Army, he attended college with a focus on real estate law and began following in his family’s footsteps. His...

Adam Moshofsky is proud to have worked for Mortgage Express since 2004. He feels lucky to be with a company that provides all the resources needed to ensure great transaction for his clients. With the abilities of the in-house lending department, he is able to offer...

Caitlin Ochoa is a native to the Tacoma, WA area. She attended the University of Washington and graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Asian Studies. Following graduation, she moved to Beijing, China for three years being able to apply her studies and fluency...

It’s spring time. The weather is warming up and buying season is in effect for 2017. As prospective home buyers across the country start looking for homes and sellers are placing their homes on the market, Seattle area sellers are seeming to be in winter hibernation....

Chad Jackson is a founding partner of Alliance Capital Partners Corp., the newest addition to our ever-growing First Choice family. He has over 10 years of experience in all aspects of the mortgage planning process. Chad strives to make the mortgage planning process...