Tawna graduated from Eastern Michigan University in 2008 with a B.S. in Sports Medicine with a concentration in Exercise Science. She then went on to receive her DPT at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in December 2010. Tawna began her PT career in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and then went on to traveling PT in the DC, Boston, Monterey, and Los Angeles areas.

Tawna has worked in several types of settings but particularly enjoys outpatient orthopedics. She also specifically enjoys treating young gymnasts, utilizing her background as a collegiate gymnast.