Tawny attended Kindergarten through College in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida and most of her memories are from that area with the beautiful white-sand beaches on the Gulf of Mexico and small town atmosphere.

Tawny's mom has been a Florida REALTOR since 1972 and Tawny cut her teeth in Real Estate--taking detailed phone messages for Mom at the young age of six. Growing up surrounded with the day-to-day recounts of the business gave Tawny an education most people don't get to experience and a keen awareness and appreciation of the importance of ethics and professionalism as exhibited by her mom.

Tawny joined her mother's firm when she received her Florida Real Estate license in 1985. She had an assortment of duties as office manager, girl Friday and salesperson.

Pursuing an interest in gemology, Tawny attended the Gemological Institute of America in residence in Santa Monica, California and earned the coveted Graduate Gemologist designation in 1989.

As a sales representative for a wholesaler of Diamonds and high-end Emeralds, Rubies, and Sapphires, she traveled extensively throughout the greater Los Angeles area establishing clientele and showing and selling gemstones.

After visiting Hilo, Hawaii with her parents as a child, she decided then to someday make Hilo her home. In 2001 that dream became a reality when her husband accepted a position as a Federal Firefighter at Pohakuloa Training Area. Soon after arriving in Hilo she obtained her Hawaii Real Estate License, and in 2007 obtained her Broker’s License.

As a property manager as well as salesperson, she increases her professionalism as a member of NARPM (National Association of Resedential Property Managers) and believes she should practice what she preaches by investing in rental p