After graduating from The University of Iowa, Tanya began her career at EMC Insurance Companies as a Property/Casualty Claims Representative and then a Commercial Underwriter. An opportunity to gain agency experience presented itself a few years later, and she spent time at Marsh, Inc. and LaMair-Mulock-Condon Co., as an Account Manager. In 2003, she returned to EMC, spending time in Corporate and Des Moines Branch marketing departments as well as Personal Lines Operations. In August 2021, she became the Vice President - Des Moines Branch for EMC.

Tanya received her master's degree from Drake University in 2002 and has obtained the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriting designation (CPCU), Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designation, the Associate in Underwriting designation (AU), the Commercial Insurance Service Representative designation (CISR) and completed the INS series.

Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, attending sporting events, and spending time with family and friends. She is married and has two sons, Gabe (16) and Luke (14).