Tana is the founding Executive Director of Bridge to Health NM. She was born and raised in Alcalde and Lyden in the Española Valley and graduated from Los Alamos High School. Tana holds a Master’s degree in Cross Cultural Health Communication from Purdue University, served 3 years as a US Peace Corps Volunteer working on HIV/AIDS prevention & treatment in Malaŵi, and has worked in the health education and behavior change field for more than 30 years, including positions at the New Mexico Department of Health, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Michigan State University, El Centro Family Health, and Bridge to Health NM. She is an Exercise Is Medicine Personal Trainer (American College of Sports Medicine), group fitness instructor, and coordinator of the Rio Arriba County Health Council.