As Executive Vice President of Taylor Morrison, (NYSE: TMHC) and President of Financial Services, Tawn leads Taylor Morrison Home Funding, Inspired Title Services and Mortgage Funding Direct Ventures. She is responsible for the management, financial performance, and long-term growth strategies of these companies.

In 2001, Tawn founded and served as CEO and President of Mortgage Funding Direct Ventures (MFDV), a management company that partners with production homebuilders to create in-house mortgage subsidiaries. In the same year, MFDV and then Morrison Homes, began a partnership that expanded nationally and evolved from a mortgage brokerage to a full-service lender. The success and growth of this joint venture ultimately paved the way for Taylor Morrison to acquire the MFDV management company and its interests in Taylor Morrison Home Funding in 2009.

Existing home builder relationships remain a valuable differentiator and profit source that continues to contribute to the overall success of the company while serving a broad range of customers outside of the Taylor Morrison business.

Tawn has always believed that financing sells homes. In 2011, she established a free qualification improvement program to better position families for home ownership, and today Able, Ready, Own (ARO) continues to educate and improve qualification which has positively impacted over 8,500 families. 

In addition to Tawn’s executive responsibilities, she contributes to the mortgage industry as a board member of the Mortgage Bankers Association and holds director roles in the MBA Residential Board of Governors, Investment Committee and Affordable Home Ownership Advisory Council.

Tawn currently serves as an independent director on the Board of Directors for two public companies, Skyline Champion, (NYSE: SKY); Nomination & Government Committee, Audit Committee and ECN Capital, (TSX: ECN); Credit and Audit Committee.

As Chairman of the Board, Tawn led the acquisition of STORE Capital (NYSE: STOR) in an all-cash transaction to GIC and Oak Street, completed on February 2023.  

Tawn resides in Winter Park, Florida with her husband Brian and has two grown children and two grandchildren.

Personal Recognition

• Elite Women in Mortgage, Mortgage Professional America – 2016, 2022
• Vanguard Award, Housing Wire – 2015, 2017, 2020, 2022
• Women of Influence, Housing Wire – 2015, 2020
• Women of Vision Award, Women Mortgage Magazine – 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
• #NEXT Powerhouse Award – 2021, 2022
• Mortgage Lending’s Women of Inspiration, National Mortgage Professional – 2020
• Powerful Women of Mortgage Banking, Mortgage Banker Magazine’s – 2022

Company Recognition

• National Mortgage News – Best Mortgage Companies to Work For – 2019 through 2024
• Orlando Sentinel – Top 100 Companies – 2017 through 2023
• Orlando Business Journal – Best Places to Work – 2018, 2020 through 2023
• Mortgage Professional America, Top Mortgage Workplaces – 2021 through 2023

Affiliations and Memberships

• Chairman, Mattamy Home Funding, Neal Communities Funding & Inspired Title Services
• Director, Skyline Champion (NYSE: SKY)
• Director, ECN Capital (TSX: ECN)
• Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)
  • Board of Directors
  • Residential Board of Governors (RESBOG)
  • Affordable Homeownership Advisory Council
  • Investment Committee
  • MBA Chairman’s Executive Committee Member
• Leading Builders Association Executive Mortgage Council
  • Production Home Builder Committee Member
• RESPRO, Member, Board Advisory
• National Association of Mortgage Bankers
• National Association of Home Builders, Mortgage Roundtable
• Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals
• Former STORE Capital (NYSE: STOR), Chairman of the Board
  • Nominating & Governance Chair