Tania is a daughter, sister, cousin, mother, wife, immigrant, and a woman who found her way in America. She emigrated to the United States from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2005 to achieve a higher education in the United States. Once coming to the United States, she obtained her MBA from Emory University's Goizueta Business School in Atlanta, Georgia and seven years later, she moved to Needham because her husband switched jobs to one that placed them in the Boston area. With her husband and two daughters, Tania traveled to Massachusetts. Her two daughters attend school in Needham and she now works at JCC Greater Boston in Newton. Overall, Tania and her family planted their roots and found a community they feel a part of in Needham.