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Employee of the Month — June 2026

June 1, 2026

Name: Jamerson Baker

Job Title: Medicaid Waiver Case Manager

How long have you been at TARCOG and what do you do? I’ve been here for one year and four months and I’m a Medicaid Waiver Case Manager. I’m responsible for managing care for seniors and disabled adults by assessing their long-term services and support needs. That includes developing and monitoring care plans and facilitating service provision by service providers.

What did you want to be when you grew up? Professional Sports player – baseball or football.

What do you hope to accomplish within the next year? Get my Social Work license.

Who is your hero and why? My Mom. She’s always made a way for me and my siblings growing up no matter the circumstances.

If you could choose to do anything for a day, what would it be? I would choose to be a millionaire for a day.

What is the best piece of advice someone has given you? To always look forward and never look backwards.

What’s the most daring thing you’ve ever done? Jumped off a 50-foot cliff into the ocean.

Who knows you the best? My wife, Tamekia

What would you do if you won the lottery? I would change a lot of people’s lives.

Medicaid Waiver Case Manager Jamerson Baker