Name: Danasia Sowers
Title: Medicaid Waiver Case Manager II
How long have you been at TARCOG and what do you do? I have been at TARCOG for five years and I am a Medicaid Waiver Case Manager II. I provide direct training, support and guidance to the newly hired. We typically carry a caseload of 25-30 clients and take on additional cases during periods of staff turnover.
What did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a choreographer.
What do you hope to accomplish within the next year? I hope to take my Licensed Master Social Worker exam and pass it.
Who is your hero and why? My Nana is my hero. She adopted me out of foster care and gave me one of the best childhoods a girl could ask for. She is my rock and the reason for everything I do. Despite how difficult I was growing up; she never gave up on me. I owe her everything.
If you could choose to do anything for a day, what would it be? Travel to a town I have never been and trying different foods and shopping at local shops.
What is the best piece of advice someone has given you? Over-explaining is begging.
What’s the most daring thing you’ve ever done? Have a baby.
Who knows you the best? My Auntie Lori and my best friend Jalyn.
What would you do if you won the lottery? Take a year-long vacation and travel the world.
TARCOG Medicaid. Waiver Case Manager II Danasia Sowers is the Employee of the Month for September 2026.