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Care Team

The Manatee YourChoice Care Team brings wellness directly to you, delivering support where you work

Our team consists of the Manatee Your Choice Worksite Wellness Manager, Worksite Wellness Coordinator, and LAMP/Mental Health Counselor. These individuals collaborate with our plan's health coaches, registered dietitians and personal trainers to provide comprehensive wellbeing support. From cooking demos, chair massages, on-site wellness expos, and engaging lunch-and-learns on topics like nutrition, sleep, posture, and stress, we make healthy living accessible and enjoyable.

We also offer on-site assessments, ergonomic and posture support, and assistance with urgent care needs, trauma, or grief -- all of this ensuring comprehensive care for the whole you. Our Care Team is focused on delivering diverse wellbeing services directly to your department or location.
 
We offer quarterly expos/events featuring:
  • Cooking demonstrations
  • Chair massages
  • Raffles
  • Wellbeing vendor(s) on site
Lunch-n-Learns - with informative, focused topics such as:
  • Goal-setting
  • Nutrition education
  • Posture
  • Movement and fitness
  • Sleep
  • Stress and anxiety
  • Or any customized topic (determined by host and Care Team staff)
Mobile Assessments
  • Ergonomics
  • Posture and alignment
  • Mental health
Urgent-care requests
  • Trauma
  • Grief
If you are interested in hosting an event, please contact Julie Drackett at (941) 748-4501 x 3966, or email julie.drackett@mymanatee.org.

Meet Your Care Team

Julie Drackett, CWP

Worksite Wellness Manager

A native of Florida and raised here in Bradenton, Julie has had a love for fitness and exercise since childhood. She graduated with a Bachelors degree in Exercise Science from the University of South Florida. She ran a fitness center in Sun City Center for over 10 years before moving to New Zealand. Upon returning from living oversees, she began working for Manatee YourChoice Health Plan. She loves getting to share her passion for movement and exercise with our members. 

Julie Drackett, CWP

Dan Trongone

Worksite Wellness Coordinator

Dan joined Manatee County as our Worksite Wellness Coordinator and is also a Certified Symmetry Practitioner, bringing a holistic approach to employee health and wellbeing.  Dan is passionate about helping others thrive and brings energy and expertise to every wellness initiative he leads.

Dan Trongone

Claribel Gill, MS

LAMP Counselor

Claribel became a clinical counselor in 2014 in Wisconsin and completed her 3,000 clinical hours in different types of settings. She worked in family practice with clients who were having Mental Health problems due to medical conditions, in low-income housing with clients who were dual-diagnosed, and as an in-home counselor, providing services to families struggling with mental health and behavioral issues in the home.  

Claribel provides individual, family, and marital counseling as well as child therapy to the employees and family members of Manatee County Government (ages 7+).  

Habla Español.

Claribel Gill