Regina Drake
Regina Drake has been an indispensable part of the Howard workforce for 35 years, facilitating critical communications which enable effective faculty and staff coordination, student development, operational excellence, and effective governance.
For the past five years, Ms. Drake has served as content manager for the Office of the Provost’s website and provided editorial support for colleagues in the Office of the Provost. She is also the staff liaison for the Howard University Board of Trustees Academic Excellence Committee, where she prepares and formulates documents for committee consideration. Just as important, she has a wealth of institutional knowledge and is known for being able to find an answer to United States or Howard history when few others can.
Ms. Drake was raised in Tougaloo, Miss., where she attended Catholic schools. The academic environment in her hometown encouraged Drake and her classmates to pursue goals representing their highest potential and develop their talents through extracurricular activities, including science fairs, team sports, choir, and band. After graduating high school, she enrolled at Tougaloo College.
“Tougaloo provided a wonderful supply of cultural and social experiences for me and my neighbors,” Ms. Drake said, “including unfettered access to the library that offered a world of information about the world outside of Mississippi. The librarians were my mother’s best friends.”
Ms. Drake earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Tougaloo College and went on to work for advocacy organizations, including the family life unit of the Milwaukee Urban League and the National Association of Counties, where she developed publications supporting initiatives in mental health, criminal justice, and employment. Ms. Drake also studied at Smith College, focusing on American studies and African history, and later earned a Master of Arts degree in media studies from The New School.
Ms. Drake is a proud mother and grandmother. Her children Abiola Adams (BFA ’03), Adekoye Adams (BFA ’94), and Akinwale Adams (MBA ’09) are Howard alumni.