Paul Drake has a MLS degree from the University of Alberta and a Masters degree in Religious Education from Canadian Theological College in Regina, Saskatchewan. Former AHIP credentialled who has brought three academic libraries into NNLM in his career. Paul Drake has served in libraries on Guam and has been a member of PIALA since 2019. For the past seven years he has been the Library Director and Instructor at Pacific Islands University in Mangilao Guam. He serves on the NNLM Region 5 Subcommittee on Access and Outreach.