DIRECTOR

Based in Sacramento, CA, Deanna Drake is a Director with Facktor’s Strategy & Growth Division. Drake oversees workforce, communications, change management, and project management services for the firm. She brings over 17 years of mission-driven project management and non-profit communication experience, including ten years in fundraising and philanthropy. Prior to joining Facktor, Drake served as an Internal Communications Manager for three large acute care hospitals in the Sacramento region throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Drake provides project management for mergers & acquisitions and supports our health center clients in interim HR leadership roles, designs community and internal communications strategies, and provides guidance to health centers during their recruitment and leadership selection processes. She has presented on the topics of staff retention, internal communications and change management at several California Primary Care Association (CPCA) and National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) conferences.

Drake earned her Bachelor of Arts degrees in both English and French from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Public Health Administration from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, traveling, reading, and spending time with her husband and two children.