Taylor Drake joined the Florida Southern College staff in September 2021 as an Assistant Director of Athletic Communications. She will work primarily with the men’s soccer, men’s and women’s golf, women’s basketball, equestrian, and softball teams.

Prior to becoming a Moc, Drake worked for the Boca Bowl and Orange Bowl as the media assistant, where she was in charge of social media, newsletters, and gameday press. Before working at the 2020 bowl games, Drake was member of the Florida Atlantic University staff in as an Assistant Director of Communications, primarily working with softball, men's and women's cross country, as well as indoor and outdoor track and field.
 
Before her move to the Sunshine State, she spent three years at Union College (Ky.) as the Assistant Director of Communications. She began her tenure with the Bulldogs in January of 2017 and was the primary contact for men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, women’s basketball, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, and baseball. During the 2019 baseball campaign, she covered the opening round of the NAIA tournament along with the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) tournament.
 
A 2014 graduate of Bryan College (Tenn.), Drake majored in social and behavioral arts. She was a member of the Lion volleyball program and served as the team's statistician for three years. Drake also assisted as a member of the statistics crew at the AAC volleyball tournaments for three years.
 
The Lebanon, Tennessee, native, then was a graduate assistant at the University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) Multi-Media and Athletic Service Department from August 2014 through May 2016. During her tenure there, Drake assisted with the streaming of the Patriot athletic events, compiled statistics at multiple and various sporting events, and wrote press releases for the department.
 
In May 2016, Drake graduated from Cumberlands with a master’s in business administration.
 
Drake is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). She serves on the Diversity and Inclusion committee for CoSIDA.