Noblis promotes VP, chief people officer to senior VP

Deborah Drake joined Noblis in 2020

Published March 1, 2023 by Courtney Mabeus-Brown

Reston-based Noblis Inc. is expanding the role of Vice President and Chief People Officer Deborah Drake by promoting her to senior vice president, the not-for-profit federal contractor announced Tuesday.

Drake leads Noblis’ human resources and organizational development, including talent recruitment, total rewards system and employee engagement.

“Over the past few years, Deb has helped to successfully lead some of our most critical initiatives, from meeting the evolving requirements of the COVID pandemic with a hybrid workforce plan to integrating employees from a recent acquisition,” Noblis President and CEO Mile Corrigan said in a statement. “I know she’ll carry this success forward in her expanded role to advance our people-driven strategic initiatives and keep Noblis a top workplace for our employees.”

Before joining Noblis in 2020, Drake served as vice president for human resources and talent acquisition at Herndon-based ManTech International Corp. from 2017 to 2020, according to her LinkedIn account. She also served as senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Herndon-based Sotera Defense Solutions Inc. and as well as in human resource roles at other companies.  Drake earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Mary Baldwin College and a master’s degree in administration/human resource management from Marymount University. She has a senior certified professional certification from the Society for Human Resource Management.

Noblis delivers technical and advisory strategies and solutions to federal government clients.

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