Kendra Drake joined Pat Manning's staff in October of 2021. Previously she spent eight years as an assistant women's basketball coach at Bridgewater State University (2006-2014). During her tenure, she was responsible for offense and defense breakdown, in season conditioning, player development, scouting, and recruiting. The Bears won five league and regular-season championships and also made five NCAA Div. III Tournament appearances. 

Drake graduated from University of Massachusetts Lowell in 2003 after a four-year career as a shooting guard on the women's basketball team. In 2000, Lowell won the New England Collegiate Conference Tournament Championship and advanced to the NCAA Division II Tournament.

She lives in Williamstown with her husband Brian and three children; daughters Madison(14), Tanley(12), and son Kobe (3) and outside of Williams is an Ace certified personal trainer/ AFAA group exercise instructor/ 3ACTSLIDE trainer.