Blake has more than 12 years of experience using public health strategies to improve the sexual health of young adults. For 5 years, he worked as an HIV Prevention Specialist at AVOL (AIDS Volunteers, Inc.), where he conducted outreach, HIV testing and education throughout central and eastern Kentucky. He has been in the college health field full-time for over 6 years as a Health Promotion Specialist in the student health centers at University of Kentucky and University of California, Davis. He has co-authored multiple pieces of professional guidance to support young adult sexual health through the American College Health Association — for which he served as Chair of ACHA’s Sexual Health Coalition for two years. He is currently Chair of ACHA’s Promoting LGBTQIA+ Equity Task Force.