Douglas Blake was born and raised in North West River, Labrador. He received his post-secondary education at Memorial University and NL Public Service. Douglas worked with NL Wildlife Division for most of his career until 2005 when he left the NL Dept of Natural Resources as Conservation Officer 1V. He then joined the Labrador Inuit Association as Manager of Lands and Natural Resources. With the formation of Nunatsiavut Government in 2005, he was appointed to the positions of Director of Non-renewable Resources and Deputy Minister of the Dept of Lands and Natural Resources until 2010. He also sits on a Membership board for the Nunatsiavut Government and as board member with the Goose Bay Capital Corporation under the Nunatsiavut Group of Companies.

Doug was appointed on March 11, 2013 by the Nunatsiavut Government.

Frank is currently serving his third term on the board having been first appointed in 2009. In 2013 he retired from the province of NL with 33 years of service accumulated since 1976. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Biology) and a Bachelor of Education (Science Education) and has co-authored 14 scientific publications. His work with the province of NL was almost wholly in Labrador, and neighbouring Quebec, primarily focused on renewable resource management issues. Primary areas of interest were, and still are, caribou, waterfowl, fur bearers and bridging local knowledge and science. To complement formal knowledge he has always been an active hunter, fisher and trapper.