Drea Werker is a 1998 graduate of Huntington University and a 1999 graduate of the Center for Information and Communication Sciences (CICS) at Ball State University. She began her career with OnePoint Communications in 1999 which was subsequently was acquired by Verizon in 2000. During this transition Drea was a systems analyst project lead for the web based system and database that stored the of the details of the marketing agreements signed by OnePoint Communications, GTE, Bell Atlantic and Verizon Avenue. She has since served as a senior business analyst and is currently a contract manager, supporting the western region business development team.