Dorean Reed has spent 30 plus years of employment in the banking industry beginning at Amalgamated Bank in 1984 and then Seaway Bank and Trust Company in 1988. Dorean worked with senior executives, investment agents, as well as senior trustee officers and the comptrollers department as the Trustee Liason to oversee smooth closing of hundreds of millions of dollars in bond deals with the City of Chicago, Chicago Park District, The County of Cook, and other South Suburban Cook County Villages. After closing, Dorean managed the daily transactions and reconciliation of the accounts and monitored the accounts to make sure they were being administered according to the governing contracts. After leaving the banking industry in 2016, Dorean became the Church Administrator for New Zion Covenant Church. She handled the day to day financial operations such as accounts payable, purchasing, payroll, and updating all business licenses. At the same time, Dorean assumed the role of bookkeeper and payroll administrator for BOOC to keep meticulous records and be the liaison for the contracted accountant.