Jim Reed is the Director of Marketing for Health Systems 2000 and has been employed by the organization since 2001. He currently markets in the Jennings, Crowley, Opelousas and Lake Charles areas and has marketed in the entire Health Systems 2000 service area.

Jim is from Crowley, Louisiana where he attended Ross High School. He graduated from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he earned a Bachelors of Science in Marketing with the highest GPA in the graduating class. 

After his college graduation Jim relocated to Los Angeles, California where he worked as a Sales Representative for Colgate-Palmolive. While working at Colgate, he called on retail drug/grocery outlets. While in Los Angeles Jim attended the University of California (UCLA). and earned a Masters Degree in Industrial Relations.

Mr. Reed snow skis and has enjoyed the slopes in California, Colorado. Utah, Montana, and Vancouver. He is also an avid pool player and enjoys attending the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans annually.