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Luana Reyes – Sinixt
Luana Reyes (February 20, 1933 – November 5, 2001) was an American Indian health care administrator. As executive director of the Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB) 1972–1982, she grew that institution from a staff of five to nearly 200 and made it a model for urban Indian institutions; subsequently, she worked for the federal Indian Health Service, eventually becoming deputy director of that 14,000-person institution.
I grew up going to Puyallup Tribal Health, and literally, when I was little, it was like two buildings that were mobile...
”During this time, she helped to found the American Indian Health Care Association, now known as the National Council on...
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