caption death_date birth_place birth_date image article_title name occupation
reyes in 2000 5 november 2001 portland , oregon february 20 , 1933 luana reyes.jpg luana reyes
 luana reyes health care administrator
luana reyes

luana reyes -lrb- february 20 , 1933 -- november 5 , 2001 -rrb- -rrb- was an american indian health care administrator .
as executive director of the seattle indian health board -lrb- sihb -rrb- 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 .
on october 10 , 2001 , shortly before her death from aplastic anemia at the age of 68 , she received the presidential rank meritorious award .
