Rudy Reyes (b. 1950), a resident of Lansing Michigan, has been involved in local education, politics and labor issues throughout his life. He is an alumnus of the local school system and Lansing Community College. Reyes, who started working at the age of 5, was hired at General Motors in 1969 and retired in 2006. For twenty years he was an active member of the United Auto Workers [UAW] Local 602, serving on several Executive Board committees and chairing the Community Service Committee. His involvement with UAW Local 602 offered him opportunities to bring the labor and Latino perspective to other community-based organizations he served, including the Red Cross (Tri-County Disaster Committee Chair), The United Way Board (Secretary) and Cristo Rey Church (member, Parish Council); Reyes was also appointed by Michigan Governor Blanchard to the State of Michigan Commission on Spanish Speaking Affairs. Reyes served on the planning committees for many area Latino conferences, including the Coalition for Concerned Hispanics (Vice President), the Latino Workers Leadership Institute and the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (L.C.L.A.A.)