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Our Leadership
Albert L. Reyes, President and CEO
Albert L. Reyes is the sixth President of Buckner International, a global Christian ministry that provides humanitarian aid, volunteer missions opportunities, community enrichment and prevention programs, an international network of residential, foster care and transitional housing services, domestic and international adoption, support programs for children living in orphanages in other countries, and operation of seven senior living communities in Texas.
Reyes previously served as President of Buckner Children and Family Services,
providing leadership and operational oversight to Buckner International's
children's ministry arm. Prior to his service at Buckner, Reyes was President of
Baptist University of the Américas in San Antonio, where he led the school
through dramatic change in its name and structure. Under Reyes, the school's
annual operating budget increased from $700,000 to more than $3.2 million.
Reyes also has served as a manager for Sprint's National Customer Service
Center and as pastor of three churches. He has been involved in numerous
roles with the 2.5 million member Baptist General Convention of Texas,
serving as its President in 2005.
He earned a bachelor's degree from Angelo State University and master's and
doctoral degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also
earned the doctor of philosophy degree from Andrews University.
He is a member of the board of trustees of the Joint Council for International Children's Services, the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, and the T.B. Maston Institute.
Follow Albert on his blog at pandulce.typepad.com and also on Twitter
@bucknerprez.
Click here for a list of our Board of Trustees
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