Dr. Albert Reyes – Buckner International – OvercomersTV.Live #540
Dr. Albert Reyes – Buckner International – OvercomersTV.Live #540
Albert L. Reyes is the sixth CEO of Buckner International and has worked for Buckner since 2007. He previously served president of Buckner Children and Family Services. This year marks the 146th anniversary of Buckner, whose mission is serving vulnerable children, families, and senior adults.
Prior to joining Buckner, Reyes was president of Baptist University of the Américas in San Antonio, where he led the school through dramatic changes in its name, accreditation, and structure. Under Reyes, the school’s annual operating budget increased from $700,000 to more than $3.2 million.
Reyes also served as pastor of three churches and as a manager for Sprint-T-Mobile’s National Customer Service Center. He has been involved in numerous roles with the 2.5 million-member Baptist General Convention of Texas, serving as its president in 2005, and served as vice president of the Baptist World Alliance, USA Region.
Reyes received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management from Angelo State University; a Master of Divinity degree in theology and Doctor of Ministry degree in missiology from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; and a Doctor in Philosophy degree in leadership from Andrews University.
He is a member of the board of directors for the Christian Alliance for Orphans, Angelo State University Foundation, Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, and the Baptist World Alliance. In 2022, Reyes received the Leadership Excellence Award in the category of mega nonprofit at D CEO’s Nonprofit and Corporate Citizenship Awards and the UN Day Global Leadership Award from the Dallas Chapter of the United Nations Association of the USA. He was also selected as a member of the 2023 D CEO Dallas 500, the most influential business leaders in North Texas.
He has written three books, The Jesus Agenda: Becoming an Agent of Redemption (Believers Press, 2015), Hope Now: Peace, Healing, and Justice when the Kingdom comes near (Iron Stream Books, 2019), and Never Alone: The Power of Family to Inspire Hope (Iron Stream Books, 2024).
Reyes and his wife Belinda have three adult sons. He enjoys reading, writing, hiking, movies, and traveling. The Reyes family are active members of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas.
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