Maxine N. Buckles

Maxine Buckles is Chief Audit Officer for Port Houston. She is responsible for the planning and execution of operational, financial and compliance audits to evaluate the effectiveness of internal controls, as well as monitoring and coordination of all port audit activity.

Ms. Buckles’ prior experience includes three years as the port’s Corporate Controller with responsibility for financial accounting and reporting functions, including management and regulatory reporting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and customer credit monitoring, as well as oversight of annual independent financial audits.

Additionally, she served five years as Senior Financial Consultant with Opportune LLP, an energy consulting firm; four years as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) in Austin, Texas, where she oversaw all of ERCOT’s financial operations, including the corporate finance & treasury, credit, accounting, purchasing and financial reporting. She also served five years as CFO and Treasurer of the Plantation Pipe Line Co. (ExxonMobil / Kinder Morgan joint venture) in Atlanta, Georgia.

Ms. Buckles, who is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), has held numerous other senior-level financial positions primarily within energy-related entities and began her career in public accounting with a major firm. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting with honors from Xavier University of Louisiana and an MBA with emphasis in Accounting from Tulane University, and is a member of several professional organizations including the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and Financial Executives International (FEI).