Port Corpus Christi
Leslie Ruta has extensive experience in accounting and planning, currently serving as the Director of Planning at Port Corpus Christi since February 2015, with previous roles including Assistant Director of Planning and Strategic Planning Manager. Prior to this, Leslie worked at The Corpus Christi Army Depot for nearly three years as an Accountant, focusing on the financial activities of a large Army Working Capital Fund and performing audits for compliance. Initially, Leslie contributed as a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance preparer and gained experience at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi as a Student Assistant. Earlier roles also included managing resource development and family services at Habitat for Humanity. Leslie Ruta holds a Master of Accountancy and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, both from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
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Port Corpus Christi
As a leader in U.S. Crude Oil export ports and a major economic engine of Texas and the nation, Port Corpus Christi is the largest port in the United States in total revenue tonnage. Strategically located on the western Gulf of Mexico with a 36-mile, soon to be 54-foot (MLLW) deep channel, Port Corpus Christi is a major gateway to international and domestic maritime commerce. The Port has excellent railroad and highway network connectivity via three North American Class-1 railroads and two major interstate highways. With an outstanding staff overseen by its seven-member commission, Port Corpus Christi is “Moving America’s Energy.” The Port of Corpus Christi ended 2021 with record tonnage, mainly attributable to an 81.2 percent increase from 2020 in shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG), while crude oil exports averaged a record 1.76 million barrels per day in 2021, a slight increase over its 2020 record performance. The Port of Corpus Christi’s new annual tonnage record of 167.3 million tons is a 4.7 percent increase over 2020.