Name: Chris Reber
Job Title: Presiden
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Institution: Hudson County Community College (NJ)
Since: 2018
Previous Positions: President, Community College of Beaver County (2014-18); Executive Dean, Venango College of Clarion University 2002-14); Associate Provost for Advancement and University Relations, Penn State Erie (1998-2002); Dean of Student Affairs/Affiliate Assistant Professor of Counselor Education, Penn State Erie (1987-98); Director, Human Resources Development Division, Lakeland Community College (1984-87).
Affiliations and/or Boards: Middle States Team Chair; AACC Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) International Education Commission; Journal Square Improvement District Board; New Jersey Council of Community Colleges (NJCCC) State/Federal Policy Committee Vice Chair; New Jersey Presidents’ Council Social Justice Committee Co-Chair; New Jersey Reentry Program; NJCCC Committee on Social Justice; Rotary Paul Harris Fellow; PTK International Honor Society Paragon President; AACC 2021 Advancing Diversity Award of Excellence Finalist; ACCT 2022 Northeast Region Outstanding CEO Award; NJBIZ Education Power 50: Top 100 Person in PA Business and Economic Development.
State Engagement: Pilot Institution for NJ “Pay it Forward” Program; Pilot Institution for NJ “CC Opportunity Grant (CCOG)”; Developed Latino and African American Advisory Councils to Increase Postsecondary Educational Attainment; Named 2022 Education Leader by Hispanic State Parade of NJ; Led Service to Reentry Citizens with Former NJ Governor James McGreevey; New Jersey Partner for “Year Up”; 2022 Keynote Speaker at NJ Pride Statewide Convening; 2021 Hudson Chamber Legends Award; Higher Education Leader on 2019 Tour of China with Chinese Leaders.
Past AACC Conventions Attended: 2023, 2022, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015; presented workshops at most AACC conferences.
Past AACC Professional Development Participation: AACC Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (two three-year terms); AACC Advocates in Action (2023, 2018); AACC Workforce Development Institute Presenter (2022, 2018); Interviewed on AACC “CC Voice” podcast regarding Hudson Scholars Program (2022); AACC All Within My Hands Metallica Scholars Initiative (2023, 2022); AACC Industry-Informed Infrastructure (I-3) Initiative to Create and Advance Partnerships for Economic Development in PA and OH (2016-18); AACC Presidents Academy Summer Institute (2014); 2021 AACC Advancing Diversity Award of Excellence Finalist.
Education: Management Development Graduate Certificate, Harvard University; Ph.D., Higher Education, University of Pittsburgh; M.A., College Student Personnel, Bowling Green State University; B.A., Latin, Dickinson College.