October 1, 2025
Hudson County Community College (HCCC) President Dr. Christopher Reber is honored with the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) 2025 Executive of the Year Award for outstanding leadership, vision, and positive impact on businesses and communities in the Garden State.
October 1, 2025, Jersey City, NJ – Since taking the helm to lead Hudson County Community College (HCCC) in 2018, Dr. Christopher Reber has made student success, accessibility, inclusion, and advocacy the hallmarks of his governance. His commitment to fostering a collaborative environment that makes the College a great place to learn and work has earned national accolades.
New Jersey Business Magazine is honoring Dr. Reber with the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) 2025 Executive of the Year Award that recognizes outstanding leadership, vision, passion, and positive impact on businesses and communities in the Garden State.
“The 2025 Awards for Excellence recognize four executives and eight companies that have improved New Jersey’s quality of life in outstanding ways,” said New Jersey Business Magazine Editor-in-Chief Anthony Birritteri. “Powered by the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA), the awards honor select employers from NJBIA’s membership for their remarkable achievements.”
Early on, Dr. Reber initiated and supported several nationally acclaimed programs that promote academic, cultural, and upward social and economic mobility for students and the entire community.
Examples include:
Dr. Reber has led and supported a myriad of workforce development partnerships and agreements with local corporations and trade unions to educate talented employees in high-priority occupations that fuel the regional and statewide economies. These include:
Dr. Reber tirelessly advocates community college and higher education priorities on local, statewide and federal levels. He attends and presents at national association meetings including Achieving the Dream, Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) on whose board he serves, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, American Association of Community Colleges, Association of Community College Trustees, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, and more. Last year, Dr. Reber was an invited participant in two Washington, DC Roundtables with former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, where they discussed national career and educational priorities.
Dr. Reber has been recognized with numerous awards, including American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) 2024 Community College CEO of the Year, Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society 2024 Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction, Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) 2022 Northeast Region Outstanding CEO Award, Hudson County Chamber of Commerce 2021 Legends Spirit Award, and NJBiz 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021 Education Power 50 Award “recognizing the 50 Most Influential New Jersey Educational Leaders,” to name a few.