Fred T. Reihl, M.A., LCADC
President
Freedom House Foundation
Monday, December 8, 2014
Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club
Bedminster, New Jersey
Reception: 6:30pm Dinner: 7:30pm
Business Attire

Pat and Fred Reihl along with Laurie Dhue, Former Anchor CNN, MSNBC and FOX News – Current Anchor for TheBlaze
Frederick T. Reihl was appointed to the position of Executive Director of Freedom House in November 1990, becoming Freedom House’s first CEO in 1997. Prior to his appointment he served as Director of a detox center run by the Bergen County Department of Health. Previously, Mr. Reihl was employed as Director of Addiction Services for King James Care Centers.
Mr. Reihl developed and administrated an outpatient program for a major hospital, served as Executive Director of an affiliate office of the National Council on Alcoholism, created an alcohol detoxification unit for the City of Newark and established the Law Enforcement Alcoholism Program for police officers.
He attended Seton Hall University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. He earned a Masters Degree in Public School Administration at Newark State College (now Kean University). He has served as the Chairman of the National Halfway House Association Convention and is a member of the Board of Trustees of Little Hill Alina Lodge.
Mr. Reihl was appointed by Governor Whitman as the first member of the State of NJ New Alcohol and Drug Counselors Licensing Committee. He is a faculty member of The Rutgers Summer School of Alcohol Studies. In 2003, Mr. Reihl was honored by Sunrise House for his outstanding contribution to the field. In 2004, he was one of the first counselors to become a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor in New Jersey. In 2013, Fred resigned his position as CEO, but stayed on to serve as President of Freedom House Foundation.
About The Distinguished Citizens Award
The Distinguished Citizens Award recognizes outstanding support and leadership in the fight against alcohol and drug abuse. The event is held at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster, NJ.
Past Recipients of this Award
2013 Vincent Tizzio, President & CEO, Navigators Management Company, Inc.
2012 Timothy M. Ring, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, C.R. Bard, Inc.
2011 Christopher R. Carroll, Esq., Partner, Carroll, McNulty & Kull, LLC & Congressman Leonard Lance
2010 Dr. Walter F. Guarino, President & Managing Partner, Insight|SGW and Dave Anderson, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Sports Writer, New York Times
2009 John J. Degnan, Vice Chairman and COO, The Chubb Corporation
2008 Bob Franks, President, HealthCare Institute of New Jersey
2006 New York Jets Organization and The 1968 Super Bowl New York Jets
2004 Roger E. Egan, President, Marsh Inc.
2002 Fred D. Hafer, Chairman, President and CEO, FirstEnergy Inc.
2000 William H. Longfield, Chairman and CEO, C.R. Bard, Inc.
1998 Dean R. O’Hare, Chairman and CEO, The Chubb Corporation
1996 James R. Leva, Chairman and CEO, General Public Utilities Corporation
1994 Irwin Lerner, Chairman, Governor’s Council for a Drug-Free Workplace, Inc.
1992 James E. Burke, Chairman, Partnership for a Drug-Free America
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