From headliners at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts to more intimate settings, the OCC Foundation invites intellectuals, entertainers, scientists, authors, and artists alike to participate in our Signature Blauvelt Speaker Series.

Past Speakers

  • John Meacham

    Jon Meacham

  • Chrissy Metz

    Chrissy Metz

  • Erin Brockovich

  • Anna Deavere Smith

    Anna Deavere Smith

  • Jeh Johnson

    Jeh Johnson

  • Thomas Friedman

    Thomas Friedman

  • David Ignatius

    David Ignatius

  • Eric ONiell

    Eric O’Neill

  • Temple Grandin

    Temple Grandin

  • Alton Fitzgerald White

    Alton Fitzgerald White

  • Arthur Brooks

    Arthur Brooks

  • Misty Copeland

    Misty Copeland

  • Mike Veny

    Mike Veny

  • Doris Kearns Goodwin

    Doris Kearns Goodwin

  • Dr. Sanjay Gupta

    Dr. Sanjay Gupta

  • Davey Alba

    Davey Alba

  • JoAnn Nocera

    JoAnn Nocera

  • Captain Sandy

    Captain Sandy

The Blauvelt Speaker Series is funded in part by the generosity of the late Bradford Thomas & Eleanor G. Blauvelt and the Wintrode Family Foundation. This year’s 2024-2025 additional sponsors include Carluccio, Leone, Dimon, Doyle & Sacks, LLC, Arlene and Frank Dupignac, Jr., Stella and Marshall Kern, Kiwanis of Greater Toms River, and Leone & Daughters.