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.
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 additional sponsors for 2025-2026 include The Law Firm of Carluccio, Leone, Dimon, Doyle, Gutman & Petro, LLC, Arlene and Frank Dupignac, Jr., Leone & Daughters Realty Management Corp., Kean Ocean, Stella and Marshall Kern, The Matus Law Group, New Jersey Natural Gas, Novins, York, Jacobus & Dooley, P.A., Ocean County Vocational Technical School, and Rotem Dental Care.
Sponsorship Opportunities: Fall 2025–Spring 2026
$2,000 Lecture Sponsor
Includes 4 tickets per event and recognition
- at each lecture (virtual and in-person) throughout the series
- in the lecture program
- on the OCC website
- on the Grunin Center website
- on social media
$1,000 Student Ticket Sponsor
Includes 2 tickets per event and recognition
- at a lecture of your choice
- in the lecture program
- on the OCC website
- on the Grunin Center website
- on social media
Past Speakers
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Jon Meacham
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Chrissy Metz
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Erin Brockovich
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Anna Deavere Smith
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Jeh Johnson
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Thomas Friedman
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David Ignatius
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Eric O’Neill
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Temple Grandin
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Alton Fitzgerald White
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Arthur Brooks
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Misty Copeland
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Mike Veny
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Doris Kearns Goodwin
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta
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Davey Alba
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JoAnn Nocera
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Captain Sandy
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Jeffrey Morton
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Kyle Carpenter
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Lidia Bastianich
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Reginal Dwayne Betts
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Robert Pondiscio
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Stacy Schiff
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Dan Buettner
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David Hogg
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Emiliana Simon-Thomas
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Stephanie Ramos
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Viet Thanh Nguyen
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Ice-T
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Jamaica Kincaid
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Mia Hamm
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Michael Beschloss
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Tiki Barber
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Maureen Dowd