Evelyn Colbert To Speak At Montclair State ‘Women Entrepreneurship Week’

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Evelyn McGee Colbert will be among the guest speakers at Montclair State University’s “Women Entrepreneurship Week” on Oct. 18 and 19.

According to a news release from MSU, Colbert will appear for a fireside chat titled "Montclair Film: An Artful Entrepreneurial Journey" from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Colbert will discuss how she helped start the Montclair Film Festival and “everything that it has become.”

She will be interviewed by Emily Lazar, MSU stated.

Women Entrepreneurship Week at MSU consists of a day-long conference on Wed. Oct. 18, and an evening panel discussion on Thurs. Oct. 19. (See more details about the event here)

According to the MSU website:

“Evelyn McGee Colbert is a graduate of the University of Virginia and the Circle in the Square Theater School. While beginning her career as an actor, she eventually transitioned to the other side of the footlights and worked for many years in nonprofit theater. Among her various positions, she was the the director of development for both the Drama League of New York and the Remains Theater of Chicago. She is a founding board member of Montclair Film, and currently serves as the President of its Board of Directors. She has also recently joined the board of the International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C. She is an independent film producer and the Vice President of Spartina Productions. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and three children.”

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