A Conversation with Captain Sandy!
The Ocean County College Foundation’s Blauvelt Speaker Series presented an incredible opportunity to hear from Captain Sandy, the renowned superyacht captain and series lead from Bravo’s Emmy Award-winning Below Deck, as she speaks to Ocean County College students on overcoming obstacles, addiction recovery, and her extensive maritime career.
Join Captain Sandra Yawn (“Captain Sandy”) on April 11 at 11 a.m. as she shares her remarkable story of overcoming addiction and cancer to become a powerful female role model and trailblazer at the top of a male-dominated field.
Captain Sandy is a leader, hero and businesswoman whose exceptional leadership style has helped her break through every obstacle in her path – including glass ceilings, near-fatal accidents, pirates, and fires at sea! Her experiences provide invaluable leadership lessons about perseverance in the face of adversity, believing in your people, and not being afraid to fail —all with a wildly entertaining twist from her ‘Below Deck’ escapades.
The event took place on the main stage of the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts, located on the OCC main campus in Toms River. A livestream was also available.
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 2021-2022 additional sponsors include DRG Architects, Arlene and Frank Dupignac, Jr., the late Helen M. Earles, Ph.D., Judi and Stephan Leone, New Jersey Natural Gas, and Novins, York, Jacobus and Dooley.
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