Evelyn McGee Colbert

Evelyn McGee Colbert is delighted to be participating in Women Entrepreneurship Week at Montclair State University. 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.