

Monmouth County is stepping into an exciting new chapter as film and streaming production expands across our region. At EMACC, we believe preparation creates opportunity — and that informed communities grow stronger together.
Join us for a community forum designed to bring clarity, answer questions, and help our businesses and residents understand what this growth truly means — and how to be ready for it.
Whether you own a business, serve in municipal leadership, manage property, work in the trades, or simply care about the future of your town, this conversation is for you.
Opportunity is on its way. Let’s prepare for it — together.
Thursday Apr 16, 2026
4:30 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
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Event Details:
- DATE: Thursday, April 16, 2026
- LOCATION: Brookdale Community College, SLC Navesink Rooms, upper level
- TIME: 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
- TOTAL PROGRAM TIME: 2 Hours 25 Minutes
- EVENT TIMELINE
- 4:30 - Arrival and Pre-Program Networking
- 5:00 - Welcome -
- Jennifer Eckhoff, CEO,Executive Director, Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce
- Dr. David Stout, President Brookdale Community College
- 5:10 - Industry Overview: What is Actually Happening
- Presenters: to be confirmed
- 5:45 - Business Opportunity Panel
- Proposed Presenters: to be confirmed
- 6:20 - Residential & Community Impact Dialogue
- Proposed Presenters: to be confirmed
- 6:55 - Workforce & Education Spotlight
- Presenters:
- Dr. David Stout, President, Brookdale Community College
- Diane Raver
- Executive Director, New Jersey Film Academy
- Founder, Garden State Film Fesitval
- Lauren Concar-Sheehy
- Executive Director, Garden State Film Festival,
- Video Production Specialist, Brookdale Community College
- 7:15 - Closing - Jennifer Eckhoff
- 7:30 - Post Program Networking
- Proposed speakers who are able, remain available
8:00 PM - Evening Concludes
From North or South Jersey, use the Garden State Parkway. If you’re driving down from North Jersey be sure to choose “Local Exits” lanes after the Raritan Bridge, not the “Express” lanes. Southbound, coming from North Jersey and New York If you use Exit 109-Red Bank Northbound, coming from South Jersey From Western New Jersey From Route 18 Northbound From Route 18 SouthboundDirections to the Lincroft Main Campus.
To avoid the congestion of Exit 109-Red Bank, our standard exit, you can use Exit 114. Keep right – pay the toll -and make a right onto Red Hill Road. Then make a left at the next light onto Crawford Everett Road. (St. Catharine`s Church). Follow to the end – and at the T make a left onto Route 520 (Newman Springs Road). Head East on Route 520 past Christian Brothers Academy (on the left) and Thompson Park (on the right). Brookdale will be on your right – look for our red sign at the roundabout.
At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn right onto Route 520 West (Newman Springs Road). Stay west on Route 520 about two miles; just after the town of Lincroft, Brookdale will be on your left – look for our red sign at the roundabout.
Use Exit 109-Red Bank and merge to the FAR left at the bottom of the Exit ramp. Make the left onto Route 520 West (Newman Springs Road). Stay west on Route 520 about two miles, through the town of Lincroft; the College entrance will be on the left.
Take Route 33 towards the Halls Mills Road – NORTH exit. This becomes Kozloski Road; follow north `til the intersection with Route 537. Turn right and continue east on 537 unti it intersects with Route 34. Turn left onto Route 34 North. At the next traffic light, turn right onto Phalanx Road; stay on Phalanx about 3 miles. The entrance to Brookdale will be on the left after crossing the Swimming River Reservoir bridge.
Exit at 15A-Wayside Road. Follow to Route 537 to Laird Road to Phalanx Road where you will see the College entrance on the left after the Reservoir.
Use the Route 520 East exit and follow to the College.
Coming from some other place? Use Google Maps to get driving directions by entering the end address as 765 Newman Springs Road in Lincroft, New Jersey.
FREE COMMUNITY FORUM. Please register your attendance, seating is limited.
Jennifer Eckhoff
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