Jennifer van der Kleut (formerly Jennifer McBride) was born and raised in the southern San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California. She graduated from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at San Jose State University. She was a full-time writer for Silicon Valley Community Newsgroup from 2004 to 2006, writing for newspapers such as the Los Gatos Weekly and Saratoga News, among others. She wrote the weekly history column Los Gatos: Now and Then for the Los Gatos Daily News throughout 2007, and was a contributing editor at South Bay Accent Magazine from 2008 to 2009. She has also lent her voice to many other publications such as the Los Gatos Weekender and the online Brizzly Guide.
Jennifer was one of the very first freelance writers to contribute to many of the first Bay Patch sites in the Bay Area when they first launched in the fall of 2010. After contributing for more than a year and a half, Jennifer was hired on as an official Patch employee in May of 2012. She is very excited to be a full-fledged member of the Patch family.
In California, Jennifer served as the interim editor for Milpitas Patch in the South Bay, an associate editor for the San Mateo and Foster City Patch sites on the Peninsula, and then served as the head local editor for RedwoodCity-Woodside Patch, before transferring to the east coast in April of 2013.
Jennifer is now the local editor for both Herndon Patch and Fairfax City Patch. She loves being a part of these two communities and getting to know her new home in Northern Virginia.
Jennifer currently lives in the Clifton/Centreville with her husband, Alex and her two sons, Connor, born in Sept. 2007, and Oliver, or Ollie, born in May 2010.
From stricter hygiene standards for body piercing to help for children being bullied at school, there are a host of new state laws you should be aware of
From stricter hygiene standards for body piercing to help for children being bullied at school, there are a host of new state laws you should be aware of.
Experts are expecting gas prices to continue to plummet this summer, reaching $3. Could it be true?
Experts are expecting gas prices to continue to plummet this summer, reaching $3. Could it be true?
Speier released a statement Thursday afternoon.
One in every six Americans will contract a food-borne illness this year. Here are some tips for a safe Fourth of July barbecue.
Easy wine pairings for any item on your holiday menu - and they're all on sale nearby, just for the occasion.
Speier released a statement Thursday afternoon.
Appelblom Jewelry Co. recently opened on 3rd Avenue in downtown, and appears to be a big hit with early customers.
Easy wine pairings for any item on your holiday menu - and they're all on sale right here in San Mateo, just for the occasion.
Easy wine pairings for any item on your holiday menu - and they're all on sale right here in Burlingame, just for the occasion.
Easy wine pairings for any item on your holiday menu - and they're all on sale right here in Pleasanton, just for the occasion.
Speier released a statement Thursday afternoon.
Speier released a statement Thursday afternoon.
Easy wine pairings for any item on your holiday menu - and they're all on sale right here in San Mateo, just for the occasion.
The 5-4 majority opinion was written by Chief Justice John Roberts.
QuinStreet was found guilty of deceptively marketing for-profit colleges to vets with GI Bill benefits.
An employee of the agency alleges her job is in jeopardy because she 'blew the whistle' on her boss for awarding big contracts to and then overpaying friends' companies.
The 5-4 majority opinion was written by Chief Justice John Roberts.
One in every six Americans will contract a food-borne illness this year. Here are some tips for a safe and delicious 4th of July barbecue.