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.
The Summer Food Service Program offers places nearby where families can go for a free, nutritious meal during the months when school is out.
Get all the details on Foster City's 2012 4th of July celebration and fireworks at Leo Ryan Park in Foster City.
The Summer Food Service Program offers places nearby where families can go for a free, nutritious meal during the months when school is out.
One in every six fireworks-related eye injuries results in permanent vision loss or blindness. Follow these safety tips on the 4th of July to prevent needless injuries.
The Summer Food Service Program offers places nearby where families can go for a free, nutritious meal during the months when school is out.
The Summer Food Service Program offers places nearby where families can go for a free, nutritious meal during the months when school is out.
Several lanes of CA-92 west were blocked as officials worked to clear the crash.
CHP reports all lanes are clear following a multiple-vehicle injury crash that blocked lanes around 8:30 a.m.
CHP reports all lanes are clear following a multiple-vehicle injury crash that blocked lanes around 8:30 a.m.
CHP reports all lanes are clear following a multiple-vehicle injury crash that blocked lanes around 8:30 a.m.
CHP reports all lanes are clear following a multiple-vehicle injury crash that blocked lanes around 8:30 a.m.
Hillbarn Theatre's next play is a thriller with a few laughs thrown in.
Three nonprofit organizations have pooled together funds to keep the park open for at least another year.
Millbrae City Council members are encouraging residents to get out and enjoy the parks this summer.
This brand new weekly event in the parking lot of the San Mateo Event Center will feature farmers market booths, food trucks and live entertainment.
Three nonprofit organizations pooled together funds to keep the park open for at least another year.
Three nonprofit organizations have pooled together funds to keep the park open for at least another year.
Three nonprofit organizations have pooled together funds to keep the park open for at least another year.
Hillbarn Theatre's next play is a thriller with a few laughs thrown in.
Who is ultimately responsible for making sure sugary cereals, sodas and other foods don't end up in children's hands - parents, or the government?
