• Joan S. Dentler, Patch Staff Verified Patch Staff Badge

  • Belmont, CA

Joan has written for several local news organizations, including the Belmont City News and the Palo Alto Daily News, where she was advertorial editor and columnist for nine years.  She is active in a variety of community service organizations: Peninsula Humane Society, Companions for the Soul, and Samaritan House.  Joan is married to Eric, a wireless product specialist for Cisco; they have two sons in college, a loyal Labrador retriever and two curious cats.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1959, I was raised in Columbus, OH, and attended Ohio University in Athens, where I received a bachelor's degree in journalism. I've been living in the Bay Area for 20 years and am an avid runner, tennis player and SF Giants freak. 

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NDNU Names New Dean and VP for Enrollment

Jason Murray will be the Belmont college's vice president for enrollment management, and Craig Brewer will serve as dean of the School of Business and Management.

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Belmont's New K-9 Officer Makes His First Arrest

The German shepherd assisted Belmont, San Mateo and Burlingame police officers in apprehending suspects who had allegedly burglarized cars and assaulted an officer.

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