Meet Jan McBride

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Jan McBride discovered that writing came somewhat natural to her.  At an early age, she enjoyed reading and writing poetry. When she was seven, Jan wrote her first (unpublished) short story.  Flash forward to her college days. Jan served as poetry editor on her university's anthology, The Phoenix. While attending the university, and as a requirement for a college class project, Jan self-published a collection of poetry entitled The Night Train Home.  


Jan went on to earn a BA in Psychology with minors in English, Business Administration and Paralegal Studies. She then entered the insurance and legal professions.


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In addition to her professional career, Jan has been a community member and volunteer of a number of Santa Barbara organizations including: The Association for Women in Communications, the Institute of World Culture, Santa Barbara Outdoor Center and the Santa Barbara Jazz Society (SBJS), serving on its Executive Committee as SBJS's Secretary, and as its Legal and Bylaws Chair. For fun, and to connect music lovers with music events and venues, she created and is administrator of the public Facebook group "Music Scene Santa Barbara". If you are ever in the Santa Barbara area and looking for some terrific live music events, Music Scene Santa Barbara is a good place to start.  


Regardless of her varied careers and interests, Jan continues to cultivate her writing.  Her hobbies include reading, practicing the piano, attending musical events or live theater productions, walking the beach, or simply spending quality time with her family and friends.

Jan McBride