Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. is a comprehensive public relations and marketing firm for the equestrian industry. Our objective is to create a customized public relations plan. Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. will not represent multiple clients with conflicting interests.
Jennifer Wood, President
Originally from Chicago, Jennifer Wood is a lifelong horseperson who began competing in the hunter/jumper discipline at the age of seven. She went on to represent the intercollegiate team at the University of South Carolina. Jennifer graduated from USC magna cum laude with a marketing degree in 2001. Jennifer worked for Olympic show jumpers Anne Kursinski and Margie Engle before entering into the public relations field. Since 2004, Jennifer has worked in equestrian public relations and promoted such companies as EquiFit, inc., Horse Shows in the Sun (HITS), and the United States Equestrian Team Foundation, where she served as editor of their newsletter. She has also promoted such prominent horse shows as the Washington International Horse Show, Kentucky Horse Shows, and Capital Challenge Horse Show, all through her work at Phelps Media Group.
Through her work as a freelance writer and photographer and for PhelpsSports.com, she has covered may of the major international equestrian events, including the 2005-2009 FEI World Cup Finals (in such cities as Las Vegas, Kuala Lumpur, and Goteborg), the Samsung Super League event in La Baule, France, the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, and the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong. Jennifer is a member of the International Alliance of Equestrian Journalists, and she won the United States Equestrian Federation Pegasus Award for Media, Best Single News Article, in 2006.
Lauren Fisher , Writer and Photographer
Lauren Fisher grew up in Doylestown, PA, and has been riding and competing horses since the age of seven. Lauren was captain of Elon University’s intercollegiate equestrian team for two years and graduated from the university in 2007 with a degree in corporate communications. After college, Lauren moved to Wellington, FL, where she began a career in equestrian public relations. Lauren has promoted many prominent organizations, such as the United States Equestrian Team Foundation, Stadium Jumping, Inc., Kentucky Horse Shows, LLC, and the National Horse Show. Through her writing and photography for PhelpsSports.com, Lauren has covered many international events as well, including the 2009 Rolex FEI World Cup Finals, the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, the 2010 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, the Washington International Horse Show, and the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament. Lauren brings her professional skills and love of horses to her work at Jennifer Wood Media, Inc.
Jenny Ross Koning, Contributing Writer and Editor
Hailing from Georgia, Jenny Ross Koning has a lifetime of equestrian experience in many fields. She competed in the junior and amateur-owner jumper divisions, earning a team bronze medal at the North American Young Rider Championships and top ribbons at the Winter Equestrian Festival. She graduated from the University of Miami in 2004 with degrees in English Literature and Psychology and has four years of experience in equestrian public relations. Jenny is a United States Equestrian Federation “R”-rated judge and officiated as a steward at the 2009 FEI World Cup Finals in Las Vegas, NV. As a freelance writer, Jenny covered the 2006 USEF Show Jumping World Equestrian Games Trials and the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong. Jenny is a member of the International Alliance of Equestrian Journalists.
Adrienne Marciano, Contributing Writer
Adrienne Marciano fell in love with the sport of riding from the minute she sat on a pony at age seven. She started out in the hunter rings and began training and competing under Phoebe Demott of Cedar Ridge Farm in Worcester, Pennsylvania. At the age of sixteen Adrienne decided to spend all of her time focusing on the jumper ring and began to train with her current trainer Kevin Babington who is located in her hometown of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Adrienne graduated from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia with a degree in Marketing. While currently pursuing her masters in International Marketing and competing her horses in the Amateur/Owner Jumper Divisions, Adrienne combines her passion for show jumping with her love of writing by working for Jennifer Wood Media, Inc. at the 2010 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival.
Jessica Parlon, Contributing Writer
Jessica’s passion for horses began with riding at age eight. Since then, she knew that horses would always be involved in her life. When it came time to search for a college, she only considered schools with equestrian programs. Boston University was the perfect fit. There she majored in Sociology and was captain of the equestrian team beginning in her sophomore year until graduation. With several internships at the public relations firm, O’Neill and Associates, and the sports marketing company, Blue Sky Sports and Entertainment, Jessica realized that she had found a field in which she excelled. In October of 2009, she accomplished her dream of becoming a licensed riding instructor. Jessica is a huge Boston sports fan and has her own blog on Patch. She is grateful to be able to combine her love of public relations and horses!
