Jennifer Marsnik has nearly 20 years of experience in professional services industries, including nearly a dozen working with legal support services companies. Before joining Edge Legal Marketing, she worked as an account manager for LegalVoice, Inc. Prior to that, she was a strategic advisor with Harland Financial Solutions, where she consulted with financial institutions on a wide array of marketing, public relations and branding efforts; before which she spent nearly eight years working in sales support and marketing in Merrill Corporation’s Document Management Services Division (now Merrill Legal Solutions). In addition, Jennifer has more than seven years experience working in financial institutions in a variety of capacities.

Jennifer received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from St. Cloud State University.

Nicolle has more than twelve years of marketing experience in the high tech and legal marketplace. Prior to joining Edge Legal Marketing, Nicolle worked at Kroll Ontrack for seven years where she served as the director of marketing services and was responsible for the execution of all marketing and public relations activity for both the legal technologies and data recovery product lines. While at Kroll Ontrack, she also served as the marketing manager for the legal technologies product line and worked closely with senior executives and the product groups to strategically align marketing activity with the company goals. Her experience also includes communications and public relations positions for companies in the technology industry.

Nicolle received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Minnesota –Duluth.

Melanie has more than 12 years experience in public relations, social media, marketing and employee and crisis communications. Melanie’s experience draws from B2B communications roles in organizations varying from entrepreneurial ventures to Fortune 500 corporations. As a communications manager for legal technology provider DataCert, she leveraged best practices to elevate the company’s thought leadership, domestic and international media coverage, industry recognition and lead generation. While operating as a public relations manager for enterprise software provider Open Text, she planned, implemented and measured publicity campaigns and product launches for the Fortune 500’s line of web content management and social media solutions. This included handling PR initiatives for the company’s annual user conference attended by more than 1,000 customers, partners, executives and employees. Her work directing global public relations for Vignette upheld and promoted the company’s brand perception during a turbulent time of workforce adjustments, subpar financial results and an acquisition. Melanie is an avid volunteer and a former board member of the American Marketing Association and the Public Relations Society of America.

Leslie Garrett
Senior Account Manager

Leslie Garrett has fifteen years of marketing, PR, and senior account management experience. She is instrumental in leading Edge Marketing’s accounting division, and serves as a Senior Account Manager and the Director of Media Relations for Accounting Edge Marketing. She has extensive experience orchestrating CPE and CLE programs for accounting and legal vendors.

Garrett works as a strategic liaison between Edge Marketing’s accounting clients and the accounting professional editorial community throughout North America. Additionally, she works directly with select State CPA associations and their publication editors, state and national event coordinators, including national organizations serving the accounting professional industry.

Prior to joining Edge Marketing, Garrett spent six years teaching marketing, sales, promotion, management, and leadership courses in the Minnesota State College and University system and across the Midwest in corporate college classrooms. Prior to teaching in the University system, Garrett spent six years working in the grocery industry as a Senior Account Manager, SuperValu Corporation.

Garrett earned her bachelor’s degree in Marketing, and Masters Degree in Management from the Southwest Minnesota State University.