Anne Leedom - Founder / Senior Publicist
Anne Leedom is a graduate of San Jose State University’s School of Journalism. After more than 12 years in a successful career in sales, Anne’s interests shifted when she became the mother of two daughters. Her passion for parenting, child psychology and journalism led her to develop her current expertise in working with authors in the parenting, health and spirituality fields to develop their Internet publicity campaigns. Utilizing her skills and a growing list of experts, Anne formed Net Connect Publicity with the help of her husband Stephen in 1999.
Net Connect has grown to include clients and website alliances in all channels of the Internet, including Parenting, Spirituality, Business, Health, and General Interest. Net Connect specializes in developing brand awareness and long term partnerships between its clients and website editors. This allows Net Connect to remain a uniquely effective solution for individual and corporations who wish to develop an online presence and increase their brand awareness. Anne has created campaigns for such authors and experts as Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Dr. Michele Borba, Joan Borysenko, Armin Brott and Academy Award Nominee Diane Ladd. Anne is responsible for bringing the work of her clients to the fingertips of millions through her partnerships with dozens of prominent and strategic websites, including BeliefNet.com and Ediets.com. Working as a passionate advocate on behalf of her clients, Anne creates powerful results that have become a trademark of Net Connect Publicity.
Anne has been quoted in national online and print publications, including Bacons Expert PR, SmartBiz.com, Parents, Parenting Magazine, Christian Science Monitor, Redbook and Nick Jr. Magazines and has been a guest on National Public Radio. Anne is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Parentingbookmark.com, a parenting website reaching hundreds of thousands of visitors monthly. Anne lives in El Dorado Hills with her husband and two daughters and can be reached at anne@netconnectpublicity.com.
Jennifer Newton Reents - Publicist, Writing/Editing
Jennifer is the owner of Jennifer Reents PR, specializing in online expert promotion and she works in partnership with Net Connect. Jennifer earned a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1994 from San Diego State University. She worked for several newspapers as a reporter, covering various beats, from the courtroom and crime to education and business, before moving to a freelance career in 2000. She is the former associate editor of Pregnancy and ePregnancy magazines and continues to contribute to various national magazines today. Her bylines have appeared in LowCarb Energy, Cooking Smart, And Baby, Southern Cooking and Lifestyles, Women’s Wear Daily, Footwear News and numerous regional, local and web publications. She is the former editor in chief of a major web site for parents and women. She lives in Texas with her family. Email her at jennifer@JenniferReentsPR.com.
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