Media Solstice

Jessica Gardner

Founder & President


Jessica Gardner is an experienced marketing professional who has grown Media Solstice to a full-service media firm in just eight years. Overseeing a team of six experienced marketers, Jessica is the driving force behind each client success, and is known in the region as a solid, enthusiastic, and creative leader.

Jessica’s talents have been shaped by a belief in careful planning, research, and a very sharp eye on detail. She is a forward-thinking manager with strong presentation skills and a willingness to break new ground to explore all communication opportunities.

Prior to Media Solstice’s inception, Jessica held leadership roles within the marketing departments of several successful Hudson Valley companies, including Focus Media, Elant, and the Monticello Motor Club. She is also a former journalist for the Times Herald-Record, the largest daily newspaper in the Hudson Valley. While with the Times Herald-Record, Jessica earned two New York State Associated Press awards for her work.

Jessica earned a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the State University of New York at New Paltz in New Paltz, N.Y. and a specialized degree in European Political Journalism from the Hogeschool Van Utrecht School of Journalism in Holland.

Jessica Gardner

Jessica Gardner

Founder & President


Jessica Gardner is an experienced marketing professional who has grown Media Solstice to a full-service media firm in just eight years. Overseeing a team of six experienced marketers, Jessica is the driving force behind each client success, and is known in the region as a solid, enthusiastic, and creative leader.

Jessica’s talents have been shaped by a belief in careful planning, research, and a very sharp eye on detail. She is a forward-thinking manager with strong presentation skills and a willingness to break new ground to explore all communication opportunities.

Prior to Media Solstice’s inception, Jessica held leadership roles within the marketing departments of several successful Hudson Valley companies, including Focus Media, Elant, and the Monticello Motor Club. She is also a former journalist for the Times Herald-Record, the largest daily newspaper in the Hudson Valley. While with the Times Herald-Record, Jessica earned two New York State Associated Press awards for her work.

Jessica earned a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the State University of New York at New Paltz in New Paltz, N.Y. and a specialized degree in European Political Journalism from the Hogeschool Van Utrecht School of Journalism in Holland.