Patricia Gunn
Lead Graphic Designer
Patricia Gunn has been our lead designer and creative director since 2005. Her work for Merv Wampold dates back to 2000 when Merv was a partner in another national direct mail firm. Her work has helped us to elect candidates, further progressive causes and win ballot measures. She has helped Wampold Strategies earn Pollie awards for numerous campaigns. Patti is also responsible for all internal and external graphic design work for the firm.
Prior to working for Wampold Strategies, Patricia was the Art Director for Global Business Magazine.
She graduated with a B.A. in English Literature from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand in 1989, and a B.F.A. from the Corcoran College of Art + Design in 1997.
Notable Clients & Initiatives
- Amendment 1: Florida’s Water and Land Conservation, the largest land conservation measure in U.S. history
- Public Question 2: Open Space and Water Quality Dedication (NJ)
- U.S. Senator Jim Webb (VA)
- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Mayor Mitch Landrieu (New Orleans)
- Mayor Shirley Franklin, Atlanta’s first black female mayor
- Mayor Mark Stodola (Little Rock)
- Mayor Bob Coble (Columbia)
- Mayor Kip Holden, Baton Rouge’s first black mayor
- In 2011, Wampold Strategies elected Bill John Baker Chief of the Cherokee Nation, the largest tribe in the U.S., coming from 42 points down to unseat a 12-year entrenched incumbent.
- Wampold Strategies also helped mastermind the unlikely rejection of the 2011 “Personhood Amendment” in Mississippi by a 58–42 margin.