Anna LeDonne
Vice President, Programming
As creative director at Gambel Communications, Anna LeDonne develops engaging visual storytelling campaigns, ensuring a cohesive look and feel throughout all branded efforts including brand messaging, media relations, community relations, social media campaigns and special events for a variety of clients. With a passion for brand creation and design, she heads up Gambel’s graphic design needs including branding and logo creation, as well as content creation, ad design and Squarespace website design.
Anna brings eight years of experience in writing, editing, marketing and public relations to the table where her natural eye for design helps clients clarify their message and communicate it visually. Anna’s notable clients include Shake Shack, Gardner Realtors, Metairie Road and The Historic New Orleans Collection.
Anna graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor’s in Leadership and Society. Her professional background stems from four years in publishing, where she served as editor in chief of Sophisticated Woman Magazine, a monthly lifestyle publication based on the Northshore followed by four years with Gambel Communications. As creative director, Anna has worked with clients to develop logo design, brand messaging and brand standards for a variety of industries including education, tech, real estate and special events. For businesses with existing brand design, Anna works with clients to design effective marketing materials, signage, direct mail pieces and annual reports.
Anna has garnered major national and local media coverage for her clients. Most notably, her work for Tall Ships New Orleans resulted in coverage on the front pages of The Advocate and The Times-Picayune, as well as national coverage in The New York Times, The Washington Post and Associated Press, with a total of more than 495 million impressions and more than 530 total mentions. Her work at Gambel Communications has earned her awards from Press Club of New Orleans and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) for graphic design, overall media campaign and influencer marketing. She has also been awarded a Flambeaux Award and Awards of Excellence from the Public Relations Association of Louisiana (PRAL). Anna has made regular appearances on WVUE-Fox 8 and WWL-TV to discuss apps and fashion trends and has served as Mistress of Ceremonies for the Children’s Museum of St. Tammany’s annual fundraiser in back-to-back years. She is also Google Analytics Beginner and Advanced certified.
A native of Covington, Louisiana, Anna currently lives and explores in the Irish Channel. Before moving to New Orleans, she and her husband, Vinnie, owned and operated a modern Italian restaurant, Meribo, in downtown Covington for two years before selling it to partners. The venture gave Anna first-hand knowledge of the multifaceted needs of entrepreneurs and reinforced the importance of branding, marketing and public relations for small businesses. She believes that every business has a clientele that simply needs to be identified and reached through authentic, innovative and effective communication.
Anna enjoys spreading authenticity and joy through mindfulness practices, yoga, illustration and art prints for her personal projects—Anna Liv Design and Stars and Carrots. This side project began as a creative outlet and has evolved into a fully integrated e-commerce website where she can share her passions for design, travel, food and personal growth.
