Who is Wendell Robinson?

The creator and lead principal of WendellRobinson.com, Wendell Robinson is a Cleveland, (Ohio) based public affairs and media consultant. An accomplished writer, photographer and public speaker, Wendell possesses a well-rounded background in sales, marketing, management, fundraising and public relations.

After spending 12 years working in the sales and operations management fields, Wendell chose to invest his passion for issues and causes by devoting his professional energies to political and community affairs. He began this track in 2000 as the Campaign Manager for the highly-contested Issue 283 in Westlake, Ohio which served as the ballot initiative legislation necessary for the creation of Crocker Park, the Midwest’s most successful and accomplished lifestyle center. Since that time, he has served in consultative and management roles with the YMCA, the Ohio Close the Gap Campaign, the Cleveland Green Building Coalition, the Committee for Cuyahoga County’s Future, Cleveland2005 as well as serving as a strategist and advisor to numerous candidates and campaigns. In 2006, Wendell served as the Republican candidate for Cuyahoga County Commissioner and was characterized by the Cleveland Plain Dealer as “having a sharp mind and boundless pluck.”

Wendell has deep roots in the Greater Cleveland community where he has served as a Board Member with the Ohio City Near West Development Corporation and as a member of Cuyahoga County’s Blue Ribbon Economic Development Task Force. He also provides his services as the Board Secretary with the Marymount Child Care Center and as a principal in the advertising and marketing firm #1 Media where he oversees the organization’s political consulting activities.

Wendell is a Cleveland native and a long-time resident of Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood where he lives with his wife Kathy and their daughter Paige. He was born in Cuyahoga County and raised in the county’s eastern suburbs. A graduate of Chagrin Falls High School, Wendell went on to attend Ohio State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Cleveland State University.

To contact Wendell please call (216)235-9972 or email him at wendell@wendellrobinson.com.