[3][4] The family moved to Cary, North Carolina in 1965 so her father could work for IBM in the nearby Research Triangle Park.
[7] In the fall of 1991, her classes began the Adopt-A-GI project in which students corresponded with local soldiers serving in the Gulf War.
[7] In 1992, Gunter was elected to the North Carolina Senate, representing the 36th district, as a member of the Democratic Party.
[1] Governor Roy Cooper appointed Gunter to the Teachers and State Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees in 2018 and 2019.
[1] From 2005 to 2015, she was also the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) UniServ Director and Government Relations Specialist.