[NFBNJ] Learn about our 2021 National Rep Patti Gregory-Chang

[Linda Melendez]

Patti Gregory-Chang

Development Director, Attorney, Advocate, Mother

After graduating from Harbor Springs High School in 1981, Patti planned to
attend school with hopes of becoming a teacher of the visually impaired.
After earning her teaching certificate at Michigan State University, she
discovered a passion for law and enrolled in the University of Chicago Law
School.

Patti graduated from law school in 1988 and worked in the City of Chicago
Law Department for twenty-eight years. She began her tenure in the Traffic
Division and worked her way up to Assistant Corporation Counsel. In this
position she prosecuted housing court matters in the Circuit Court of Cook
County and handled collection matters for the Building and Land Use
Litigation Division of the City of Chicago Law Department.

Patti became Senior Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago
Law Department in 1998. In this role she prosecuted cases, supervised
attorneys prosecuting cases, coordinated law clerks and externs, and
servedon various committees and task forces. She belongs to several
professional associations including the National Association of Blind
Lawyers, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and the Illinois
State Bar Association. Patti currently serves as Secretary of the
Disability Law Committee of the Illinois State Bar Association and as a
member of the Administrative Law Section Council of the Illinois State Bar
Association.

In 2016 Patti embarked on a second career, accepting the position of
Director of Outreach for the National Federation of the Blind, the largest
organization of blind people in the world.

In fact, Patti has devoted much of her free time to the National Federation
of the Blind since joining in 1981. Patti currently serves as the 2nd Vice
President of the Illinois affiliate of the NFB and has served on its
National Board of Directors as well as working as national scholarship
committee chair for some years.

Patti lives in Chicago. In her spare time, Patti and her husband love
travel, dancing, and enjoy spending time with family and friends. They
boast of two successful adult children, Johnathon and Julia, and a
wonderful grandchild, Kayla Ma Chang.

Special note: Mark your calendar for  Tuesday, November 2 at 7 PM and  meet
Patti during our Rookie Round-up.
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​Warmly,
Linda Melendez, President
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
732-421-7063
Email: president at nfbnj.org
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