Women Making History: Interview With Patti McCloud

 Patti McCloud and family have served in fundraising and advocacy efforts since 2000. She has been active with the Pittsburgh Walk for Autism Speaks, co-chairing the Walk in 2004 & 2005 and chairing several Walk committees throughout the years. In 2008, she participated on a corporate fundraising panel at the Autism Speaks National Leadership Retreat. In 2009 & 2010, Patti served as Community Advocacy Chair in PA. She helped secure Act 62 in PA and the passage of the federally funded Department of Defense Bill. She has chaired Dress It Up Blue and Chefs Create Pittsburgh, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for Autism Speaks. She has been an active Board Member of their Pittsburgh Chapter serving in various capacities. Patti is employed with Pressley Ridge as their Family Support Coordinator. She lives in Mars, PA, with her son, Jordan, diagnosed with autism and intellectual disability and her daughter, Nicole, who attends the University of Kentucky.  She also co-authored "It's Going To Be AUlright!" available at https://amzn.to/2JUtK1H  #womenmakinghistory