Mary Procter, vice-president

Mary Procter received a B.A. degree from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and an M.A. degree in public affairs from Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey.  She has lived on Capitol Hill since 1971 with her husband, Bill Matuszeski, and three children, one of whom (Adam) also lives on the Hill.  Mary worked for the federal government until 1996, and then helped to found Friendship Public Charter School and served as its first chief of staff.  Friendship now operates five charter schools in D.C., including Chamberlain Elementary on Potomac Avenue.  Mary has served on the boards of many non-profit organizations, including the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, the Harvard Board of Overseers, and the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation.  Since her retirement from full-time charter school work in 2004, she and her husband  have studied landscape painting and produced enough paintings to cause a space problem in their house.  She also loves to play tennis.