Originally from upstate New York, Maureen Tuchowski began rowing as a sophomore for the Shaker High School Rowing association. Beginning with those first brisk early spring afternoons in an eight on the Hudson River, Maureen knew that she had found a connection to both the sport and her teammates. Today, it is with a sense of nostalgia for the dilapidated boathouse, the indefinable smell emanating from the banks of the Hudson approximately 3000 meters out, and the romanticized memories of the “Choo Choo…”and the Schoenbrod that she recalls those coming of age years that have helped to shape the young coach that today joins the T.C. Williams Crew family.
 
In Maureen’s 3 years of crew experience, she has participated in spring sprints, fall head races, and winter erg-a-thons. As a port-side rower, in both fours and eights, Maureen has participated  in a variety of races including New York State Scholastic Championships in Syracuse, NY, SRAA Scholastic National Championships, Head of the Connecticut, Head of the Fish, and Head of the Hudson between 2000 and 2002.
 
Following her graduation from high school, Maureen earned her degree in political science and English from the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB). During her tenure at UB, she interned from the DC Attorney General’s office in the spring of 2004. It was during this internship program that Maureen was first introduced to the city of Alexandria. Upon graduation from UB, Maureen accepted a position as a teacher through the Philadelphia Teaching Fellows where she worked for three years at Kensington Business High School and coached high school students in distance running through Students Run Philly Style. Looking to move back to the city that she once fell in love with, Maureen transferred to T.C. Williams High School in June of 2009 as a teacher in US/VA government.
 
Today, Maureen resides on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. She enjoys running along the GW Parkway and is preparing for the Broad Street 10-miler in Philadelphia on May 6th and the ODDyssey half marathon on May 26th. Growing up with the Adirondack Mountains lining the horizon, Maureen continues to enjoy skiing and hiking whenever possible. Whether for camaraderie or competition, crew has been an immensely influential sport in Maureen's life and she hopes to impart that same sense of passion and commitment in her novice rowers.