Mary Prochnow

When Mary first started her career in the mid-60s, women were still primarily homemakers or in female-dominated professions such as nursing and teaching. At 26, Mary was already a trailblazer, going to work for Merit McBride Realty where she went on to help grow the business from 9 to 22 offices throughout the Bay Area and managed 500 agents. In 1974, she was named Vice President, moved to the Bay Area in the early 80s, and opened her own firm, Mary Prochnow Realtors, Inc., in 1990.