Courtney Clark Pastrick served as President of the A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation from 1987 to 2015, working closely with her father, A. James Clark. In 2015, following her career as an attorney, she assumed the role of Board Chair and led the Foundation through its planned ten-year sunset. 

Under her leadership the Foundation remained deeply committed to honoring her father's legacy by working to build sustainable partnerships, ensuring that they have the infrastructure and financial capacity to grow and support the communities they serve.   

Ms. Pastrick has also served in leadership and executive roles in a wide range of non-profit sectors including education, college access, and health and community service organizations. Those organizations include Washington Jesuit Academy, Vanderbilt University, and Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation as well as others in the Washington, DC and the Easton, Maryland communities.

Courtney served on the Board of Clark Enterprises, a private investment firm that was also the holding company of the Clark Construction Group. She holds a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a J.D. from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.