Pamela McLean, Ph.D. CEO
Pamela McLean,Ph.D, is the co-founder of The Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara and CEO. She is a clinical psychologist and the co-author of LifeLaunch, A Passionate Guide to the Rest of Your Life along with her husband, Frederic Hudson. She received her undergraduate degree in Business from the University of North Dakota, her master's in psychology from the University of North Dakota and her doctorate in clinical psychology from The Fielding Institute.
Dr. McLean has 28 years of experience as a licensed clinical psychologist, educator and leader. Her passion is issues related to adult development and her original research examined how women plan their lives, studying the lives of 500 women. She has been on the faculty of Antioch University, Santa Barbara City College Adult Education Division, and the adjunct faculty of The University of North Dakota.
Dr. McLean has extensive training in systems work both family and organizational through the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic as well as significant training in other modalities. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, Division 13 of APA in Consulting Psychology and a Fellow of The American Group Psychotherapy Association.
Dr. McLean actively represents the institute and the field of coaching through work with ACTO, The Association of Coach Training Organizations, and she recently presented
a workshop entitled "Coaching for Balance" at the 2001 International Coach Federation Conference. She also represents the institute through participation in the Instructional Systems Association, a premier association of 125 major consulting and training firms in the US and Canada.
Married to Frederic Hudson for thirty years, together they are the parents of three sons. She enjoys raising roses and orchids, birdwatching and traveling in her spare time.
