Kay Collier McLaughlin: PhD, Founding Director - Lake Carnico, Kentucky
Kay Collier McLaughlin, PhD is Director of Communications and Leadership Development for the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington, and holds a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the Union Institute with sub-specialties in leadership development, bereavement, life transitions and single adult development. The middle daughter of Coach Blanton Collier, Collier-Mclaughlin has served on the Hall of Fame Banquet Committee for the KY Chapter of the NFL Players' Association, and is active as a design consultant with numerous institutions and systems. She is a senior human relations consultant for the Leadership Development Institute of the Episcopal Church, and the national EQ-HR Center in Washington, DC.
Her interest in the Blanton Collier Sportsmanship Group, while rooted in her long history with her father, his philosophy and work, is also based in the study she conducted with former University of Kentucky players entitled "A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF COACHING BEHAVIORS ON THE 1961-62 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY FOOTBALL WILDCATS", and the Grief and Loss Seminar she designed and conducted for players forty years after the abuse. She is also the author of FOOTBALL'S GENTLE GIANT: THE BLANTON COLLIER STORY.
