Mary Hale McLean

Mary Hale Lovett McLean is a leading real estate professional, community leader, fourth-generation Houstonian, and a graduate of the University of Texas. A powerhouse of Houston real estate knowledge, Mary Hale has assisted in record-setting sales for more than 38 years. In the last 15 years, she has sold over $160 million in property.

Unsurpassed in working with a very private clientele, Mary Hale’s transactions often involve properties not listed with the Multiple Listing Service. Her reputation as a skilled negotiator is well known, and she takes pride in her ability to see that her clients’ resources are protected.

Mary Hale excels in assisting top-echelon executives to seamlessly adjust to their new surroundings. She approaches this daunting task, which often involves introducing social contacts and business opportunities for a spouse, with aplomb and a confidence gained from many years of substantial philanthropic participation.

Mary Hale has been a member of the University of Texas Health Science Center Development Board for more than 25 years. She serves on the UT School of Nursing Partner Board, Medical School Advisory Council, Chancellor’s Council, and Medical School Scholarship Committee, and belongs to the Faculty Wives. Mary Hale raised the first $3 million for the laboratory for The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases (IMM) and co-chaired the first IMM capital campaign.

Always a strong supporter of education, the arts and culture, Mary Hale is a member and past chair (10-year tenure) of The Menil Collection Development Committee and founded “Who R U,” an annual, art-focused Halloween party for young parents and children. In a separate project, she worked with Art Spaces to raise funds from Houston foundations and individual donors for the Elder Street Lofts.

As board member and leader of the development committee for Friends of Neighborhood Libraries (FONL), Mary Hale was instrumental in raising the essential funds toward the property purchase and new building for the expansion of the Looscan Library in 2004.

Mary Hale is a board member of the Museum of Health and Medical Science and Friends of Smither Park, and is an advisory board member of the Asia Society, Houston. Her associations include memberships in Rice Design Alliance, Friends of Fondren Library, The Shepherd School of Music, The Junior League of Houston (sustainer), The James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, and The Ima Hogg Ceramic Circle. She is a supporter of Workshop Houston. Mary Hale is a former board member of Houston Ballet, Christ Church Cathedral Vestry, and The Garden Club of Houston, and served on the Rice University Centennial Committee in 2012.